i have an asus motherboard and windows xp pro. can any one help?
2007-03-15 10:23:36 · 4 answers · asked by welchman12000 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I bet you have a mobo with an nForce chipset.
I had a similar problem. I proved it was the motherboard (to my satisfaction) because I managed to format it fine on another PC. I returned it to the shop - (I'd bought the components at the same time) and got an IDE (PATA) drive instead. Investigation on the internet revealed issues with nForce chipsets and NCQ SATA drives.
Next time I upgraded, I made sure the chipset was not nForce and the SATA drive was not NCQ enabled...
Still some problems!!! Until I downloaded the disk manufacturer's software "Data Lifeguard Tools" - after using these there was no problem.
It struck me that there might have been a similar solution first time around... so check the disk manufacturer's website for any SATA disk tools.
I always used Maxtor PATA drives and never had any trouble (once I had discovered their "bigdrive_enabler"), but the SATA drive I finally got working was a WD.
Good Luck! I hope it's an easy solution!
2007-03-15 12:29:13 · answer #1 · answered by Sue de Nimme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-02 01:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by aoay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Partition page?
If you are installing Windows XP you will need to have a driver disk for the sata drives. Windows XP requires this to be able to work with the drives and you will need to tell it to look for the driver disk during the install. "press F6 to load additional drivers and SCSI support". The installation will then pause midway and ask you for the driver disk.
Hope this answers what I think your asking.
Regards EDD
2007-03-15 10:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by edd_thepcguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi if the discs are raw it means if you are using winxp you have to format them in either fat32 OR NTFS, the latter would be for winxp..if you are using Vista you have to initialise the discs. you can find how to do this in help and support..or you can email me directly if you like...Steve
2007-03-19 08:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by vlf126 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋