Need help with my SATA HD please! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Smackre · 02-24-2005, 10:21 PM

I built a new rig, everything is high end tip top pieces in this thing, and I really really wanna start playing some shit on it.

But, everytime I go to install windows, it says it doesnt recognize any HD!
Bios SATA thing is enabled. When I boot up, it will recognize 116GB on the very first load screen as well.

I tried some software from Seagate, the maker of the HD. It was a CD ISO, as well as I tried a 3.5 bootdisk from there.

Please help before I toss this 1300 dollar rig out the window

spived2 · 02-24-2005, 10:28 PM

As far as I can remember from when I installed my sata drive, you need to install the drivers for the harddrive while installing windows. There should be a screen that says something like Press F8 to install SCSI ... that's where you want to have your floppy ready in the drive with the sata drivers on it to install. Just go through the screens, and there should be an interface that lets you pick the right ones for your sata drive. If you're hard drive didn't come with any floppy with drivers (mine didn't, bought it OEM) just check the web and you should find it pretty quick. Good luck.

Smackre · 02-24-2005, 10:48 PM

yeah thats the disks that I tried, I began window install, pressed F6, hit S to continue installing 3rd party drivers, but the disk had an error. I tried it like 4 times with a few disks :\

Think I'll try to find a different driver disk download.

Cryptie · 02-26-2005, 08:55 AM

Try a different floppy drive if there are errors everytime, and make sure you have the F6 Raid drivers on that floppy and not just a regular install for the sata

skaven · 02-27-2005, 12:29 PM

Yeah floppies these days blow chunks. I wish people would just up and ditch the damn things and standardize on something useful like USB thumb drives.

Smackre · 02-28-2005, 10:37 AM

Since i couldnt get windows to install on the sata i stuck a old Ide drive in. Installed windows on it and then used drivewizard that came from the seagate website and copied the HD over. Worked like a charm and i wish i would of just went at it like that from the start.

02-24-2005, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	Need help with my SATA HD please! I built a new rig, everything is high end tip top pieces in this thing, and I really really wanna start playing some shit on it. But, everytime I go to install windows, it says it doesnt recognize any HD! Bios SATA thing is enabled. When I boot up, it will recognize 116GB on the very first load screen as well. I tried some software from Seagate, the maker of the HD. It was a CD ISO, as well as I tried a 3.5 bootdisk from there. Please help before I toss this 1300 dollar rig out the window __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800

02-24-2005, 10:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
spived2 Desert Rat Location: Arizona	As far as I can remember from when I installed my sata drive, you need to install the drivers for the harddrive while installing windows. There should be a screen that says something like Press F8 to install SCSI ... that's where you want to have your floppy ready in the drive with the sata drivers on it to install. Just go through the screens, and there should be an interface that lets you pick the right ones for your sata drive. If you're hard drive didn't come with any floppy with drivers (mine didn't, bought it OEM) just check the web and you should find it pretty quick. Good luck. __________________ "This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." - V

02-24-2005, 10:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	yeah thats the disks that I tried, I began window install, pressed F6, hit S to continue installing 3rd party drivers, but the disk had an error. I tried it like 4 times with a few disks :\ Think I'll try to find a different driver disk download. __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800

02-28-2005, 10:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	Since i couldnt get windows to install on the sata i stuck a old Ide drive in. Installed windows on it and then used drivewizard that came from the seagate website and copied the HD over. Worked like a charm and i wish i would of just went at it like that from the start. __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800

02-26-2005, 08:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cryptie Upright	Try a different floppy drive if there are errors everytime, and make sure you have the F6 Raid drivers on that floppy and not just a regular install for the sata

02-27-2005, 12:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
skaven Insane Location: Austin, TX	Yeah floppies these days blow chunks. I wish people would just up and ditch the damn things and standardize on something useful like USB thumb drives.