SATA

[ICEVaPa]

I recently got a SATA HD, now i dont know if the SATA is working?!?

How would i find out?

If not how would i get it to work?

Thanks people!😉

My specs...

P4 2.8 (800fsb) - HT
GA-8IPE1000L (Intel 865PE Chipset)
Geforce 4 TI4600
512mb (DDR333)
120g segate 7200rpm SATA150
SB Live SE 5.1
350W PSU
Logitec MX500
CD-Writer
DVD-ROM
Stiffy

 

[Sheriff]

I see you only have the SATA HD in your specs so is the Rig booting up? If so it's working 🙂

 

[ICEVaPa]

Yup it is booting up, but dont you have to install drivers in xp or something???

Just heard that!😕

 

[GTaudiophile]

Heh. If it's connected and you can install Windows to it, it's working.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Nope. SATA is not something special. Just a new standard for connecting harddrives.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Actuallzy, I am partly wrong. You SHOULD install the latest INF drivers for your motherboard and also the latest version of Application Accelerator. You get both from Intel's web site.

 

[ICEVaPa]

o k thanks for clearing that up.... 😉

 

[ICEVaPa]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Actuallzy, I am partly wrong. You SHOULD install the latest INF drivers for your motherboard and also the latest version of Application Accelerator. You get both from Intel's web site.

INF drivers? - I have no idea what this does?

Application Accelerator? - which one(there are so many on the site)?

Can i get these if i have a Gigabyte board???

😱

 

[Atlantean]

Get the drivers from your motherboard manufacturers website (and load them onto a floppy disk). Then when loading windows xp press f6 as soon as you see the blue screen. THen you can load the divers off the disk and it will let you install windows to that drive.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Intel Application Accelerator

INF Files

Edit: You can use those INF files on any motherboard using an Intel chipset, regardless of brand.

 

[ICEVaPa]

thanks again! :beer:

 

[GTaudiophile]

It's usually recommended you install Intel AA RIGHT AFTER the OS is installed.

 

[ICEVaPa]

O, too late to do that 🙁 should i install it now anyway?

 

[GTaudiophile]

I guess so. I've done it and had no problems, but I've read of others having issues.

 

[ICEVaPa]

I tried installing the AA from your link, but it says it does not support my MB!?!

Must I maby install the RAID version?

Link

 

[GTaudiophile]

Yeah, try the RAID version.

 

[ICEVaPa]

I know nothing about RAID... this wont do anything bad will it?

 

[ICEVaPa]

They are both not compatible... :disgust:

o-well... anything else usfull when formating? 😉

 

[GTaudiophile]

Hmmm. One of those should have worked. Does Intel have specific Application Accelerator for SATA drives?

 

[SocrPlyr]

First of all IAA is never necessary, it is just out there to boost some harddrive performance. There is no IAA for the ICH5 only the ICH5R (the raid version), intel's way of giving the ICH5R an advantage. Also, you can install the latest INF update from intel's site, but it will do mostly nothing other than change the names of the devices in the device manager for you. if you are using the SATA port on the ICH5, which if it is working you did, there is no need for extra drivers (INF update) it is completely backwards compatible with intel's previous PATA hardware.

Josh