tharealmegaman Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 This is my first build using a SATA hd. I plugged the SATA wire from the WD 80gb caviar to my MSI neo2. I fire it up and under the boot order option in bios, the only thing that shows up is the optical drive. I try to install windows and that doesn't recognize the hd either. Yes, I plugged the power in. I even tried 2 different SATA wires and no-go. Is it just a bad unit or is there something about SATA that I don't know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 you have to install the sata drivers, you should have got a floppy disc with your motherboard that says sata on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharealmegaman Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 (edited) No floppies. A cd, however. But I don't have a floppy drive anyway. I'll go browse that now. -feels nooby- edit: so I pushed F6, but like I said, no floppy and no floppy drive. what should I do? Edited December 9, 2005 by tharealmegaman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoArmistead Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 Herrmmm... Well, on my lanparty Ultra-D I just popped the SATA drive in there, plugged it in, booted up, inserted XP CD, and it all went smoothly. I thought I'd need the floppy to install the SATA drivers, so I even took the time to install a FDD in the rig. It turns out I didn't even need it, so I'm not sure what your problem could be. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 hmm im not sure. hopefully someone with better sata experience can help you. sorry (there are lots of guys with sata here, im sure one will answer.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharealmegaman Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 Thanks for the replies guys. Ok so I read everything I can about it and I guess I am forced to go and buy a floppy drive. Is it normal to not even show up as a boot option though? It'll just show up after I install the drivers and windows? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 umm you said it doesnt show in the bios...so no it wont show up after you instal windows...You likely need to enable SATA in the bios. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkApUrViS Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 hey i have a sata disk but it's for winxp only, how can i get sata disk for windows 2000? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharealmegaman Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 bingo. cchalogamer wins. i think this is the second time you've helped me out, cchalogamer. thanks. thanks for all the replies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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