Install not recognizing my SATA HD

[Destructis]

I posted this in the Operating System forum also, because I wasn't sure which was the correct forum. I hope a Mod would delete which ever one is the wrong place and I aplogize before hand.

I am having problems installing XP Pro on a new computer.

AMD 3400+
Motherboard: K8V SE Deluxe
Hard Drive for OS: WD Raptor 34 Meg 10K RPM

Now I boot the computer up with the XP Pro CD in and it goes to the point where it starts to copy to the HD. It doesn't seem to be picking up my Serial HD's and shows up as Unknown Drive. It looks like it's looking for IDE Hard Drives.

Has anyone else had this problem or know how I could solve this?

I don't think I am doing anything wrong here. The system posts fine, and I look at the bios, and it looks ok, The bios does seem to look for a Primary IDE HD and Primary IDE Slave.

This is my first experience with SATA HD's.

Any help would be appreciated.

Dest

[Summoner]

There should be an option in the bios for boot order or some such, not the regular one for floppy etc but one where you can pick SATA, IDE, PCI card and so on. I bet its set to IDE still and its waiting for an IDE drive. Check your mobo manual for details.

[djnes]

WD Raptor 34 Meg 10K RPM


34 MB? Your not going to fit XP on there! JK.

Since you have a non-Intel chipset board, your going to have to hit F6 at the beginning of XP's install to load your SATA drivers. They should have come on a floppy with your motherboard, and are surely downloadable from it's website if not. Once you load these drivers, XP will see the Raptor just fine, and the install will continue as normal.

[kevinf]

dont u have to do the f6 thing even if u do have an intel chipset base board

[WillowHawk]

that F6 is for the RAID drivers..not teh Sata drivers

dude, i had a hell of a time trying to get my 64 to do just taht. i cant remember exactly what i did, but i know i disconnected devices one by one, and somehow the system hung when my drive was hooked up...

since i'm not familiar with the setting on that mobo,
try to go into the bios and since you ddint specify, make sure that the Bios is recognizing the drive. explore any settings associated with SATA. not to mention the boot order..etc..

it should work. if not, try setting the bios back to default with just the drive in. i would restart my computer and check what settings i have, too lazy for the time being...

i'll post on here when i can tho

Luck

[zandor]

Most SATA devices are thought of as SCSI devices by Windows. Press F6 for a 3rd party raid or scsi driver... just get/make the driver floppy & press F6.