SATA on an Asus A8V Deluxe... - Page 2

DeRanger · 12-03-2004, 12:02 AM

Jeez, took me a day and a half to setup my new PC because of this same problem...

I was getting a similar error under Win2K setup and it was simply a matter of timing in pressing F8 during boot, that's it.

Looks like you have some competent help Cing, good luck!

**RandomGuy** · 12-03-2004, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Overlag

the promise controler is on the PCI bus, its basicaly a PCI card built into the MB
the VIA is in the southbridge which is connected to the northbridge by a 1066mb/s link (i think)

Ah, you're right. I wonder why even include the promise controller.

Do you have this chip? I'm interested in anyone's experience using it for raid mirroring. Specifically with multiple partitions and linux/windows.

**CingularDuality** · 12-03-2004, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by RandomGuy

Ah, you're right. I wonder why even include the promise controller.

Because it's the only way you can get a single SATA drive to work...

**Overlag** · 12-03-2004, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Because it's the only way you can get a single SATA drive to work...

no it is not

i cant believe some people find it so hard to plug a sata cable in, then press F8 at install time to use it.

ive told you over and over what to do and IT DOES WORK i have 2 pcs setup right now with single drives on VIA ports

DeRanger · 12-03-2004, 06:28 PM

Steady big fella...

**Overlag** · 12-03-2004, 06:57 PM

steady?

im really pissed off with people saying things that ARE NOT true.

DeRanger · 12-03-2004, 07:06 PM

**Overlag** · 12-03-2004, 07:10 PM

i will blowup

alot of hate burning inside

**CingularDuality** · 12-04-2004, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Overlag

no it is not

i cant believe some people find it so hard to plug a sata cable in, then press F8 at install time to use it.

ive told you over and over what to do and IT DOES WORK i have 2 pcs setup right now with single drives on VIA ports

Well, I must have a bad controller, then... It won't even detect my drive. And I've other sites that indicate I'm definitely not alone with this issue.

I sure hope I don't have the HL2 stuttering problem...

**Overlag** · 12-12-2004, 03:56 PM

any luck now?

**CingularDuality** · 12-12-2004, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Overlag

any luck now?

No, I tried it one more time and have given up on it. The controller doesn't even see the drive when I connect it to the SATA1 connector.

The Promise controller works fine, though...

**Overlag** · 12-12-2004, 09:15 PM

id send it back.

what if in a years time you need more than 2 HDD's

DeRanger · 12-12-2004, 09:54 PM

There has to be a bios update or jumper for that or yeah, take it back.

**Overlag** · 12-12-2004, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DeRanger

There has to be a bios update or jumper for that or yeah, take it back.

nope, all i did was plugged my HDD in, enabled the ports, and changed the boot order and installed XP.....

btw love the sig!

**CingularDuality** · 12-13-2004, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Overlag

id send it back.

what if in a years time you need more than 2 HDD's

The Promise controller controls 2 SATA connectors and 1 IDE connector and offers RAID functionality for all... I doubt that I'll be needing two more SATA drives anytime soon. At that point, I'll probably looking to upgrade my mainboard anyway...

12-03-2004, 12:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
DeRanger Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 663	Re: SATA on an Asus A8V Deluxe... Jeez, took me a day and a half to setup my new PC because of this same problem... I was getting a similar error under Win2K setup and it was simply a matter of timing in pressing F8 during boot, that's it. Looks like you have some competent help Cing, good luck!

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12-12-2004, 09:54 PM	#28 (permalink)
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