TROUBLE: Adding New Hard Drives to Existing computer

darry07 · 25th Mar 2007, 10:44 AM

I am trying to add two new SATA HDD to my system and they will not be recognized at all. I have an asus a8v deluxe motherboard. i am running windows vista home premium 32bit installed on my ide hdd. my system is running but it will not recognize the new SATA hdds. i cannot get the two new hdds to show up. can anyone help? thank you

Chai · 25th Mar 2007, 12:21 PM

It's been a long time since I use this board But AFAIK, you need to install drivers.

Promise SATA378 Driver V1.00.0.26 for Windows 98SE/NT4.0/ME/2000/XP/2003

Try downloading from Asus support site.

Bestia(ry) · 25th Mar 2007, 01:09 PM

Driver should update via Windows Update in Vista anyway ...
Would not recommend to use one for an older Win-version.

PS: Or did you just not create partitions on them by now? ^^

darry07 · 26th Mar 2007, 02:16 AM

No I haven't create partitions on them. How would I go about doing that? thank you

Bestia(ry) · 26th Mar 2007, 02:30 AM

Too lazy to type all by myself ... ^^

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vista

1. Open Disk Management Console.
You can do this directly, by typing diskmgmt.msc at a
command prompt or in the Run box. Or right-click
Computer in the Start menu, choose Manage from the
shortcut menu, and then click Disk Management in the
tree pane of the Computer Management console.
This lists all available drives.

2. In either pane (the top list view or the bottom
graphical view), right-click the volume you want to
change.

3. Right-click the Unallocated Space block and choose
New Simple Volume (up to 4 for each disk or you'd have
to use Extend to create logical drives afterwards)
from the shortcut menu. Follow the wizard’s prompts to
use all available space or select the amount of space
you want, assign a drive letter, and format the volume.
You can save some time by choosing the Perform a quick
format option in this last step.

4. Do this with all drives you want to create a new
partition.

5. You're done.

zy · 26th Mar 2007, 02:58 AM

yea, you need to format/create partition or else you wont see them in My Computer

darry07 · 26th Mar 2007, 03:45 AM

I did what you said and i had only one place to add drive F with 9mb of unallocated space block and the second drive could not be added because there is not a place for another unallocated volume block. Drive F shows up as only having 9mb of volume in my computer. what do i need to do next?

zy · 26th Mar 2007, 03:48 AM

can you show us a print screen of your disk management?

darry07 · 26th Mar 2007, 03:54 AM

i dont have printer software on this computer how else would you be able to view it?

zy · 26th Mar 2007, 04:04 AM

just press the "print screen" button on the keyboard, it will just take a screenshot of your pc.

then just paste it in Ms Paint.
save it & upload it to here as an attachment

25th Mar 2007, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
darry07 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	TROUBLE: Adding New Hard Drives to Existing computer I am trying to add two new SATA HDD to my system and they will not be recognized at all. I have an asus a8v deluxe motherboard. i am running windows vista home premium 32bit installed on my ide hdd. my system is running but it will not recognize the new SATA hdds. i cannot get the two new hdds to show up. can anyone help? thank you

25th Mar 2007, 12:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,125 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	It's been a long time since I use this board But AFAIK, you need to install drivers. Promise SATA378 Driver V1.00.0.26 for Windows 98SE/NT4.0/ME/2000/XP/2003 Try downloading from Asus support site. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

25th Mar 2007, 01:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,225 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 23	Driver should update via Windows Update in Vista anyway ... Would not recommend to use one for an older Win-version. PS: Or did you just not create partitions on them by now? ^^ __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike.

26th Mar 2007, 02:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
zy zynine.com Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 13,495 Reputation: 2276 Rep Power: 43	yea, you need to format/create partition or else you wont see them in My Computer __________________

26th Mar 2007, 03:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
zy zynine.com Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 13,495 Reputation: 2276 Rep Power: 43	can you show us a print screen of your disk management? __________________

26th Mar 2007, 02:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
darry07 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	No I haven't create partitions on them. How would I go about doing that? thank you

26th Mar 2007, 03:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
darry07 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I did what you said and i had only one place to add drive F with 9mb of unallocated space block and the second drive could not be added because there is not a place for another unallocated volume block. Drive F shows up as only having 9mb of volume in my computer. what do i need to do next?

26th Mar 2007, 03:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
darry07 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	i dont have printer software on this computer how else would you be able to view it?

26th Mar 2007, 04:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
zy zynine.com Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 13,495 Reputation: 2276 Rep Power: 43	just press the "print screen" button on the keyboard, it will just take a screenshot of your pc. then just paste it in Ms Paint. save it & upload it to here as an attachment __________________

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