UDMA/66 problem with BE6 MoBo

[BarnyardMonkey]

I can't seem to figure out how to get it to pick up a UDMA/66 HD.
when changing to the DMA/66 connector,the BIOS won't pick up my HD.
But will pick it up fine in the DMA/33 connector.

i know its something in the BIOS i have to change,but can't figure it out.
all i seen was a setting that said something like "Set boot options for EXT for SCSI or UDMA/66.

i changed the EXT for UDMA/66,and set it as first boot,but still nothing.

If someone can help me out with this i'd appreciate it.

System info:

Abit BE6
CeleII 700
160Mb PC133 Kingston
20G Western Digital IDE HD (UDMA/66)



Shawn.

 

[BadThad]

Are you sure your cable is OK? Your bios should detect the drive no matter the settings, unless that mobo is totally different somehow, which I doubt. Try a different 80-conductor cable?

 

[BarnyardMonkey]

I'll try a different cable,but this one should be good.
came with the Drive.

I'll leave the results for ya.



Shawn.

 

[BarnyardMonkey]

Ok i tried another cable.same thing happened.

anyway of telling if this is a DMA/66 Cable?
it came with the drive so i assumed it was.



Shawn.

 

[MisFit]

Just a thought but maybe the cable is too long ? I had similar problems, put in a shorter cable and it worked fine.
Hold the cable up against the ide cable connecting your CD drives and you will soon seen the difference.

 

[BarnyardMonkey]

The cable i'm using came in the HD box.

I put the cables up to each other and i can tell a difference.

So i believe they are the right cables.
and the cables aren't very long.standard size i'd say.

anything else i may be doing wrong?



Shawn.

 

[MisFit]

Check to see if the UDMA - 66 controller is enabled in bios.
As for the length, I found I needed to go to a shorter than standard length ( I tested several standard length cables so I knew it wasnt the cable that was the problem ).
After two Abit boards with onboard HPT controllers it has just been my experience that the shorter the cable the better.

 

[BarnyardMonkey]

Well thats the problem,only thing i can find in the bios about UDMA/66 is the setting that says "set boot options for EXT for either SCSI or UDMA/66"something in that nature anyways.

but i changed the EXT for UDMA/66,and set EXT to boot first,and it can't pick up my HD.



Shawn.

 

[MisFit]

Have a look in BIOS - Intergrated Peripherals

 

[BarnyardMonkey]

Misfit i checked the Intergrated Peripherals.
heres whats listed.

but everything is set on Auto.


Onboard IDE-1 Controller: Enabled
Master Drive PIO Mode: Auto
Slave Drive PIO Mode: Auto
Master Drive Ultra DMA: Auto
Slave Drive Ultra DMA: Auto

and the same thing for Onboard IDE-2 Controller.



Shawn.

 

[MisFit]

I have the BE6II with onboard raid/ ATA 100, if I think of anything else I will repost.
I will also recheck my BIOS settings.
Have you got the latest bios for the board?

 

[Kappo]

try putting a cdrom or another HD on the other connector and see if your bios detects it...

 

[MisFit]

The other thing is - are the drives( if you are using master/slave )daisy chained or in removable docking trays ?
If they are then try using just one drive or connecting them seperately.

 

[BarnyardMonkey]

Ok i aint' tried a different drive yet on it.
will try that here in a few.

and yeah i'm only using one drive for the DMA/66.

i have my HD on the DMA/66 primary master (jumper on single drive),
and Cdrom/CD-RW daisy chained on the secondary non DMA/66 connector.



Shawn.

 

[ebgb]

If you're sure the cabling and jumpers are correct, here's what you need to do:

In your bios
Page: Standard CMOS Features

verify your Primary and Secondary IDE features for your other drives.

In your bios
Page: Advanced Bios Features

Set your boot sequence so that UDMA66 appears before HDD1,2,3 or 4

In your bios
Page: Integrated Perhipherals

Set UDMA 66 IDE Controller to ENABLED
Set IDE HDD Block mode to ENABLED

Reboot.

On bootup, at the black screen you should see your list of drives. This should not include your UDMA66 drive.
This black background bootup screen will disappear and be replaced with a blue background bios screen. Press Ctrl-H

Set the parameters of your UDMA66 drive and press Enter to save, Escape to exit.

Windows should now start.

Go to www.highpoint-tech.com and download the latest version 1.25 drivers if you don't already have them. Install them into windows and you're all set.

 

[BarnyardMonkey]

Thanks for all the help everyone.

i think ebgb got it going for me.

everything is booting up now,but one more question.

after hitting CTRL+H and going into the settings,what should the UDMA# be set to?

it has:

UDMA0
UDMA1
UDMA2
UDMA3
UDMA4

i have it set at UDMA-1 right now.it boots fine.

so is this the right way it should be?



Shawn.

 

[MisFit]

Good on ebgb.
Great that its up and running !!

 

[ECS21]

use UDMA Mode 4