New SATA Drive

[Guest]

I have a Dell Dimension XPS Gen2 desktop that I just got done installing a
new sata hard drive on sata0 port, and put a clean install of win xp pro. I
have done all the service pack 2 updates. I have raid disabled in my bios,
and I am trying to reinstall a secondary sata drive on sata1 port. I just
want this to be a slave drive for storage. When I connect the drive, and turn
the “second sata drive†to “on†in my bios, everything starts up just fine.
When I log onto windows, the os tries to install the hard drive, and then
just restarts. Not log off and shut down, but just quickly reboots right
then. I have installed many drives before, and usually windows will install
the drive, and then I continue on the disk management where I initialize it.
Is it much different installing a sata drive compared to a ata? I even booted
from the disk that came with the drive and formatted it from there, but once
windows gets a hold of it, reboot. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Guest]

Try booting to the xp cd,press F6 option and install the controller drivers
from the floppy disk,after proceed to xp recovery,select 1 for C: press enter
key for password,typeiskPart In DiskPart,delete the partition on SATA 1,
create one,press ESC key,type:FORMAT D: /FS:ntfs D: being SATA 1.When
thru,type:EXIT Let xp start up,remove cd.

 

[slyckster]

Remember that when you install a second sata hard drive you don't have
to adjust the jumpers.

 

[Jerry]

Because there are no jumpers to adjust on a SATA drive - so why even mention
it.

 

[Pop`]

Because there are no jumpers to adjust on a SATA drive - so why even
mention it.

Actually, there are jumpers on SATA drives. Just not for Master/Slave
settings.

 

[Jerry]

Not on mine.

Actually, there are jumpers on SATA drives. Just not for Master/Slave
settings.

 

[Pop`]

Entirely possible, even likely. Thare are a varitety of mfg differences
right now.

Pop`