I tried that,( read my original reply) Wouldn't work in 1+3 or 2+4, pc refuses to boot, and I get that light on my D-bracket, Early chipset initialization, thats where it freezes
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I tried that,( read my original reply) Wouldn't work in 1+3 or 2+4, pc refuses to boot, and I get that light on my D-bracket, Early chipset initialization, thats where it freezes
Last edited by RPerry; 01-05-2005 at 01:34 AM.
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I'm building one for a friends mom that lives down the road...its a 2500xp with 512mb ram...just basic stuff really lol
ALSO...It will be my first time to use SATA...and its SATA II ...is there anything diff i need to do?
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[SIZE=1]AMD 4200 X2 @ 2.65Ghz, ASRock 939-VSTA
1.75GB PC3200, 2 X 160GB Seagate w/ 8MB Buffer
HIS Radeon X800 Pro, Antec Super Lanboy Aluminum
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Shouldn't this be in a different topicOriginally Posted by bigdawgfoxx
we were discussing the MSI K8TNeo2-FIR board
Last edited by RPerry; 01-05-2005 at 03:29 AM.
woowoo
ya when you're installing Windows XP you need to press F6 or F5 or something like that to "install third party raid drivers" during the start of setup then insert the sata driver disc to install the drivers.
but clocker said that he didn't even need the sata drivers with his new motherboard.
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its ok.... I"ll be going into Orlando tomorrow
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Very observant, grasshopper.
but clocker said that he didn't even need the sata drivers with his new motherboard.
VB or RPerry, perhaps you can confirm this if you are running SATA drives....
on my POST screen when it detects IDE drives, my SATA drives are listed as IDE 5 and IDE 6.
Each of my optical drives is on a single device cable into a dedicated IDE channel so MSI is showing this:
IDE 1...CD-RW
IDE 2...none
IDE 3...DVD-RW
IDE 4...none
IDE 5...WD Raptor
IDE 6...Seagate SATA
A very odd and unusual ( in my limited experience) way to list the devices.
Indeed, I did not load SATA drivers for the Windows install on this board.
Another first for me.
The driver diskette that came with the board offers two options when you do try the F6 move during install.
The first was a SATA RAID driver ( didn't really want this as there is no RAID array) and the other was the "nVidia Mass Storage Controller" driver.
I tried them separately and together and Windows locked up on any combination.
In desperation, I finally ignored the F6 protocol and much to my astonishment, Windows sailed on in.
It seems that I begin to feel that I have a grasp on this stuff only to be shown how meagre my understanding really is.
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
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Sorry Clocker, I'm running IDE and not SATA drives
I do know how you feel though, this used to be so damn simple...
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I too am running IDE.
There was 2 diskettes supplied.
- PSATA RAID Driver For PDC20579 Chip
- VIA SATA RAID Driver For VT6420/VT8237
Clocker, remember that our K8TNeo2-FIR board isn't the same as yours. You have the Nvidia chipset, we have the VIA chipset.
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Aha!
Had not realized that.
My aversion to MSI precluded me doing any more reading about them than I had to, and, had the board not been sitting on the shelf right when I needed a replacement for my late, unlamented Chaintech ("Trainwreck") POS, I would probably never even have considered it.
In six months or so I'll be in socket 939 anyway, so it's only temporary.
Last edited by clocker; 01-05-2005 at 01:18 PM.
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
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Just an update, I did take my PC into the shop where I bought my MB, and its the MB thats bad. So, I'll be taking it apart in the morning, and replacing it with a new one. hey.... **it happens
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