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"ctrlaltdelx2" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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Open up your case and check that you have the SATA cable connected to the
SATA2_0 port (controlled by the onboard South Bridge) and not any of the
ports that run from the Gigabyte/JMB controller.
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Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
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"ctrlaltdelx2" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> I recently purchased parts for my new computer. Core i7 920, 'GIGABYTE
> GA-EX58-UD5'
One other thing - can you check your BIOS settings - how are the SATA ports
configured?
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Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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The HD is connected to SATA2_0 port, my DVD drive is connected to
SATA2_1 port I believe. The BIOS setting is whatever that came default,
which has SATA RAID/ACHI Mode Disabled, SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
Disabled, onboard Sata/IDE Device (the GSATA controller) Enabled.
It just feels like I need a driver for the HD for some reason, but I've
never heard of driver for a hard drive...
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"ctrlaltdelx2" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288)'Microsoft
> Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk
> DSP OEI DVD - OEM, and other parts. My BIOS can detect my HD perfectly.
> However, when I try to install Vista, I get to the part where it asks
> me for the product key. I entert the key, Vista asks me where I want to
> install the OS, and I'm at a blank screen. I do not have any places for
> me to install the OS. It's not detecting my HD. It then asks for
> drivers for mass storage devices, but I've never heard of HD using
> drivers.
> ' (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488)
>
>
It's not a case of the HD needing drivers...
it's your chipset/SATA controller
Right at the beginning of your installation
you are asked if you want to install add'l drivers...
at that point you'd need to feed the SATA drivers to the installer.
Unlike XP...they are not required to be on a floppy...
a USB thumb drive will work. Not sure...you may be able to feed them from
the cd too.
The drivers of course will be on the cd that came with the mobo...
the manual should have full documentation
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Yea I'm having the same problem as Ctrlaltdel2x. I have the same vista
they are trying to install. I have my hard drive connected to Sata2_0. I
have a gigabyte motherboard as well and a sata hard drive just a western
digital brand.
When it gets to which HDD drive to put it on for the install there is
nothing there.
It says to load drivers for the HDD, so I did try putting the
motherboard cd it came with but that does nothing.
Is it possible you have to put some kind of driver file of the
manufacturers website onto a CD and try uploading that as the driver?
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Is the drive you are trying to install connected to the SATA #1 connector on
the MOBO? If not I suggest that try with it connected there.
"Giggidy" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> Yea I'm having the same problem as Ctrlaltdel2x. I have the same vista
> they are trying to install. I have my hard drive connected to Sata2_0. I
> have a gigabyte motherboard as well and a sata hard drive just a western
> digital brand.
> When it gets to which HDD drive to put it on for the install there is
> nothing there.
> It says to load drivers for the HDD, so I did try putting the
> motherboard cd it came with but that does nothing.
>
> Is it possible you have to put some kind of driver file of the
> manufacturers website onto a CD and try uploading that as the driver?
>
>
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> Giggidy
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yes i tried that and had no luck. I've been searching on the internet
for answers and there seems to be no solution =/. It's odd because all
my parts are vista ready, and the motherboard cd it came with doesn't
help detect the drive. And i can't find downloadable storage drivers to
see if it will help vista "see" the drive.
I'm kinda lost on what else to try. Last thing i haven't done is using
just 2 gigs of ram when installing. But my bro was able to install with
4gb so i don't see how there might be an issue there.
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In any case try with 2GB and after you get it working with 2GB then upgrade
to 4GB.
"Giggidy" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> yes i tried that and had no luck. I've been searching on the internet
> for answers and there seems to be no solution =/. It's odd because all
> my parts are vista ready, and the motherboard cd it came with doesn't
> help detect the drive. And i can't find downloadable storage drivers to
> see if it will help vista "see" the drive.
> I'm kinda lost on what else to try. Last thing i haven't done is using
> just 2 gigs of ram when installing. But my bro was able to install with
> 4gb so i don't see how there might be an issue there.
>
>
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> Giggidy
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Your new HD is likely a SATA drive. Not all M/B's have native support for
these drives and specific drivers must be installed prior to the Vista
installer being able to even see the drive.
Most drivers are part of an .exe file or a .zip file. These drivers have to
be extracted to wherever you are trying to install them from (floppy, USB or
CD drive). I suggest you place them in the "root" of the drive and not in a
sub folder.
Then, when the Vista installer asks for the drivers, browse to the drive
where the extracted files are located. If still no go, you have the wrong
drivers for your M/B.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
"ctrlaltdelx2" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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The driver is for the MOBO controller. Get them from the MOBO cd. Often I
have found them in something called 'make disk'
"ctrlaltdelx2" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> The HD is connected to SATA2_0 port, my DVD drive is connected to
> SATA2_1 port I believe. The BIOS setting is whatever that came default,
> which has SATA RAID/ACHI Mode Disabled, SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
> Disabled, onboard Sata/IDE Device (the GSATA controller) Enabled.
>
> It just feels like I need a driver for the HD for some reason, but I've
> never heard of driver for a hard drive...
>
>
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> ctrlaltdelx2
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I have done most of what you guys have suggested. I have used the mobo
CD to install the SATA drivers, still nothing was detected. I have
downloaded all of the drivers from the gigabyte website for the chipset
and SATA drivers, both 32bit and 64bit, and still no hard drive was
detected.
I have fixed the problem with the hard drive, however. I decided to
just install Windows XP and upgrade to Vista. During the XP
installation process, it detected the HD so I was able to format it. I
got an error while installing XP, however. IRQL_LESS_THAN_EQUAL or w/e
it was. I gave up. However, as a last ditch of effort, I tried
installing Vista gain, and voila! It now sees my HD. I am now in the
middle of installing Vista, and am hoping everything will go smoothly.
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