SATA and WIN 2000

[fmimages]

Where can I get a driver for SATA drives. My motherboard supports SATA and WIN XP automatically recognizes the drive but WIN 2000 doesn't. I've looked on the MMB site as well as Microsoft without luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[NooNoo]

Which motherboard?

[fmimages]

Thank you for getting back so quick but this forum sure is empty now. I guess everybody went to Vista. The motherboard is an ASUS model P4P800. I'm getting feedback from ASUS and I will og to Intel for the VICH5R driver. I'll ost back when I try their suggestion.
Thanks

[NooNoo]

ok, let us know if we can help further.

[Ferrit]

Look under IDE


http://support.asus.com/download/dow...s&model=P4P800

[fmimages]

I have been going to my motherboard site and have installed the latest drivers applicable to SATA storage needs. My BIOS version supports primitive SATA which is fine for me. My other partition of XP works fine as to seeing the SATA drive. I jsut want to get WIN 2000 on an even keel. I haven't discovered any logical reason to update my BIOS. I know more about my particular system whichn is good but haven't solved the WIN 2000 SATA problem yet. I'll keep digging. Thanks


PS. Where are all the other posts. Is WIN 2000 dead? I might be two steps behind!

[NooNoo]

The driver pack for XP also supports 2000, I don't understand what the problem is... unless you are after drivers for a 2k install on a sata drive?

[fmimages]

I Installed the Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility V5.01.1015 from the ASUS site. Nothing changed. I heard a suggestion to update the BIOS but reading from ASUS description of my particular version and going up the chain of revisions didn't seem to answer my inquiry. My version was the first to support SATA drives.

The XP OS works fine. I am not intending the drive for anything else but video files. Nothing seems to be wrong with the WIN 2000 install.

I am just a hobbyist and like to persist in solving problems. My next solution and last solution is to update the BIOS, but I'll see what suggestions may occur from this forum.

Thanks

[Platypus]

Does the BIOS have the option to represent the SATA as IDE? That's how I've set my ASUS system and Win2000 has absolutely no problem with the SATA drive.

[CCT]

It sounds like you have 1 drive and have a second partition you are now trying to install Win 2000 on.

From what I read, you will have some minor problems when successful in that the XP Ntldr and Ntdetect will have to be reinstalled. You would have avoided this installing 2000 first and xp second.


re your mobo: same bios setup as mine and if xp is running and not in raid then you don't need sata drivers installed for 2000 because the bios has the drive configured as an ide (section 4.3.6 of your manual).

[fmimages]

WIN 2000 was installed first. WIN XP came next. I'll have to look in my BIOS for the setup choices cuz I forgot what I did. My memory tells me that PATA enabled ... I'll do a restart and see, but everything works fine in both systems. I go back and forth regularly but I'll try to set my BIOS to recognize SATA as IDE. Thanks for your input.

[fmimages]

I looked... enhanced mode ON - SATA selected. I have tried the other selections but have had problems. WIN 2000 just can't read the drive. It is recognized in BIOS. I have a software tool (FRESH DIAGONISIS) that recognizes it in WIN 2000. Maybe I need to get something from Microsoft but I can't find anything on their site that is helpful.

[CCT]

A good reference - read carefully:


http://www.win.net/optimator/WinWiz/Tips/DualBoot.htm

[fmimages]

Yes thats a great reference. I think I'll try the paging file performance trick.

[Platypus]

I assume you're using Service Pack 4?