I have 3 IDE Hard Drives now and my system works fine. I am adding one more
ATA Hard Drive. In BIOS if I enable or disable ATA ( which one should be?),
when computer starts in both cases I can see on black screen (before Windows
kick in) that name of new HD appears.
When windows completely start, my computer doesn't see this HD.
I want this ATA HD to be just storage. My K8V Asus MB has 4 plugs for SATA:
SATA1
SATA2
PRI_SATA
SEC_SATA
Which one should I use? I try all of them.
In BIOS, what should be?:
RAID or Onboard IDE controller.
I try all combinations, but in windows I still can't see this new ATA HD.
What could I do wrong?
I'd very appreciate suggestions how to solve it.
Thanks
I'd like to add something.
HD has data plug, power plug and some another one. What is that? Jumpers?
Rigth now I have nothing connected there. Should be something there pluged
in?
jazu wrote:
> I have 3 IDE Hard Drives now and my system works fine. I am adding one more
> ATA Hard Drive. In BIOS if I enable or disable ATA ( which one should be?),
> when computer starts in both cases I can see on black screen (before Windows
> kick in) that name of new HD appears.
> When windows completely start, my computer doesn't see this HD.
> I want this ATA HD to be just storage. My K8V Asus MB has 4 plugs for SATA:
> SATA1
> SATA2
> PRI_SATA
> SEC_SATA
> Which one should I use? I try all of them.
>
> In BIOS, what should be?:
> RAID or Onboard IDE controller.
>
> I try all combinations, but in windows I still can't see this new ATA HD.
> What could I do wrong?
> I'd very appreciate suggestions how to solve it.
> Thanks
>
Maybe you need a driver for the hardware which is hosting the new
SATA drive ? Whether using the Promise 20376 RAID or the VT8237 SATA,
you'd need a driver. I would try the SATA1 or SATA2 connector, as I think
they're connected to the VT8237. Then you'd need a VT8237 driver (check the
motherboard CD).
Once the driver is installed, and you reboot, then check Disk Management
again, to see if something shows up.
As far as I know, if a single SATA drive is connected to VT8237, and
no attempt is made to configure it as a RAID array, it will show
up as a single drive. You'll find out soon enough.
or maybe he just needs to format the HD.......BIOS sees it does Device
manager??
peter
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"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:fqcukk$u2q$1@aioe.org...
> jazu wrote:
>> I have 3 IDE Hard Drives now and my system works fine. I am adding one
>> more ATA Hard Drive. In BIOS if I enable or disable ATA ( which one
>> should be?), when computer starts in both cases I can see on black screen
>> (before Windows kick in) that name of new HD appears.
>> When windows completely start, my computer doesn't see this HD.
>> I want this ATA HD to be just storage. My K8V Asus MB has 4 plugs for
>> SATA:
>> SATA1
>> SATA2
>> PRI_SATA
>> SEC_SATA
>> Which one should I use? I try all of them.
>>
>> In BIOS, what should be?:
>> RAID or Onboard IDE controller.
>>
>> I try all combinations, but in windows I still can't see this new ATA HD.
>> What could I do wrong?
>> I'd very appreciate suggestions how to solve it.
>> Thanks
>>
>
> Maybe you need a driver for the hardware which is hosting the new
> SATA drive ? Whether using the Promise 20376 RAID or the VT8237 SATA,
> you'd need a driver. I would try the SATA1 or SATA2 connector, as I think
> they're connected to the VT8237. Then you'd need a VT8237 driver (check
> the
> motherboard CD).
>
> (Via V-RAID driver is here)
> http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...0&SubCatID=143
>
> Once the driver is installed, and you reboot, then check Disk Management
> again, to see if something shows up.
>
> As far as I know, if a single SATA drive is connected to VT8237, and
> no attempt is made to configure it as a RAID array, it will show
> up as a single drive. You'll find out soon enough.
>
> Best guess,
> Paul
"jazu" <nofreakingspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:mPmyj.30926$pM4.24605@pd7urf1no...
>I have 3 IDE Hard Drives now and my system works fine. I am adding one more
>ATA Hard Drive. In BIOS if I enable or disable ATA ( which one should be?),
>when computer starts in both cases I can see on black screen (before
>Windows kick in) that name of new HD appears.
> When windows completely start, my computer doesn't see this HD.
> I want this ATA HD to be just storage. My K8V Asus MB has 4 plugs for
> SATA:
> SATA1
> SATA2
> PRI_SATA
> SEC_SATA
> Which one should I use? I try all of them.
>
> In BIOS, what should be?:
> RAID or Onboard IDE controller.
>
> I try all combinations, but in windows I still can't see this new ATA HD.
> What could I do wrong?
> I'd very appreciate suggestions how to solve it.
> Thanks
Right click MY COMPUTER -> Manage -> Disk Management
The right side of the window will show all your hard drives. There will be
one that needs to be partitioned and formatted.
Assuming you are using XP (a dangerous assumption - I know) go to the
control panel and find an icon named 'Administrative Tools' and then click
on 'Computer Management'. Once there, navigate down to 'Storage' and click
on 'Disk Management'.
When the window appears, confirm that the new drive is showing up on the
window.
If it's there, then you simply need to format it and it will be ready for
use. If it's not there, then we need to do a little more looking.
As I said above , this assumes you're using XP. All MS products since ME
have included some sort of disk manager, although the path to find them may
not be quite the same. You'll have to look around depending which version
you are using. (BTW, if you're using Linux - you're on your own... It's a
good system, but I haven't got a clue where to start with that one !! ; )
"jazu" <nofreakingspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:SYmyj.30990$pM4.11941@pd7urf1no...
> I'd like to add something.
> HD has data plug, power plug and some another one. What is that? Jumpers?
> Rigth now I have nothing connected there. Should be something there pluged
> in?
>
> When the window appears, confirm that the new drive is showing up on the
> window.
>
> If it's there, then you simply need to format it and it will be ready for
> use. If it's not there, then we need to do a little more looking.
Is not there and I don't know what to do next.
I'm lost
>
> Right click MY COMPUTER -> Manage -> Disk Management
>
> The right side of the window will show all your hard drives. There will be
> one that needs to be partitioned and formatted.
It doesn't show. Please have a look at my original post again.
"jazu" <nofreakingspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:mPmyj.30926$pM4.24605@pd7urf1no...
>I have 3 IDE Hard Drives now and my system works fine. I am adding one more
>ATA Hard Drive. In BIOS if I enable or disable ATA ( which one should be?),
>when computer starts in both cases I can see on black screen (before
>Windows kick in) that name of new HD appears.
> When windows completely start, my computer doesn't see this HD.
> I want this ATA HD to be just storage. My K8V Asus MB has 4 plugs for
> SATA:
> SATA1
> SATA2
> PRI_SATA
> SEC_SATA
> Which one should I use? I try all of them.
>
> In BIOS, what should be?:
> RAID or Onboard IDE controller.
>
> I try all combinations, but in windows I still can't see this new ATA HD.
> What could I do wrong?
> I'd very appreciate suggestions how to solve it.
> Thanks
>
>
>
I HAD to load SATA drivers on a K8V before Windows would see
it...........regardless of what the eggspurts had to say.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I HAD to load SATA drivers on a K8V before Windows would see
> it...........regardless of what the eggspurts had to say.
>
> they are on the MoBo's support CD.
Is your HD as slave?
Do you have jumper on it. Accually there is note on my HD that jumper is not
required. (so why HD has jumper pins?)
Where did you plug in HD to MoBo? SATA1, SATA2, PRI_SATA or SEC_SATA?
Did you switch in BIOS th RAID?
Installing new HD, pls help 
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