SATA help needed

**SingaBoiy** · 10-16-2005, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by clocker

Originally Posted by SingaBoiy

EDIT: Dont see SCSI anywhere. Only in device manager, but there is a SATA controller there as well.

I was talking about the boot order in BIOS, not Windows.

As was I.

Its not in disc management.

**SingaBoiy** · 07-31-2006, 11:03 PM

Well this crap is pissing me off now. Just got a new Maxtor 200GB drive and this mobo wont detect it. Foxconn's site sucks, cant find any answers relating to SATA problems.

**lynx** · 07-31-2006, 11:36 PM

Is it a SATA II drive?

If so, you need to jumper the drive to "downgrade" to SATA I before the Via controller will recognise it.

The big problem is that the VIA 8237 southbridge is a POS.

**SingaBoiy** · 08-01-2006, 12:38 AM

It says Serial ATA/150. Im assuming that SATA I yes?

**clocker** · 08-01-2006, 01:29 AM

Yes.

It's been 8 months and you still don't have a working SATA drive?

**suprafreak6** · 08-01-2006, 02:33 AM

lol thats what i was looking at... i was like wait...he didnt solve the problem?

**SingaBoiy** · 08-01-2006, 10:59 PM

lol... nope. The first 2 drives didnt work. But they were mailed to me so I thought this one might. This one is store bought and isnt working.

Will a hammer work?

**lynx** · 08-01-2006, 11:37 PM

I've got a S939 mobo with VT8237, and the SATA doesn't work properly on that either. I'm told it works brilliantly if you want a RAID setup, but if you are just using it as a simple SATA drive it is a complete tossup whether it works or not.

I'm going to flash to the latest bios in the next couple of days, otherwise I'll probably get a Sata II controller card. Needless to say, if the bios flash doesn't fix the problem then I won't be looking at any more Via chipset mobos.