How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

[goo_lu1]

Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
set as below:

Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
Disabled)
Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)

After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.

However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
SATA HDD from explorer.

I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
found.

Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.

Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
dealer for another HDD ?

Tks!

PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
results were the same.

 

[tfw48079]

RE: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list



"goo_lu1" wrote:

> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> set as below:
>
> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> Disabled)
> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>
> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> SATA HDD from explorer.
>
> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> found.
>
> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>
> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> dealer for another HDD ?
>
> Tks!
>
> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> results were the same.
>
You need to go into System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> Management and find disk in scroll box, then rt click and format and assign drive letter.

 

[Arno Wagner]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

Driver installed?

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> set as below:

> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> Disabled)
> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)

> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.

> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> SATA HDD from explorer.

> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> found.

> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.

> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> dealer for another HDD ?

> Tks!

> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> results were the same.

 

[Jerry]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

"tfw48079" <tfw48079@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:562F7E76-CBF5-4259-86DF-1D56785DA7E4@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "goo_lu1" wrote:
>
>> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
>> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
>> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
>> set as below:
>>
>> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
>> Disabled)
>> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>>
>> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>>
>> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
>> SATA HDD from explorer.
>>
>> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
>> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
>> found.
>>
>> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
>> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>>
>> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
>> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
>> dealer for another HDD ?
>>
>> Tks!
>>
>> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
>> results were the same.
>>
> You need to go into System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
>> Management and find disk in scroll box, then rt click and format and
>> assign drive letter.

Didn't the OP already state, and I quote "I used System Management Tools ->
Computer Management -> Disk Management tool and forced it to scan new
hardware but no new HDD found"?

 

[Rod Speed]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> set as below:
>
> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> Disabled)
> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>
> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> SATA HDD from explorer.
>
> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> found.
>
> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>
> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> dealer for another HDD ?

Set the Sis Serial ATA Mode to IDE.

> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the results were the same.

 

[Eric Gisin]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

"goo_lu1" <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote in message
news:3e8ca7a0-518e-48a7-9dc1-8840a37e6ebb@34g2000hsz.googlegroups.com...
> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> set as below:
>
> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> Disabled)
> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
You want IDE mode, then the Microsoft IDE driver will load.

 

[Andrew E.]

RE: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

Many SATA hds are not recognized from the factory as they are in a "raw
state",do either,download the WDC MS-DOS floppy hd checker,boot to WDC
hd checker,do a format with the options it gives you.Or,install xp cd,boot to
xp cd, press r For recovery at menu screen.select 1 for C: press enter for
pass
word,typeiskPart In DiskPart,create a partition on the SATA hd,press ESC
when thru,type:FORMAT E: /FS:NTFS E: being the SATA hd,once thru,type:
EXIT Let xp start,remove cd.

"goo_lu1" wrote:

> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> set as below:
>
> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> Disabled)
> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>
> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> SATA HDD from explorer.
>
> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> found.
>
> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>
> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> dealer for another HDD ?
>
> Tks!
>
> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> results were the same.
>

 

[goo_lu1]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

On 2$B7n(B23$BF|(B, $B2<8a(B7$B;~(B48$BJ,(B, tfw48079 <tfw48...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> "goo_lu1" wrote:
> > Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> > WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> > my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> > set as below:
>
> > Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> > Disabled)
> > Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
> > After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>
> > However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> > SATA HDD from explorer.
>
> > I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> > Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> > found.
>
> > Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> > hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>
> > Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> > would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> > dealer for another HDD ?
>
> > Tks!
>
> > PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> > results were the same.
>
> You need to go into System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
>
>
>
> > Management and find disk in scroll box, then rt click and format and assign drive letter.- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -

Already Done!

 

[goo_lu1]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

On 2$B7n(B23$BF|(B, $B2<8a(B8$B;~(B50$BJ,(B, Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> Driver installed?
>
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storagegoo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> > WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> > my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> > set as below:
> > Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> > Disabled)
> > Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
> > After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
> > However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> > SATA HDD from explorer.
> > I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> > Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> > found.
> > Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> > hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
> > Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> > would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> > dealer for another HDD ?
> > Tks!
> > PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> > results were the same.- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -

I remembered last time I installed the replaced disk no driver need to
be installed.

 

[goo_lu1]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

On 2$B7n(B24$BF|(B, $B>e8a(B12$B;~(B32$BJ,(B, "Jerry" <He...@abcdefgspam.com> wrote:
> "tfw48079" <tfw48...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:562F7E76-CBF5-4259-86DF-1D56785DA7E4@microsoft.com...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "goo_lu1" wrote:
>
> >> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> >> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> >> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> >> set as below:
>
> >> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> >> Disabled)
> >> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
> >> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>
> >> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> >> SATA HDD from explorer.
>
> >> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> >> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> >> found.
>
> >> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> >> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>
> >> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> >> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> >> dealer for another HDD ?
>
> >> Tks!
>
> >> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> >> results were the same.
>
> > You need to go into System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> >> Management and find disk in scroll box, then rt click and format and
> >> assign drive letter.
>
> Didn't the OP already state, and I quote "I used System Management Tools ->
> Computer Management -> Disk Management tool and forced it to scan new
> hardware but no new HDD found"?- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -

Can't understand what you mean.

 

[goo_lu1]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

On 2$B7n(B24$BF|(B, $B>e8a(B1$B;~(B09$BJ,(B, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:
> goo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> > Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> > WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> > my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> > set as below:
>
> > Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> > Disabled)
> > Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
> > After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>
> > However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> > SATA HDD from explorer.
>
> > I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> > Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> > found.
>
> > Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> > hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>
> > Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> > would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> > dealer for another HDD ?
>
> Set the Sis Serial ATA Mode to IDE.
>
>
>
> > PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the results were the same.- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -

Why ? I need a real SATA disk.

 

[Rod Speed]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> On 2$B7n(B24$BF|(B, $B>e8a(B1$B;~(B09$BJ,(B, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> goo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
>>> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
>>> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
>>> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
>>> set as below:
>>
>>> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
>>> Disabled)
>>> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>>
>>> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>>
>>> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
>>> SATA HDD from explorer.
>>
>>> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
>>> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
>>> found.
>>
>>> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
>>> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>>
>>> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
>>> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
>>> dealer for another HDD ?
>>
>> Set the Sis Serial ATA Mode to IDE.
>>
>>
>>
>>> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the results were the same.-

> Why ?

To get it seen by the OS.

> I need a real SATA disk.

That just controls how its seen by the OS, not how the hardware is done.

 

[Arno Wagner]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> On 2$B7n(B23$BF|(B, $B2<8a(B8$B;~(B50$BJ,(B, Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>> Driver installed?
>>
>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storagegoo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
>> > WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
>> > my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
>> > set as below:
>> > Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
>> > Disabled)
>> > Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>> > After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>> > However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
>> > SATA HDD from explorer.
>> > I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
>> > Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
>> > found.
>> > Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
>> > hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
>> > Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
>> > would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
>> > dealer for another HDD ?
>> > Tks!
>> > PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
>> > results were the same.- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>>
>> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -

> I remembered last time I installed the replaced disk no driver need to
> be installed.

The driver is not for the disk, but for the controller on
the mainboard. The disk does indeed not need a driver.

Arno

 

[ded]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

Did you think of checking the support site for WD, which has full
instructions for installation
http://support.wdc.com/

 

[goo_lu1]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

On 2$B7n(B24$BF|(B, $B>e8a(B1$B;~(B50$BJ,(B, "Eric Gisin" <gi...@uniserve.com> wrote:
> "goo_lu1" <goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote in message
>
> news:3e8ca7a0-518e-48a7-9dc1-8840a37e6ebb@34g2000hsz.googlegroups.com...> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> > WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> > my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> > set as below:
>
> > Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> > Disabled)
> > Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>
> You want IDE mode, then the Microsoft IDE driver will load.

Tks! The suggestion works. But I would like to know if the IDE option
has anything related to IDE i.e. will my SATA perform as SATA-I (the
board only supports SATA-I) HDD or its performance is no difference as
an ordinary IDE HDD ?

 

[goo_lu1]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

On 2$B7n(B24$BF|(B, $B>e8a(B9$B;~(B57$BJ,(B, Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storagegoo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 2$B7n(B23$BF|(B, $B2<8a(B8$B;~(B50$BJ,(B, Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> >> Driver installed?
>
> >> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storagegoo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
>
> >> > Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> >> > WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> >> > my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> >> > set as below:
> >> > Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> >> > Disabled)
> >> > Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
> >> > After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
> >> > However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> >> > SATA HDD from explorer.
> >> > I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> >> > Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> >> > found.
> >> > Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> >> > hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
> >> > Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> >> > would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> >> > dealer for another HDD ?
> >> > Tks!
> >> > PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> >> > results were the same.- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> >> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
> > I remembered last time I installed the replaced disk no driver need to
> > be installed.
>
> The driver is not for the disk, but for the controller on
> the mainboard. The disk does indeed not need a driver.
>
> Arno- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -

Tks, Eric is correct, only changing Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] enables
XP to recognize the HDD. I read the driver manual, it said driver is
needed if I want to install XP or 2000 on the SATA disk. I wonder
without the driver, will the SATA disk performs as a real SATA disk.

 

[V Green]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list


"goo_lu1" <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote in message
news:97b279b5-05db-4f30-be39-e9917de362db@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On 2$B7n(B24$BF|(B, $B>e8a(B9$B;~(B57$BJ,(B, Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storagegoo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 2$B7n(B23$BF|(B, $B2<8a(B8$B;~(B50$BJ,(B, Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> > >> Driver installed?
> >
> > >> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storagegoo_lu1<goo_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> >
> > >> > Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> > >> > WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> > >> > my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> > >> > set as below:
> > >> > Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> > >> > Disabled)
> > >> > Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
> > >> > After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
> > >> > However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> > >> > SATA HDD from explorer.
> > >> > I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> > >> > Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> > >> > found.
> > >> > Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> > >> > hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.
> > >> > Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> > >> > would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> > >> > dealer for another HDD ?
> > >> > Tks!
> > >> > PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> > >> > results were the same.- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
> >
> > >> - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
> > > I remembered last time I installed the replaced disk no driver need to
> > > be installed.
> >
> > The driver is not for the disk, but for the controller on
> > the mainboard. The disk does indeed not need a driver.
> >
> > Arno- $Bp,i6Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
> >
> > - $Bp}<(Ho0zMQJ8;z(B -
>
> Tks, Eric is correct, only changing Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] enables
> XP to recognize the HDD. I read the driver manual, it said driver is
> needed if I want to install XP or 2000 on the SATA disk. I wonder
> without the driver, will the SATA disk performs as a real SATA disk.

Run benchmarks. Find out for yourself.

 

[Rod Speed]

Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote
> Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote
>> goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote
>>> Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote
>>>> goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote

>>>>> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a
>>>>> new WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA
>>>>> port in my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for
>>>>> SATA were set as below:
>>>>> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or Disabled)
>>>>> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)
>>>>> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.
>>>>> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find
>>>>> the SATA HDD from explorer.

>>>>> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
>>>>> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD found.

>>>>> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to
>>>>> force hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.

>>>>> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I would like
>>>>> to ask what can I do further before I return it to the dealer for another HDD ?

>>>>> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the results were the same.

>>>> Driver installed?

>>> I remembered last time I installed the replaced disk no driver need to be installed.

>> The driver is not for the disk, but for the controller on
>> the mainboard. The disk does indeed not need a driver.

> Tks, Eric is correct, only changing Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] enables
> XP to recognize the HDD. I read the driver manual, it said driver is
> needed if I want to install XP or 2000 on the SATA disk. I wonder
> without the driver, will the SATA disk performs as a real SATA disk.

Yep, like I said, that setting just affects how it looks
to the OS, not how it works at the hardware level.

Its only purpose is to avoid the need to load a driver to see the drive at the OS level.