need help w 3 probs

[Guest]

I have an Asus p4s533 mboard and cant get it to detect my 2nd hd and dvd
burner on the secondary? How can i get it to detect?

I have windows installed on a 120 gig drive. I just have one big partition
of 112 gigs? Is this the best way or should i have done multiple partitions?
If so how can i do it before installing software? Btw i might add windows
media edition later.

Can anyone tell me the max hd storage amount hat my asus p4s533 can detect.



Thanks in advance

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

I have an Asus p4s533 mboard and cant get it to detect my 2nd hd and dvd
burner on the secondary? How can i get it to detect?

If they're not seen in the system BIOS, then you may need to reseat the
controller cable. It's also possible that the motherboard is damaged.

I have windows installed on a 120 gig drive. I just have one big
partition
of 112 gigs? Is this the best way or should i have done multiple
partitions?

That's really up to you. There is no specific reason to have multiple
partitions on a single installation machine other than a need for
organization. The only real benefit might be for storage of data files if
you were to want to wipe and reload the system partition - but backing up
critical data to removable media is the cure for that (and something you
should do regardless).

If so how can i do it before installing software?

As you've already set it up, you would need a third party partitioning
utility like BootIT NG or Partition Magic. The drive tools in Windows are
not capable of resizing a drive dynamically.

Btw i might add windows media edition later.

In which case you would definitely want a separate partition for the
installation target - or you can simply add a second hard drive.

Can anyone tell me the max hd storage amount hat my asus p4s533 can
detect.

Check the owner's manual, but I doubt that there is anything currently on
the market larger than what the board can support.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Hi,


If they're not seen in the system BIOS, then you may need to reseat the
controller cable. It's also possible that the motherboard is damaged.


That's really up to you. There is no specific reason to have multiple
partitions on a single installation machine other than a need for
organization. The only real benefit might be for storage of data files if
you were to want to wipe and reload the system partition - but backing up
critical data to removable media is the cure for that (and something you
should do regardless).


As you've already set it up, you would need a third party partitioning
utility like BootIT NG or Partition Magic. The drive tools in Windows are
not capable of resizing a drive dynamically.


In which case you would definitely want a separate partition for the
installation target - or you can simply add a second hard drive.


Check the owner's manual, but I doubt that there is anything currently on
the market larger than what the board can support.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org


Rick

,
Thank you for taking time out to answer my questions. I appreciate you
sharing your expertise with me. Have a great Thanksgiving.

 

[Ron Martell]

I have an Asus p4s533 mboard and cant get it to detect my 2nd hd and dvd
burner on the secondary? How can i get it to detect?

Try disconnecting one of the devices from the secondary IDE and
booting with just the other one connected. Make note as to how it is
reported by the BIOS at startup - e.g. Secondary Master or Secondary
Slave. Then see if Windows also detects the drive okay.

If that works then shut down the computer, unplug the drive that is
connected to the secondary IDE and connect the other one. This time
the BIOS should report it as the opposite connection to what the first
one reported - if the first one was reported as Primary Master then
this one should be Primary Slave and vice-versa. And hopefully
Windows will see this drive properly as well.

This should give you a further clue as to what is causing the problem.

Here are some rules that I use for connecting up IDE drives:
1. I do not use "Cable Select" jumper settings when there are mixed
drive types (hard drive + CDROM) present.
2. When a hard drive and a CDROM are on the same IDE channel then the
hard drive is always the Master drive and the CDROM is always the
slave.
3. If the hard drive has different jumper settings for "stand alone
master drive" and for "master with slave present" as some makes do
then when the slave drive is a CDROM you *must* set the hard drive
jumper as "stand alone master drive". Only another hard drive
qualifies as the slave insofar as this jumper setting is concerned.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada