SATA install help

[Rubicante]

i'm building a new PC, using onboard SATA support, and the included cable(s)... the drive comes with the option of using a Molex or a SATA power connector, im using the molex. it powers up (i can feel the vibrations and hear it spinning) but it's not in the BIOS anywhere, and when i try to install XP, Setup tells me it is unable to locate a hard drive. anybody experienced this, and/or know how to fix it?

edit: its a maxtor 80gb diamondmax plus 9

 

[airfoil]

You probably need to enable SATA in the BIOS

 

[Rubicante]

i already enabled it in the boot order, where else?

 

[LED]

When XP inquires for a 3rd party driver, F6 and then put in a floppy with the SATA drivers

 

[Rubicante]

erm... i hit f6 and it just keeps going.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Rubicante
erm... i hit f6 and it just keeps going.

You need to have the floppy in the drive when you hit F6, it should automatically find it.

 

[LED]

Patience Grasshopper 😉...It continues to install a while longer then will ask for the drivers

 

[Rubicante]

well apparently i didnt need the disk in. it seems i posted too soon: eventually, it stopped and asked me for a disk. should work now, thanks.

Originally posted by: LED
Patience Grasshopper 😉...It continues to install a while longer then will ask for the drivers

indeed...

edit: yup, formatting NTFS as we speak.