SATA HDD problem

[Chris Prophet]

I am building a new system for a friend and have encountered a problem i havent had before, ive got the system all connected up, got the maxtor iso bootable for the sata installed the sata, then wen i run the xp setup the machine says the hdd could nt be detected??

Any ideas why, i have double checked all cables and installed the drive like 3 times now

Chris

[rspassey]

When booting from the XP install CD, follow the on screen instructions regarding what to do if you need to install SATA disks. If I remember correctly, youre to press f6 to initialize this.

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=1420

[Chris Prophet]

ok thanx for the link, but i have Maxtor Instalatinion CD i made from the ISO on their site, this is wat ive always used for installing SATA how come it wont work this time?

[Chris Prophet]

ok, the HDD is SATA2 hmm the MOBO says its supports SATA 150, cud this be the issue??

[tempus]

ok, the HDD is SATA2 hmm the MOBO says its supports SATA 150, cud this be the issue??
There should be a jumper on the drive that needs to be in a certain position to get around the Sata2 issue.:)

[Chris Prophet]

ok, any idea where i can find these settings?? so i can set the jumpers

[tempus]

What brand/type of hard drive is it?

[glc]

You should not use the Maxtor software to install the drive. XP has everything you need to do it. You MAY need the SATA drivers on a floppy, depending on motherboard and which port you are using. Please list the exact motherboard model, hard drive model, and which SATA port you are using.