ga-73pvm-s2 sata puzzle

I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive

It was plugged into SATAII0

I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3

Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.

When I plugged it into SATAII1 it worked fine

There are 4 sockets in total numbered 0 to 3

Do I have to use them in order? I am not using raid and have the bios set to
use sata as ide.

According to the manual these are standard sata sockets and 2 can be used
for raid but my understanding from other pcs is that I dont have to use 2
and 3 for raid i can just use them as additional sata sockets.

Is my socket broke or do I have to add them in order?

I dont have a 3rd drive to try it.

Harry Syme wrote:
> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>
> It was plugged into SATAII0
>
> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>
> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>
> When I plugged it into SATAII1 it worked fine
>
> There are 4 sockets in total numbered 0 to 3
>
> Do I have to use them in order? I am not using raid and have the bios set to
> use sata as ide.
>
> According to the manual these are standard sata sockets and 2 can be used
> for raid but my understanding from other pcs is that I dont have to use 2
> and 3 for raid i can just use them as additional sata sockets.
>
> Is my socket broke or do I have to add them in order?
>
> I dont have a 3rd drive to try it.
>
>
Has the drive been initialized? Until windows has partitioned the drive
it can't see it.

Jim E wrote:
> "Joe" <> wrote in message
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>> Harry Syme wrote:
>>> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>>>
>>> It was plugged into SATAII0
>>>
>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>
>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>>
>>> When I plugged it into SATAII1 it worked fine
>>>
>>> There are 4 sockets in total numbered 0 to 3
>>>
>>> Do I have to use them in order? I am not using raid and have the bios set
>>> to use sata as ide.
>>>
>>> According to the manual these are standard sata sockets and 2 can be used
>>> for raid but my understanding from other pcs is that I dont have to use 2
>>> and 3 for raid i can just use them as additional sata sockets.
>>>
>>> Is my socket broke or do I have to add them in order?
>>>
>>> I dont have a 3rd drive to try it.
>>>
>>>
>> Has the drive been initialized? Until windows has partitioned the drive it
>> can't see it.
>
> no it doent ask for intialisation nor does it show up in disk management
>
> rescan produces nothing
>
>
>
>
>
Go into the BIOS and make sure that all the SATA ports have RAID
disabled if you are not using it. G to control panel and disk
management. The drive will not show up as a normal drive until
initialized. If it does not show up in the Bios then it will not show in
the disk management.

Jim E wrote:
> "Joe" <> wrote in message
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>> Jim E wrote:
>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
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>>>> Harry Syme wrote:
>>>>> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>>>>>
>>>>> It was plugged into SATAII0
>>>>>
>>>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>>>
>>>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I plugged it into SATAII1 it worked fine
>>>>>
>>>>> There are 4 sockets in total numbered 0 to 3
>>>>>
>>>>> Do I have to use them in order? I am not using raid and have the bios
>>>>> set to use sata as ide.
>>>>>
>>>>> According to the manual these are standard sata sockets and 2 can be
>>>>> used for raid but my understanding from other pcs is that I dont have
>>>>> to use 2 and 3 for raid i can just use them as additional sata sockets.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is my socket broke or do I have to add them in order?
>>>>>
>>>>> I dont have a 3rd drive to try it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Has the drive been initialized? Until windows has partitioned the drive
>>>> it can't see it.
>>> no it doent ask for intialisation nor does it show up in disk management
>>>
>>> rescan produces nothing
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Go into the BIOS and make sure that all the SATA ports have RAID disabled
>> if you are not using it. G to control panel and disk management. The drive
>> will not show up as a normal drive until initialized. If it does not show
>> up in the Bios then it will not show in the disk management.
>
> It does show in bios and the raid section is set to IDE
>
> I put the drive in another machine, formatted it and installed windows xp on
> it. Put it back and it still doesnt show in disk management.
>
> from my original post......
>
> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
> I am not using raid and have the bios set
>>>>> to use sata as ide.
>
>
>
>
>
Did you give it a drive letter? Is it the only drive in the machine? If
you gave it a drive letter and it is the same as another drive, you will
have a problem.

Jim E wrote:
> "Joe" <> wrote in message
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>> Jim E wrote:
>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
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>>>> Jim E wrote:
>>>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h7rteh$j60$...
>>>>>> Harry Syme wrote:
>>>>>>> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It was plugged into SATAII0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I plugged it into SATAII1 it worked fine
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are 4 sockets in total numbered 0 to 3
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do I have to use them in order? I am not using raid and have the bios
>>>>>>> set to use sata as ide.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> According to the manual these are standard sata sockets and 2 can be
>>>>>>> used for raid but my understanding from other pcs is that I dont have
>>>>>>> to use 2 and 3 for raid i can just use them as additional sata
>>>>>>> sockets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is my socket broke or do I have to add them in order?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I dont have a 3rd drive to try it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has the drive been initialized? Until windows has partitioned the
>>>>>> drive it can't see it.
>>>>> no it doent ask for intialisation nor does it show up in disk
>>>>> management
>>>>>
>>>>> rescan produces nothing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Go into the BIOS and make sure that all the SATA ports have RAID
>>>> disabled if you are not using it. G to control panel and disk
>>>> management. The drive will not show up as a normal drive until
>>>> initialized. If it does not show up in the Bios then it will not show in
>>>> the disk management.
>>> It does show in bios and the raid section is set to IDE
>>>
>>> I put the drive in another machine, formatted it and installed windows xp
>>> on it. Put it back and it still doesnt show in disk management.
>>>
>>> from my original post......
>>>
>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>> I am not using raid and have the bios set
>>>>>>> to use sata as ide.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Did you give it a drive letter? Is it the only drive in the machine? If
>> you gave it a drive letter and it is the same as another drive, you will
>> have a problem.
>
> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>
>
Is the drive in question the boot drive or what?

Jim E wrote:
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>> Jim E wrote:
>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
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>>>> Jim E wrote:
>>>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h85pch$la2$...
>>>>>> Jim E wrote:
>>>>>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>> Harry Syme wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It was plugged into SATAII0
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When I plugged it into SATAII1 it worked fine
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There are 4 sockets in total numbered 0 to 3
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Do I have to use them in order? I am not using raid and have the
>>>>>>>>> bios set to use sata as ide.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> According to the manual these are standard sata sockets and 2 can
>>>>>>>>> be used for raid but my understanding from other pcs is that I dont
>>>>>>>>> have to use 2 and 3 for raid i can just use them as additional sata
>>>>>>>>> sockets.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is my socket broke or do I have to add them in order?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I dont have a 3rd drive to try it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Has the drive been initialized? Until windows has partitioned the
>>>>>>>> drive it can't see it.
>>>>>>> no it doent ask for intialisation nor does it show up in disk
>>>>>>> management
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> rescan produces nothing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Go into the BIOS and make sure that all the SATA ports have RAID
>>>>>> disabled if you are not using it. G to control panel and disk
>>>>>> management. The drive will not show up as a normal drive until
>>>>>> initialized. If it does not show up in the Bios then it will not show
>>>>>> in the disk management.
>>>>> It does show in bios and the raid section is set to IDE
>>>>>
>>>>> I put the drive in another machine, formatted it and installed windows
>>>>> xp on it. Put it back and it still doesnt show in disk management.
>>>>>
>>>>> from my original post......
>>>>>
>>>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>>>> I am not using raid and have the bios set
>>>>>>>>> to use sata as ide.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Did you give it a drive letter? Is it the only drive in the machine? If
>>>> you gave it a drive letter and it is the same as another drive, you will
>>>> have a problem.
>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>
>>>
>> Is the drive in question the boot drive or what?
>
> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>>>>>>>> It was plugged into SATAII0
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>
>
Remove all drives but the one in question. Boot from a Win XP or Vista
disk and try to install XP or Vista. If it recognizes the drive to
install then the problem is not the drive.

Jim E wrote:
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>> Jim E wrote:
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>>>> Jim E wrote:
>>>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h86r1b$avs$...
>>>>>> Jim E wrote:
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>>>>>>>> Jim E wrote:
>>>>>>>>> "Joe" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:h7rteh$j60$...
>>>>>>>>>> Harry Syme wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It was plugged into SATAII0
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> When I plugged it into SATAII1 it worked fine
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> There are 4 sockets in total numbered 0 to 3
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Do I have to use them in order? I am not using raid and have the
>>>>>>>>>>> bios set to use sata as ide.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> According to the manual these are standard sata sockets and 2 can
>>>>>>>>>>> be used for raid but my understanding from other pcs is that I
>>>>>>>>>>> dont have to use 2 and 3 for raid i can just use them as
>>>>>>>>>>> additional sata sockets.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Is my socket broke or do I have to add them in order?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I dont have a 3rd drive to try it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Has the drive been initialized? Until windows has partitioned the
>>>>>>>>>> drive it can't see it.
>>>>>>>>> no it doent ask for intialisation nor does it show up in disk
>>>>>>>>> management
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> rescan produces nothing
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Go into the BIOS and make sure that all the SATA ports have RAID
>>>>>>>> disabled if you are not using it. G to control panel and disk
>>>>>>>> management. The drive will not show up as a normal drive until
>>>>>>>> initialized. If it does not show up in the Bios then it will not
>>>>>>>> show in the disk management.
>>>>>>> It does show in bios and the raid section is set to IDE
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I put the drive in another machine, formatted it and installed
>>>>>>> windows xp on it. Put it back and it still doesnt show in disk
>>>>>>> management.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> from my original post......
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bios detected it fine but xp didnt.
>>>>>>> I am not using raid and have the bios set
>>>>>>>>>>> to use sata as ide.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Did you give it a drive letter? Is it the only drive in the machine?
>>>>>> If you gave it a drive letter and it is the same as another drive, you
>>>>>> will have a problem.
>>>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Is the drive in question the boot drive or what?
>>> I have this board with a sata drive as boot drive
>>>>>>>>>> It was plugged into SATAII0
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I plugged an additional drive into SATAII3
>>>
>> Remove all drives but the one in question. Boot from a Win XP or Vista
>> disk and try to install XP or Vista. If it recognizes the drive to install
>> then the problem is not the drive.
>
> I have already done that i know its not the drive my question was `do the
> sata sockets need to be used in order" 0,1,2,3?
>
>
>
No, but in your case it seems they do.