Windows hanging when 2nd SATA added

[tramaziboy]

I have just reinstalled Windows XP Pro SP 2, have used Windows updater to update to SP3 and all additional extras.

I have been having problems with my 2nd SATA. When I tried to add it the computer just hangs and locks up when Windows is loading.

It is recognised in the Bios but will not run, does anyone have any ideas?

The system setup is as follows

Asus K8N-E Deluxe mobo
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3400+
2.41GHz, 1.00 GB of RAM
BFG GForce 6800 GB OC
Maxtor 160GB Sata
Maxtor 200GB Sata
Lite-on DVD writer x 2

All drivers have been installed but still getting the hang and no boot.

added info: Have tried booting in safe mode with command prompt and it hangs on this line;

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(o)partition(1)\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\Mup.sys

 

[Narse]

Have you tried the new SATA drive in differant ports on the motherboard?

 

[tramaziboy]

Yes and no. I cannot switch the drives as the 200gb drive is full of info bar about 9meg but hasn't got Windows installed on it.

I have flashed my Bios with the latest available and the drives are detecting there no problems, its getting to boot in Windows that it starts to hang and fail.

I have also downloaded Seatools utilities fom the Seagate website and thrown both drives through all three tests available to which it found no problems.

The problem I am thinking is either eith the settings in Bios of which I have played around with to no avail or as simple as the driver. The driver is a SIL-3114 SATA/RAID driver but when I look in My Devices it is listing the drivers as being NVIDIA nForce3 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6) & NVIDIA nForce 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6).

I have tried removing the driver and searching from disc but Windows just doesn't seem to be able to detect it, I have started them direct from the driver disc and it runs but doesn't seem to attach, if i just delete the drivers I have to restart at which point Windows automatically reassigns the sodding drivers.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Ross

 

[tramaziboy]

can anyone help with this?

 

[Old Hippie]

The driver is a SIL-3114 SATA/RAID driver but when I look in My Devices it is listing the drivers as being NVIDIA nForce3 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6) & NVIDIA nForce 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6).

Two different controllers on that board. Look at the pics/descriptions on this page and see where you're connected.

 

[robisbell]

well, what is installed on the 2nd drive, if another version of windows, or had windows and was not thoroughly wiped before putting anything on it, then your issue is clear.

 

[tramaziboy]

I'm connecting to the two SATA ports, SATA 1 and SATA 2, not the RAID ports.

 

[tramaziboy]

Windows has never been installed on the second drive, it is just full of MP3/MPEG/VOB files etc.

 

[Old Hippie]

Try it on the other controller?

Look for jumpers to make it SATA 150 (SATA I)?

Add El-cheapo PCI SATA card?

Sorry, I'm outta ideas.

 

[tramaziboy]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie
Try it on the other controller?

Look for jumpers to make it SATA 150 (SATA I)?

Add El-cheapo PCI SATA card?

Sorry, I'm outta ideas.

tried it every which way possible now!

Jumper set to Sata 1 as well 🙁

cheers for advice though, funnily enough in work today i bought a SATA USB Hard drive enclosure and a 500gig external drive to copy the data to.

From looking around the forums it seems a lot of people have been having problems with installing a 2nd sata to the KBN-E, just a bit pathetic that Asus haven't come along with a fix for this.