Chaintech 7NJL6 problems in windows setup....

[Runes911]

Ok I just got this board everything seems to work fine however after windows has gone through and finished loading the SCSI drivers etc., in setup, it gives me the options to: Enter to install XP, r to repair, etc etc. When I hit enter nothing happens like it can't see my drive. (the screen doesn't change at all) Does windows setup need some sort of IDE drivers for the nforce chipset? The drive I am useing is not in RAID and is an IDE disk NOT a SATA. Anyone else run into this problem?

 

[Runes911]

Aynone know please? I need to get this running today...

 

[Zepper]

Did you go into the BIOS setup and adjust the settings to suit your hardware, see if the drives are recognized, set the boot sequence to what you want for installing Win?
. If not, clear the CMOS (follow mobo mfr's directions explicitly - generally you will want the power totally disconnected either by the on/off switch on the back of the PSU or unplug from wall). If standby power is present, it may cause CMOS clearing attempts to fail - unless the mfr's instructions say differently. Make sure all drives are jumpered to CableSelect with the drive you want to be the Master on the cable at the end connector - Slave is on the middle connector - make sure the mobo end (usually blue) is plugged into the mobo (won't work if backwards).
. Use ALL 80-wire ATA 100/133 cables regardless of the speed rating of your drives. Then go into the BIOS and adjust the basic settings Time, Date, make sure all the on-board peripherals that you want are Enabled etc.. If you still have problems, try a different cable. The darn cables today are made so cheaply it's a wonder they work at all.
. Try that for a start.
.bh.

 

[Runes911]

I've done all that but I will try a different IDE cable. I assumed since bios recognized the drive that windows setup SHOULD see it. I figured maby windows setup needed a IDE driver for the nforce chipset. I don't use cable select. I set all my drives to master and have the CDROM on one cable and the HD on the other.