Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: EP-8KDA3I SATA PROBLEM
I have three 160gb PATA hard drives.I bought a PATA to SATA adapter for my
main drive.the problem is when I install the Nforce 3 ide driver it will not
boot.it freezes up when I can just see the Windows XP boot up screen.the
serial ATA does not like the drivers.can anyone help me?
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: EP-8KDA3I SATA PROBLEM
Easy. Don't install the offending Nvidia IDE driver. This is a common
problem for this driver with some drives. I could never use it with Maxtor
drives.
DaveL
"CM" <IWANTTOBESOMEBODY@SOMEWHERE.COM> wrote in message
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Quote:
I have three 160gb PATA hard drives.I bought a PATA to SATA adapter for my
main drive.the problem is when I install the Nforce 3 ide driver it will
not boot.it freezes up when I can just see the Windows XP boot up
screen.the serial ATA does not like the drivers.can anyone help me?
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:25 am Post subject: Re: EP-8KDA3I SATA PROBLEM
Thanks.
"dave" <nospam> wrote in message
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Easy. Don't install the offending Nvidia IDE driver. This is a common
problem for this driver with some drives. I could never use it with
Maxtor drives.
DaveL
"CM" <IWANTTOBESOMEBODY@SOMEWHERE.COM> wrote in message
news:NMOdnVwWY_njXDTYnZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d@comcast.com...
I have three 160gb PATA hard drives.I bought a PATA to SATA adapter for my
main drive.the problem is when I install the Nforce 3 ide driver it will
not boot.it freezes up when I can just see the Windows XP boot up
screen.the serial ATA does not like the drivers.can anyone help me?