Help with my A7V133 !!!

[dj_unforgetable]

Alright, i have an A7V133 motherboard and i have a Sony 12x dvd-rom, one floppy(Panasonic), and one Maxtor 20gb HD(7200rpm). I connected the dvd-rom to the Primary IDE slot, and i connected the floppy to the only floppy slot the board has. Then i connected my Hardrive to the Primary Ultra -ata-100 slot. When i boot up, all is recognized, the screen comes up and shows:

Primary Master: Sony DVD-ROM
Primary Slave: None
Secondary Master: None
Secondary Slave: None

After this screen it shows the one with Promise one it, and is shows:

D0 DiamondBack :19541mb Hardrive
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5

It shows that and all is recognized because that is my hardrive...Then i load windows and when i say to install it, it says that it didn't reconize and hard disks?? Whats up with that? Help?!? Someone with this motherboard(A7V133) Help?

 

[dj_unforgetable]

Help?!?! When i DO connect my hardrive to the Primary IDE slot, and connect my dvd-rom to the secondary ide slot, it all works out, but that defeats teh purpose of having the Primary ata-100 slots in the first place...HELP!?!

 

[Goldwing]

You can move the HD to the IDE connectors next to the floppy..... or leave it where it is and go into the BIOS setup and under the "Boot" menu make certain the "Other Boot Device" is set to [SCSI/Onboard ATA Boot Device].

That should solve your problem.

 

[dj_unforgetable]

Nah, thanks anyways. i got the answer from teh Asus.com FAQ..here is how to do it...

Question:
I cannot install Windows NT / Windows 2000 on A7V or CUBX-E board when the HDD is connected to the Promise ATA100 IDE connector?

Answer:
Please follow the procedures listed below for Windows NT/2000 installation.

Copy complete contents of Promise directory from ASUS support CD or web download to an empty diskette. Contents should include the OS folders and files txtsetup.oem and ultra on the root directory of the diskette.


Please change boot sequence to match your Microsoft install media provided. Proceed with the Microsoft setup process until you reach the "setup is inspecting your hardware configuration." Please depress the function key F6 until you see the "Mass Storage Controller auto detect screen"


Next a screen will appear showing a list of Mass Storage Devices (IDE Controllers, SCSI cards, Etc. that have been recognized by the setup program. Press the "S" key to specify additional Mass Storage Controllers


When you reach the next screen, "Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufacture)" will already be selected on the bottom half of the setup screen. Press the "enter" key to continue.


You will now be prompted to "Please insert the disk labeled manufacture supplied support disk" Insert the promise driver disk you created and then press the "enter" key when ready.


Now setup should display the following: "Setup has recognized the following Mass Storage Controller devices in your computer", "Promise Ultra100 Controller". Press the "enter" key to accept.


Continue on with the setup process until you reach the screen that prompts you to select a partition in which Windows NT will be installed. Select the partition type and press the "enter" key to continue on with the NT setup process.