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I have run PcPitstop OverDrive.. the link below is for them
PcPitstop Summary
I also have ran the Belarc Advisor as you suggested also.. I saved the wepage and bookmarked its Summary
I also finally had some cooperation between my computer and the ASUS website and was able to find out that these Drivers for the Motherboard were available.. I also saw that there were downloads available for the BIOS but I have never Flashed A BIOS before so I have no Clue what I am doing there... That is why I posted the above link.. you need to select the proper OS once on the page though. (XP)
I am unsure as to how to look at or into the IDE Controller Drivers... sorry
It seems like we may be one step closer at least now..
Edited by CantankerousV, 16 July 2010 - 01:47 PM.
Click on the Start (button) in lower left had of your screen
Select - Control Panel
Select - Administrative Tools
Select - Computer Management
Select - Storage
Select - Disk Management (Local)
Now, in the right-hand panel, you should be able to see your SATA HD
In the lower half of the Right-Hand panel, you should see either all of the SATA HD or portions of the SATA HD described as "Healthy" and the Size of the HD or partion
Right-Click on either the one item or each of the partitions - then Select - Delete Volume
Delete Volume will cause the HD or each of the partitions to be Changed to FREE SPACE
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Next:
Right-Click in the area now described as Free Space
Select: Create a new Simple Partition
Follow the Wizard
Allow it to Name the Partion automatically
Allow it to Format the Partion as NTFS (can take about 1/2 hour or more)
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Next:
Close your Computer Management Panel
Open Windows Explorer
You should now be able to "see" your new NTFS formated Drive
Next:
Shut your computer down.
Unplug and discharge the computer.
Open the Case
Unplug the IDE ribbon-cable to the IDE ATA HD (6GB)
Leave the SATA HD in place and connected.
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Place your XP installation CD into the CD ROM
Boot your machine
Press "any key" to cause to boot from CD
You should now be able to see the SATA HD and to install Windows
(Hopefully, unless any of my assumptions above were incorrect)
Worst case if the above will not work to advance your progress
Good thing, though... None of the above will have damaged anything.
We'll just have to put our Thinking Cap back on to figure out something else.
It only showed the disk drvies and the 6.4 GB IDE
I can now see the fujitsu Sata HDD by means of what you said in post #38 in this thread!
I will try to follow all the instructions listed in that post and keep you updated on my progress getting this unit functioning on just the SATA drive, without the IDE HDD
I really cant believe it was that simple! to get it to see the SATA drive.. I have been beating my head against a wall for days it feels like!
now just to figure out how to get it to be the sole HD in this unit.. I am completely stumped
Any new ideas now that we can actually see the SATA drive in Windows when we boot from the IDE????
