Hi
I am attempting a clean install of Win XP - but set up does not recognise the hard drive.
I understand I need to install the correct drivers during setup of XP so that the HDD is recognised.
The only information about the motherboard I have is the following:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
03/04/2005-SiS-661-6A7I4ACC-10
If anyone can point me towards a download for this I will be very grateful!
Need drivers for SATA
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Abit SG-80 board
http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherbo ... YPE=LGA775
http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherbo ... YPE=LGA775
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This is much more complicated than I thought.
I have downloaded the ZIP file from the location given above.
How do I find out which files I need to put on to floppy to get the correct driver for the HDD?
Perhaps I should have mentioned that I am doing a clean install on to a HDD which has no OS?
I have downloaded the ZIP file from the location given above.
How do I find out which files I need to put on to floppy to get the correct driver for the HDD?
Perhaps I should have mentioned that I am doing a clean install on to a HDD which has no OS?
OK. I found this: http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDownlo ... 52468.html
Is this OK to run from floppy and then run set up for XP?
Sorry for being such a hopeless noob...
Is this OK to run from floppy and then run set up for XP?
Sorry for being such a hopeless noob...
I have downloaded the latest BIOS update from here (http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherbo ... DINFO=BIOS - that'll be the SG8018 ZIP file) so I am going to try and run the runme BAT file from floppy tomorrow and hope it works. Unless anyone tells me otherwise!
unpack the driver. copy the contents of the directory RAID411a\FloppyImage\964_180 to a floppy disk. the contents are: SISRAID, TXTSETUP.OEM and the dir RAID. that's all.
If you email me include [WIMSBIOS] in the subject.
After following the instructions above the HDD is still not seen during Windows installation.
The HDD is a Maxtor 6L160P0 with SATA/133 interface.
I have updated the BIOS to see if that made any difference, but it didn't.
Is there anything else I can do to get XP installed?
The HDD is a Maxtor 6L160P0 with SATA/133 interface.
I have updated the BIOS to see if that made any difference, but it didn't.
Is there anything else I can do to get XP installed?
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PATA133 looks like a standard IDE harddrive, it should have a standard power connectior and a wide IDE cable with 40 pins at the connector. SATA has a much smaller cable.
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?v ... ge=Support
It looks like you have to take a closer look at the jumpers. It's best to use Cable select for them and use an 80-wire cable with the blue end connected to the motherboard and the black end to your Maxtor drive.
If the link above does not work then go to
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/suppor ... ssistance/
and enter your model number 6L160P0 in the search frame
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?v ... ge=Support
It looks like you have to take a closer look at the jumpers. It's best to use Cable select for them and use an 80-wire cable with the blue end connected to the motherboard and the black end to your Maxtor drive.
If the link above does not work then go to
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/suppor ... ssistance/
and enter your model number 6L160P0 in the search frame
Last edited by Denniss on Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:52 pm, edited 2 times in total.