Sata hdd install issues

[camc]

hey all. been scanning the forums trying to find a remedy to my issue but couldnt find anything so decided i needed to post.

trying to install a WD Caviar SE16 500gb hdd onto an Asus K8V-X mobo running XP Service Pack 2. The drive isnt recognised in either bios or windows upon booting and doesnt seem to be powering up either. i have replaced both power and sata cables to no avail. the drive has been tested and formated on a friends pc and worked fine. i have considered using xp install disc F6 option but i dont have floppy drive to install drivers from. The VIA tools (and drivers i assume) that came with my mobo have been installed.

any suggestions?

thanks heaps.

 

[raybay]

Either defective or damaged drive, or problem in the BIOS that you have missed. Take a very close look at all the settings in the BIOS, as that is usually where the problem resides.
Can you take a look at the drive in a friend's SATA capable computer to determine if it works normally?

 

[camc]

ive tested and formatted the drive in another computer. ive also taken it back to the place of purchase who tested it and said it was fine.

what exactly should i be looking for in the BIOS?

 

[raybay]

If there is any help in the BIOS, it will be easily readable as you boot up. Usually you access the BIOS as soon as you get a screen at startup. It varies from motherboard to motherboard, but you usually get a very quick opportunity to select 'Go to BIOS' when you startup. You might be given a choice to press a key such as <ESC>, <DEL>, <Ctrl>, <F1>, <F2>, <F3>, <F10>, <F11>, <F12>, or <Pause/Break>

 

[Tedster]

If this is a SATA drive you will need to install drivers. It will not be recognized until then.

 

[raybay]

The ASUS K8V-X is often setup as a RAID machine, with the SATA drivers already installed for two different formats.
The SATA drivers are available by doing a Google search for
ASUS K8V-X
so it shouldn't take long to fix, if driver installation is the issue.

 

[camc]

posted this up a while ago but im still having no luck.
ive tried everything posted on this board. all drivers are installed. ive also tried making a driver disk and doing the install using my windows xp setup. still not getting any love. i really dont want to take this to a shop to get it done.
im trying to install this as a 2nd drive. not boot drive

 

[raybay]

"I'm trying to install this as a 2nd drive. not boot drive"
You sign a non-disclosure agreement with somebody?

You cannot do this, in my experience, unless you install it as a dual boot from the original drive #1. Windows/Microsoft simply will not allow it.
If you are using the same Windows disc and product key, you cannot do it. Period.
If you are installing it as a second drive independent of the first. Install it alone, then jumper it as Slave, unless a SATA drive... and re-jumper the other as master.

 

[camc]

yes its sata. as said in my original post and all other subsequent posts. my motherboard doesnt pick it up at all so installing windows onto it isnt an option