Serial Ata Hdd On Abit Nf7 - Club CDFreaks

oallou · 23-09-2003

I Have an Abit NF7 Motherboard and 2 hard disk drives,one Seagate 80Gb S-ATA and an old 6Gb Quantum P-ATA.
When I install the s-ata,during the post I see that everything is ok.From device manager/disk drives, win98se seems to have recognise the disk but from "My Computer" there is no disk.
So!Here is my questions:
How can I "fdisk" and format the s-ata disk?
And
Can I use Norton Ghost with these two HDD to transfer windows from the old one to the s-ata disk?

Thanx!

Enron Exec · 19-10-2003

I also have the NF7 Abit mobo and just hooked up a new 36Gig WD Raptor SATA HD and its not being detected in "My Computer."

Im beinging to think the ATA controller on the board is a SATA RAID controller and will only run SATA if i RAID it, meaning i must have 2 SATA HDs, not only 1.

Can anyone shine some light on this ?

*Lvsitano* · 19-10-2003

Have you installed the SATA controller drivers? Because this motherboard uses an 3rd party SATA controller which needs drivers for your Windows version. Also make sure you have the latest BIOS version.

Enron Exec · 19-10-2003

Yes, I have installed the 3rd party software for the SATA from the CD provided with the mobo, but i cant update the BIOS because my floppy drive is on the fritz. I did however check all the BIOS updates at the ABIT website for the errors being corrected and there was nothing related to the problem im having.

The fact that Device Manager is detecting the HD, im guessing the current BIOS is doing its job. But i do think maybe i need to try another driver for the SATA controller.

**AZImmortal** · 19-10-2003

i know that some raid controllers (both sata and pata) require u to create a raid array even if u're only using one drive. i'm not sure if that's the case with the nf7.

*Lvsitano* · 19-10-2003

You don't need to use a floppy disk to update BIOS. In fact, you shouldn't update the BIOS from a floppy disk.

Enron Exec · 19-10-2003

I also posted this question on the Abit forums and someone pointed out I could format the HD through: Administrative Tools--> Computer Management-->Disk Management. That solved the problem. Basicly, I think SATA can not be a stand alone first HD, it needs a OS to format and then maybe install an OS onto it. I will find out the latter soon. Thanx for all the input guys.

23-09-2003	#1 (permalink)
oallou New on Forum Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1	Serial Ata Hdd On Abit Nf7 <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I Have an Abit NF7 Motherboard and 2 hard disk drives,one Seagate 80Gb S-ATA and an old 6Gb Quantum P-ATA. When I install the s-ata,during the post I see that everything is ok.From device manager/disk drives, win98se seems to have recognise the disk but from "My Computer" there is no disk. So!Here is my questions: How can I "fdisk" and format the s-ata disk? And Can I use Norton Ghost with these two HDD to transfer windows from the old one to the s-ata disk? Thanx!

19-10-2003	#2 (permalink)
Enron Exec New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3	I got the same problem I also have the NF7 Abit mobo and just hooked up a new 36Gig WD Raptor SATA HD and its not being detected in "My Computer." Im beinging to think the ATA controller on the board is a SATA RAID controller and will only run SATA if i RAID it, meaning i must have 2 SATA HDs, not only 1. Can anyone shine some light on this ?

19-10-2003	#3 (permalink)
Lvsitano Alcohol 120% Translator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 973	Have you installed the SATA controller drivers? Because this motherboard uses an 3rd party SATA controller which needs drivers for your Windows version. Also make sure you have the latest BIOS version. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton core) ASUS A7N8X-X motherboard 1GB DDR PC3200 LiteON SOHD-16P9S DVD-ROM drive Lite-On LTR-52327S CD-RW drive NEC ND-4570 DVDRW drive Samsung 250GB ATA133 HDD Maxtor 20GB ATA100 HDD

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AZImmortal Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,941	i know that some raid controllers (both sata and pata) require u to create a raid array even if u're only using one drive. i'm not sure if that's the case with the nf7. __________________ Vob Blanker \| DvdReMake (Pro) I don't respond to questions through PM that should be asked in the forum

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Lvsitano Alcohol 120% Translator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 973	You don't need to use a floppy disk to update BIOS. In fact, you shouldn't update the BIOS from a floppy disk. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton core) ASUS A7N8X-X motherboard 1GB DDR PC3200 LiteON SOHD-16P9S DVD-ROM drive Lite-On LTR-52327S CD-RW drive NEC ND-4570 DVDRW drive Samsung 250GB ATA133 HDD Maxtor 20GB ATA100 HDD

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19-10-2003	#4 (permalink)
Enron Exec New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3	Yes, I have installed the 3rd party software for the SATA from the CD provided with the mobo, but i cant update the BIOS because my floppy drive is on the fritz. I did however check all the BIOS updates at the ABIT website for the errors being corrected and there was nothing related to the problem im having. The fact that Device Manager is detecting the HD, im guessing the current BIOS is doing its job. But i do think maybe i need to try another driver for the SATA controller.

19-10-2003	#7 (permalink)
Enron Exec New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3	Thanx guys I also posted this question on the Abit forums and someone pointed out I could format the HD through: Administrative Tools--> Computer Management-->Disk Management. That solved the problem. Basicly, I think SATA can not be a stand alone first HD, it needs a OS to format and then maybe install an OS onto it. I will find out the latter soon. Thanx for all the input guys.

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