Issues Installing WIndows on a SATA hard drive

[anonyentry]

Ok, here is the deal.
I have a completely formatted 250gb hitacchi SATA hard drive.
I went to install my copy of xp pro, and it couldn't find the hard drive so the install did not work. I then went to hitachi's site and they said if it's an sata hard drive you need to download the raid drivers from the mobo manufacturer. I have an asus P5S800-VM motherboard.
So I went to: http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5S800-VM
I then clicked raid and downloaded the driver package for windows xp. (This is all on another computer.) After that, I incorperated that driver package into my xp install disk using nlite. I then used the nlite disk and attempted the install again on the other computer. This time, there was a different error message when I went to install it:
Your hard disk was not located properly. Please install the drivers from the manufacturer.
I am stumped. What should I do?
All help is appreciated.
thank you!

[[BB] Rick James]

Just put them on a floppy and press F6 during the windows install to load 3rd party drivers. You'll need both the RAID and Storage drivers.

[anonyentry]

Rick James']Just put them on a floppy and press F6 during the windows install to load 3rd party drivers. You'll need both the RAID and Storage drivers.
I don't have a floppy drive :/
Where can I find the storage drivers?

[Imaulle]

you can use nlite to slipstream the drivers you need into a custom windows cd... you can get that at www.nliteos.com

[Imaulle]

oops... didnt fully read your post... read the nlite forum for help on how to properly add drivers... its easy to mess it up

[Imaulle]

also im pretty sure that board uses an nvidia controller so you should get the latest nforce drivers from the nvidia site

[Imaulle]

sorry messed up again...


its sis

http://www.sis.com/download/

[anonyentry]

sorry messed up again...


its sis

http://www.sis.com/download/
I do not use an nvidia graphics card. Would this have anything to do with the needed drivers? Also, I heard there was a way to set the drive as an ide. If so, how can I do this?

[Imaulle]

nvidia doesnt just make GPUs... they make raid controllers, audio chips,north/south bridges,nics etc etc too... but your raid controller in your mobo is made by SiS... so you need to slipstream the drivers for SiS RAID into your windows install....

[Imaulle]

also make sure in bios you have the raid controller turned on and you have SATA1(im guessing thats where you have it plugd into) turned on... then you gotta go to the raid controller GUI and set up the partition... all before you can install windows

[anonyentry]

also make sure in bios you have the raid controller turned on and you have SATA1(im guessing thats where you have it plugd into) turned on... then you gotta go to the raid controller GUI and set up the partition... all before you can boot
My bios setting for sata is this:
OnChip SATA Controller: Set to raid mode
Other options are: Native mode and disabled.
SHould I change this setting?
Also, if I disable it will the drive act as an ide?

[anonyentry]

I also do not have any partitions set up; nor do i see an option to in my bios. Can't I do this in the windows installer once it finds my hd?

[anonyentry]

I also have a section called serial port 1 address. I hit enter and I have 4 options.
They are:
Disabled
3F8/IRQ4(currently set to this)
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ4

Should I leave this alone?

[Imaulle]

leave the serial stuff alone.. those are the big bulgy port things on the back of the mobo for external use...

i have an asus board so our bios should be somewhat similar... for me i have an option to turn the controller on and off... then to turn on raid for SATA1 and SATA2


one sec lemme download the manual for this board...

[Imaulle]

k, it should be set to raid... reboot and hit CTRL + S to get into the raid setup utility

[anonyentry]

leave the serial stuff alone.. those are the big bulgy port things on the back of the mobo for external use...

i have an asus board so our bios should be somewhat similar... for me i have an option to turn the controller on and off... then to turn on raid for SATA1 and SATA2


one sec lemme download the manual for this board...
My BIOS version is decently old I think,
Info:
v02.54 Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, inc
AMIBIOS
Version: 8.00.09
Build DateL 05/27/05

[anonyentry]

k, it should be set to raid... reboot and hit CTRL + S to get into the raid setup utility
Ok, i'm in the raid setup.
Here is what i see:
[r} enter raid setup utility
[q] exit current menu

Then:
Location: disk 1
Model: My hard drive
Capacity: 232gb
Mode: UDMA 5
Raid Type: single
what should i do from here?
Thanks for the help so far!

[Imaulle]

hmmm so it should be working then if it says single raid '.'


try making another slipstream with the raid driver from the sis website.... and make sure you follow the steps for the raid guide thing from the nlite website also...

[Imaulle]

in bios is there raid options under

Advanced - Peripheral Configuration - ATA Controller Configuration


?

you should be able to turn it on from there i think

[anonyentry]

in bios is there raid options under

Advanced - Peripheral Configuration - ATA Controller Configuration


?

you should be able to turn it on from there i think
The raid seems to be on fine.
So which drivers should I slipstreem.
The ones from asus, and sis. Should I slipstream any others? Also, do you have a link to the guide on nlite's site? Is there any way for me to set the drive as an IDE, that would be the fastest method it looks like.

[anonyentry]

in bios is there raid options under

Advanced - Peripheral Configuration - ATA Controller Configuration


?

you should be able to turn it on from there i think
By the way, under advanced I did not find peripheral configuration nor ata controller config.

[Imaulle]

what OS you trying to install?

[anonyentry]

what OS you trying to install?

Windows xp pro with service pack 2 built in.

[Imaulle]

By the way, under advanced I did not find peripheral configuration nor ata controller config.


'.'/

[Imaulle]

then wtf i thought sp2 had SATA support :confused:

[Imaulle]

here is driver you should use


http://www.imaulle.net/stuff/raid304c.zip

[anonyentry]

here is driver you should use


http://www.imaulle.net/stuff/raid304c.zip
Is that the only one I need to slipstreem?

[Imaulle]

yes

[Imaulle]

here is guide for nvidia raid driver.. .but should be the same for sis


http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=51140&st=0&p=356029&#entry356029

[anonyentry]

yes
Ok, inside of that driver which ones should I slipstreem? There are many possible ones.

[dbwillis]

SP2 has no extra sata drivers in it, its all the Windows Updates including SP1 up to when SP2 came out.
If they included all brands sata drivers, then it'd be a heck of alot bigger than it is

[anonyentry]

here is guide for nvidia raid driver.. .but should be the same for sis


http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=51140&st=0&p=356029&#entry356029
ok, thanks. should i slipstreem the asus mobo one too?

[Imaulle]

should be the one in \964_180\winxp\

[Imaulle]

and other one in \965\

[anonyentry]

and other one in \965\
Just those two? Not any asus ones?
Slipstreem those and I am set?

[Imaulle]

just slipstream everything you can from the zip lol... i dont get all those different folders... dont slipsteam any of the drivers from ASUS site... the ones from that zip are the most current

[anonyentry]

Damnit, this is pissing me off now. I slipstreemed them. Booted up with the cd. Went to setup windows xp. And I get this error:
Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed on your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program.
Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3.

Any ideas?
Is there ANY way to make the sata read/act like an IDE?

[Imaulle]

just use IDE cable instead of sata cable then set auto in bios for IDEs... you gotta be missing something in the BIOS..... those are the correct drivers so i dono man :confused:

[anonyentry]

just use IDE cable instead of sata cable then set auto in bios for IDEs... you gotta be missing something in the BIOS..... those are the correct drivers so i dono man :confused:
It only has a slot for an SATA cable :/
What else should I look for in the BIOS?

[Imaulle]

anything/everything to do with raid and/or sata

[anonyentry]

anything/everything to do with raid and/or sata
This hard drive worked fine without these drivers when I originally bought it fresh. After that I removed windows and then used linux. I recently removed linux before trying to install windows again. Could this be the problem? That windows isn't reading it because it is not formatted as ntfs?

[Imaulle]

no, it should still detect the HD regardless... problem has got to be the slipstream and/or drivers being slipstreamd

[Imaulle]

did you get a disc that has something like "SiS raid drive" or something??? you should have gotten a CD that is used to make a raid disk :confused:

[anonyentry]

did you get a disc that has something like "SiS raid drive" or something??? you should have gotten a CD that is used to make a raid disk :confused:

No, I don't have that disk :(
Is it time to go and buy an IDE drive and ditch this one?

[anonyentry]

No, I don't have that disk :(
Is it time to go and buy an IDE drive and ditch this one?
Any other ideas, anyone?

[anonyentry]

If I take a floppy from another computer and put it in. And then put the drivers onto a floppy will that work?

[Imaulle]

yes

[Imaulle]

but again, double check to make sure you have the correct driver... try the one from the ASUS site since the ones i gave you from SIS didnt work...