Can't add an additional SATA HDD

khelben · 24th Aug 2006, 07:06 PM

My system is running with a PATA maxtor 40GB HDD and i just bought a Western Digital 250GB 16MB buffer SATA2 HDD, since storage is very very limited at 40.

I plugged the SATA cable correctly, power cables too. Bios showed that my WD2500KS (my new HDD) is connected. But when i'm in Windows, I can't see the drive in My Computer. It's not even in the "Disk Management" under "Computer Management".

I'm not planning on configuring any RAID. Just wanna use it as it is.

I tried to install Windows on my new SATA HDD by pressing the F6 key and using the required files from the floppy and it seemed to work. I can divide my WD2500KS into partitions and the setup allows me to install Windows on one of the partitions but I didnt because my OS is in my PATA maxtor, and I just wanna use my WD2500KS as an additional HDD.

What did i miss? Do i need to install a driver? How do i do that?

Thanks in advance

My specs:
Barton 3400+
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
6800 Ultra
1GB Hynix DDR400
Windows XP pro SP2

Chai · 24th Aug 2006, 07:47 PM

Did you install SATA driver in the existing Window? Doesn't matter if you use RAID or not, you still need to install SATA drivers.

khelben · 24th Aug 2006, 08:07 PM

Nope I'm afraid i didn't. How do i do that?

zy · 24th Aug 2006, 08:41 PM

yea.. i think you need SATA drivers.. lolz...
i'm using the smae hard disk like you now

Chai · 24th Aug 2006, 09:00 PM

Honestly, I'm really surprised you ask this question. I mean, it's just as simple as downloading the drivers from ASUS website and install the drivers. That's it.

Assuming you are using WinXP, this is the direct link to the driver from ASUS download site.

ftp://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc...icon_v1050.zip

khelben · 24th Aug 2006, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

Honestly, I'm really surprised you ask this question. I mean, it's just as simple as downloading the drivers from ASUS website and install the drivers. That's it.

I don't blame you. I'd be surprise too if someone were to ask me on how to cook a bowl of instant noodles.

It's my first go at SATA. Quite of a sudden thing because i've never knew anything about it and i suddenly gold hold of it.

I've been wondering what kind of drivers i'm suppose to install. Is it from nVidia (nforce)? From Western Digital? Or from Asus? For i have no idea what so ever.

But oh well at least i know what to do now.

He who asks is a fool for 5 minutes, he who does not ask is a fool forever.

Chai · 24th Aug 2006, 10:20 PM

Hahaha...no problem at all. Because I know you are far from a noob, being an overclocker, choosing some really nice components for your system.

No hard feelings.

khelben · 24th Aug 2006, 10:53 PM

Hehe i'm cool

Was expecting a more general answer but you've been far too generous.

Thanks again it's working fine now.

zy · 25th Aug 2006, 12:10 AM

dont worry, i'm also very new to SATA .. lolz, i dont know how to inmprove my SATA performance becuase i do not know the correct SATA setup for my system .. lolz

Chai · 25th Aug 2006, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khelben

Hehe i'm cool

Was expecting a more general answer but you've been far too generous.

Thanks again it's working fine now.

No problem.

24th Aug 2006, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
khelben Warming up Join Date: 6 Sep 2004 Posts: 103 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	Can't add an additional SATA HDD My system is running with a PATA maxtor 40GB HDD and i just bought a Western Digital 250GB 16MB buffer SATA2 HDD, since storage is very very limited at 40. I plugged the SATA cable correctly, power cables too. Bios showed that my WD2500KS (my new HDD) is connected. But when i'm in Windows, I can't see the drive in My Computer. It's not even in the "Disk Management" under "Computer Management". I'm not planning on configuring any RAID. Just wanna use it as it is. I tried to install Windows on my new SATA HDD by pressing the F6 key and using the required files from the floppy and it seemed to work. I can divide my WD2500KS into partitions and the setup allows me to install Windows on one of the partitions but I didnt because my OS is in my PATA maxtor, and I just wanna use my WD2500KS as an additional HDD. What did i miss? Do i need to install a driver? How do i do that? Thanks in advance My specs: Barton 3400+ Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe 6800 Ultra 1GB Hynix DDR400 Windows XP pro SP2 __________________ He who asks is a fool for 5 minutes... He who does not ask is a fool forever... Barton 2600+ @ 4100+ (11x230) Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe PQI Turbo 2 x 512 DDR400 @ 460 2-3-2-5 Inno3D 6800GT

24th Aug 2006, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,978 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	Did you install SATA driver in the existing Window? Doesn't matter if you use RAID or not, you still need to install SATA drivers. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

24th Aug 2006, 08:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
khelben Warming up Join Date: 6 Sep 2004 Posts: 103 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	Nope I'm afraid i didn't. How do i do that? __________________ He who asks is a fool for 5 minutes... He who does not ask is a fool forever... Barton 2600+ @ 4100+ (11x230) Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe PQI Turbo 2 x 512 DDR400 @ 460 2-3-2-5 Inno3D 6800GT

24th Aug 2006, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,884 Reputation: 2064 Rep Power: 39	yea.. i think you need SATA drivers.. lolz... i'm using the smae hard disk like you now __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400

24th Aug 2006, 09:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,978 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	Honestly, I'm really surprised you ask this question. I mean, it's just as simple as downloading the drivers from ASUS website and install the drivers. That's it. Assuming you are using WinXP, this is the direct link to the driver from ASUS download site. ftp://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc...icon_v1050.zip __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

24th Aug 2006, 10:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,978 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	Hahaha...no problem at all. Because I know you are far from a noob, being an overclocker, choosing some really nice components for your system. No hard feelings. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

24th Aug 2006, 10:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
khelben Warming up Join Date: 6 Sep 2004 Posts: 103 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	Hehe i'm cool Was expecting a more general answer but you've been far too generous. Thanks again it's working fine now. __________________ He who asks is a fool for 5 minutes... He who does not ask is a fool forever... Barton 2600+ @ 4100+ (11x230) Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe PQI Turbo 2 x 512 DDR400 @ 460 2-3-2-5 Inno3D 6800GT

25th Aug 2006, 12:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,884 Reputation: 2064 Rep Power: 39	dont worry, i'm also very new to SATA .. lolz, i dont know how to inmprove my SATA performance becuase i do not know the correct SATA setup for my system .. lolz __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400