P5B-E IDE help please! - Page 2

Adrian Wong · 20th Jul 2007, 01:49 AM

Hmm.. Don't the south bridge have more SATA ports? I can't remember. Must ask Dashken or Jason...

Chai · 20th Jul 2007, 02:37 AM

Why can't you use SATA IDE: WD250 system drive on the southbridge?

Dashken · 20th Jul 2007, 11:39 AM

What BIOS version are you using? 0616? I'm using 0504 and all default settings.

But both of my HDDs are SATA and both using SouthBridge. Only PATA is my DVDRW. No problem at all.

I wonder when I add my PATA HDD onto the mobo, how will it detect. Will try when I find the time to move everything over to this new system.

The_YongGrand · 20th Jul 2007, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by warmer

Hi,

I've got the P5B-E and have just updated the bios, however I now can't run both the southbridge and the jmicron, I have the OS drive on the internal Jmicron and did have the southbridge set to IDE mode enhanced.

Since doing the update if the southbridge is set to IDE then the Jmicron won't see the OS drive only the DVD drive, so can't boot. If I change the southbridge to RAID then the jmicron shows up again!

What has happened is there away around it?!

Thanks for any help!!!!!!!

Unfortunately I read that the PATA system for P5B boards are quite freaky - because the IDE controller isn't actually by Intel corp. That's why P5B owners are urged to purchase and fully utilize SATA HDDs for easier management.

Trinity · 20th Jul 2007, 06:45 PM

This* worried me when I got my p5b d, (on new egg) but since I am not running any pata drives no problems for me as of yet.

*Fixed JMicron PATA Operation
Reviewed By: gatorbill on 10/12/2006 Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: Very fast and stable operation.
Cons: It takes some work to get CD and/or DVD IDE drives to work using UDMA with the JMicron IDE Controller (this is the only PATA controller on the board).
Other Thoughts: The JMicron controller fix: 1) install JMicron by running the AsusSetup.exe (JMB363 dir of P5B CD) 2) right click My Computer and select Properties 3) in Systems Properties select Hardware tab, then click on Device Manager 4) in Device Manager expand SCSI and RAID controllers entry 5) right click on Jmicron controller entry and select Update Driver 6) in "Can Windows connect to Windows Update" select "Yes, this time only" and click Next 7) in "What would you want the wizard to do?" select "Install the software automatically" and click Next 8) the wizard lists all the Jmicron drivers and "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" driver, select the "Standard" driver for installation 9) When done, the system will be using standard PCI IDE controller where you can select DMA mode 10) with this I got my Sony 810A and NEC ND3550A DVD burners to operate using DMA mode
70 out of 70 people found this review helpful. Did you?

20th Jul 2007, 01:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
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20th Jul 2007, 02:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
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20th Jul 2007, 11:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,278 Reputation: 2417 Rep Power: 61	What BIOS version are you using? 0616? I'm using 0504 and all default settings. But both of my HDDs are SATA and both using SouthBridge. Only PATA is my DVDRW. No problem at all. I wonder when I add my PATA HDD onto the mobo, how will it detect. Will try when I find the time to move everything over to this new system. __________________ \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ / 2 x 1GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

20th Jul 2007, 06:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 7,249 Reputation: 6033 Rep Power: 75	This* worried me when I got my p5b d, (on new egg) but since I am not running any pata drives no problems for me as of yet. *Fixed JMicron PATA Operation Reviewed By: gatorbill on 10/12/2006 Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week Pros: Very fast and stable operation. Cons: It takes some work to get CD and/or DVD IDE drives to work using UDMA with the JMicron IDE Controller (this is the only PATA controller on the board). Other Thoughts: The JMicron controller fix: 1) install JMicron by running the AsusSetup.exe (JMB363 dir of P5B CD) 2) right click My Computer and select Properties 3) in Systems Properties select Hardware tab, then click on Device Manager 4) in Device Manager expand SCSI and RAID controllers entry 5) right click on Jmicron controller entry and select Update Driver 6) in "Can Windows connect to Windows Update" select "Yes, this time only" and click Next 7) in "What would you want the wizard to do?" select "Install the software automatically" and click Next 8) the wizard lists all the Jmicron drivers and "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" driver, select the "Standard" driver for installation 9) When done, the system will be using standard PCI IDE controller where you can select DMA mode 10) with this I got my Sony 810A and NEC ND3550A DVD burners to operate using DMA mode 70 out of 70 people found this review helpful. Did you? __________________ (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )