building a pc..need help with BIOS!! :( - Page 2

shannon. · 10th Jan 2006, 10:47 AM

has anyone built a GA K8NPROSLI mobo with a MAXTOR SATA HDD???

there are things to change in the BIOS before i install windows .....i found that out...everyone kept say dont mess with them dont mess with them just default....for some strange reason the SATA function IDE is enabled which should be disabled....then the mobo will read my hard drive..

anyone understand what im going through?

luqman · 10th Jan 2006, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shannon.

has anyone built a GA K8NPROSLI mobo with a MAXTOR SATA HDD???

there are things to change in the BIOS before i install windows .....i found that out...everyone kept say dont mess with them dont mess with them just default....for some strange reason the SATA function IDE is enabled which should be disabled....then the mobo will read my hard drive..

anyone understand what im going through?

weird? so ur motherboard won't read ur hd??? just puch in the IDE cable all the way in

shannon. · 10th Jan 2006, 06:25 PM

thats just the problem this new serial ATA (SATA) system doesnt reqiuer a IDE.....so you have to press F6 whne installing windows....and get the SATA drivers down from the mobo disc...put them on a floppy...which is so frustraiting cuz lol a floppy only uses 1.44mb....so i had to search through the mobo disc try and find what it is i need over the net google style.... go back to the pc ptu the floppy in and see if anything happend (i used so many floppys lol)....no ones had to do this here?

thats weird lol this is my first time ever building a pc and i get stuck choosing the deficult way to installing XP ....since XP hasnt updated to this new SATA HDD ways...=/

but now okie im stuck in the partitioning....should i make a partition (NTFS)

or should i unpartition space....

does that mean its gonna do windows xp all over again without repairing cuz thats what i need to install xp correclty actually...thats the choice i had to make right before this choice bah!

need help dont undertsand what partitioning (NFTS) is...

Chai · 10th Jan 2006, 09:12 PM

You need to partition unused space first, then only proceed to install Windows. NTFS is the standard FAT table used in WinXP.

Adrian Wong · 10th Jan 2006, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by luqman

clear the BIOS=flash the BIOS --> taking the BIOS battery out of the motherboard and putting it back

to clear all user settings including password

LOL! Luqman, you better correct that misconception. Flashing the BIOS is definitely NOT the same as clearing the BIOS.

In fact, your method of clearing the BIOS by removing the BIOS battery is not even the preferred or common method. If there's any clearing to do, a simple jumper switch is all you need.

The only reason to actually remove the BIOS battery physically would be clear the BIOS if the Clear BIOS jumper failed to do the job.

Adrian Wong · 10th Jan 2006, 11:13 PM

Okay, I think I get what you mean. You hooked up the hard drive to the SATA controller. For Windows XP to recognize the controller during the installation process, you need to press F6 during the installation process and insert the floppy disk containing the driver for the SATA controller.

The floppy disk is part of the motherboard package. You should have it inside the box. If it's missing, well, you can download it from the Gigabyte website. But since it's normally in a ZIP format, you need to extract it into a floppy disk.

Once Windows XP's installation routine loads the driver, you will be able to install Windows XP in that hard drive. You should have no installation problems henceforth... unless you messed up somewhere else, of course!

Adrian Wong · 10th Jan 2006, 11:15 PM

Yeah, Chai is correct. Since the hard drive is new, it's unpartitioned and unformatted. You need to create at least one partition and then format it.

Then you can install Windows XP on it.

luqman · 11th Jan 2006, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

You need to partition unused space first, then only proceed to install Windows. NTFS is the standard FAT table used in WinXP.

am.... more like high formating. that needs to be done first! and then install ur new os!

Chai · 11th Jan 2006, 10:31 AM

You will be asked to quick format or normal format when installing WinXP. You don't have a choice not to format.

luqman · 11th Jan 2006, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

You will be asked to quick format or normal format when installing WinXP. You don't have a choice not to format.

thanks for improving my point

10th Jan 2006, 09:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,382 Reputation: 3147 Rep Power: 68	Okay, I think I get what you mean. You hooked up the hard drive to the SATA controller. For Windows XP to recognize the controller during the installation process, you need to press F6 during the installation process and insert the floppy disk containing the driver for the SATA controller. The floppy disk is part of the motherboard package. You should have it inside the box. If it's missing, well, you can download it from the Gigabyte website. But since it's normally in a ZIP format, you need to extract it into a floppy disk. Once Windows XP's installation routine loads the driver, you will be able to install Windows XP in that hard drive. You should have no installation problems henceforth... unless you messed up somewhere else, of course! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

10th Jan 2006, 11:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,382 Reputation: 3147 Rep Power: 68	Yeah, Chai is correct. Since the hard drive is new, it's unpartitioned and unformatted. You need to create at least one partition and then format it. Then you can install Windows XP on it. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

11th Jan 2006, 10:31 AM	#19 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,973 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	You will be asked to quick format or normal format when installing WinXP. You don't have a choice not to format. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Jan 2006, 10:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
shannon. Newbie Join Date: 8 Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Reputation: 9 Rep Power: 0	has anyone built a GA K8NPROSLI mobo with a MAXTOR SATA HDD??? there are things to change in the BIOS before i install windows .....i found that out...everyone kept say dont mess with them dont mess with them just default....for some strange reason the SATA function IDE is enabled which should be disabled....then the mobo will read my hard drive.. anyone understand what im going through?

10th Jan 2006, 06:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
shannon. Newbie Join Date: 8 Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Reputation: 9 Rep Power: 0	thats just the problem this new serial ATA (SATA) system doesnt reqiuer a IDE.....so you have to press F6 whne installing windows....and get the SATA drivers down from the mobo disc...put them on a floppy...which is so frustraiting cuz lol a floppy only uses 1.44mb....so i had to search through the mobo disc try and find what it is i need over the net google style.... go back to the pc ptu the floppy in and see if anything happend (i used so many floppys lol)....no ones had to do this here? thats weird lol this is my first time ever building a pc and i get stuck choosing the deficult way to installing XP ....since XP hasnt updated to this new SATA HDD ways...=/ but now okie im stuck in the partitioning....should i make a partition (NTFS) or should i unpartition space.... does that mean its gonna do windows xp all over again without repairing cuz thats what i need to install xp correclty actually...thats the choice i had to make right before this choice bah! need help dont undertsand what partitioning (NFTS) is...