install serial ata maxtor win xp corp?

[al]

Hi
I have a Asus A7N8X rev 2 mobo with a IBM 80gb ATA harddrive.Ijust been
adding a Serial ATA maxtor 120gb.The problem is that I don't know how to get
the puter to see it.It'srecogniced by the
cmos and by the raid controller but I don't know how to get it into working
status .It's brand new with nothing on so far.I run win xp corp.any help
will be very appreciated.
regards
al

 

[Rod Speed]

I have a Asus A7N8X rev 2 mobo with a IBM 80gb ATA harddrive.
I just been adding a Serial ATA maxtor 120gb.The problem is that
I don't know how to get the puter to see it. It'srecogniced by the
cmos and by the raid controller but I don't know how to get it into
working status. It's brand new with nothing on so far.I run win xp corp.

You basically just need to use the admin tools to partition and format the drive.

In XP, Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools,
Computer Management, Disk Management.

The drive should show up as unformatted there. Just partition and format it using that.

 

[al]

Hi Rod
here we go again.
The problem is that it's not seen there.My 80 gb uata is present
with it'spartitions but nothing from the serial ata.As I said, the raid
controller sees it and the jumper on the mobo is "on"but nothing
more..
regards
al

 

[Rod Speed]

Presumably you havent loaded the drivers for the raid controller for XP

 

[al]

Well as I said the raid controller work and it does recognize the serial
ata disk but it's not a raid envirement i'm trying to set up as that takes
two disks.I just want to use the serial atawith a serial ata harddrive.I
can't see what drivers would change with a device that's alllready working.
regards
al

 

[al]

Hi
I tried to start up with them partition magic diskettes and they found the
serial ata drive and I formated it (NTFS)but it was still missing in
windows.
regards
al

 

[Rod Speed]

Well as I said the raid controller work and it does recognize the serial
ata disk but it's not a raid envirement i'm trying to set up as that takes
two disks.I just want to use the serial atawith a serial ata harddrive.I
can't see what drivers would change with a device that's alllready working.

It may well make a difference to what XP can see drive wise.

 

[al]

Hi Rod
This problem is gone as well.I flashed the bios and suddenly my os
recognized the new drive .I better go to sleep now as it's getting very late
or rather early.
cheers
al

 

[Rod Speed]

This problem is gone as well. I flashed the bios

Presumably you mean the bios on the card and not the motherboard.

and suddenly my os recognized the new drive.

I better go to sleep now as it's getting very late or rather early.

Tad radical, that sleep stuff |-)