SATA controler.

botheredbothered Manchester UK
edited March 2004 in Hardware
I'm trying to connect my DVD to the SATA port. I have connected it and the drive is recognised but wouldn't work. I look in device manager and there's a yellow mark by the controler. I have tried to install new drivers from the floppy and a download from S-M and each time I get this. I have uninstalled the controler with and without the drive connected and keep getting the same thing. I have turned the controler on in bios. What's wrong?

Comments

  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    I just had the same problem. Did you try to update your drivers from Windows Update? If so, roll back the drivers... That is what I had to do and it worked fine.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited March 2004
    There are no drivers to roll back to. It finds drivers and almost installs them then I get the 'cannot install' window above. The trouble shooter looks for drivers and it does the same thing.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    As far as I am aware, the problem is caused by the controller not liking the DVD rom being connected to it. Im almost 100% sure you can't use a SATA controller with an atapi device (CD/DVD rom) and it will give errors unless a hard drive is attached to it.
  • madmatmadmat
    edited March 2004
    Is it an IDE DVD-ROM on a converter? If it is they aren't supposed to work with them.
  • hypermoodhypermood Smyrna, GA New
    edited March 2004
    Following what Shorty and madmat have said: according to the manual, the SATA controller only supports Ultra DMA/ATA-100 or higher devices.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Well, I guess I was no help. I did just have that same thing happen, minus the DVD-ROM being attached.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited March 2004
    Sorry I've been so long guys. I've been playing Deus Ex, That's why I wanted the DVD. I tried uninstalling the controler again, reboot, installed the SATA drivers from the Abit CD, shut down, connect the drive and boot. It works a treat. It does run on the SATA controler and is the only thing connected to it. It's a Sony DVD drive but I can't remember the model number.
    Thanks all.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Awesome! Glad you got it working!
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