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Beedub245

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    Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
    « Reply #15 on: November 24, 2009, 01:13:07 PM »
    The files that I have downloaded were to update the BIOS with SATA controls, or at least that is what I thought I was doing.  The "adapter cables" are being used because I have SATA inputs, but did not have the cables to connect to my motherboard and I needed an adapter to be able to get power to the drive...  My BIOS does not have any SATA settings currently, that is what I thought I was taking steps to fix.

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    Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
    « Reply #16 on: November 24, 2009, 01:27:10 PM »
    1.  The files that I have downloaded were to update the BIOS with SATA controls, or at least that is what I thought I was doing.
    2.  The "adapter cables" are being used because I have SATA inputs, but did not have the cables to connect to my motherboard and I needed an adapter to be able to get power to the drive... 
    3.  My BIOS does not have any SATA settings currently, that is what I thought I was taking steps to fix.
    1.  SATA drivers have nothing to do with BIOS updates, they are Windows drivers.
    2.  Adapter cable was for power only?  SATA data cable is the thin one.
    3.  SATA shows on the BIOS Main Page as: 
    Third Channel Device 0      [None]
    Fourth Channel Device 0   [None]
    Now go to the Advanced page and then the Boot page.

    BTW, there is no Asus A7V8X-LA.  I only see A7V8X, A7V8X-MX, A7V8X-MX SE, A7V8X-X
    Is this a branded computer, i.e. HP, Dell or?
    « Last Edit: November 24, 2009, 01:40:54 PM by Computer_Commando »

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      Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
      « Reply #17 on: November 25, 2009, 09:15:04 AM »
      1. Ok.  Thanks for that.  I was confused.  I thought that by running the drivers during the installation that would update the BIOS.
      2. The adapter cable is for both the power and the MB connections.  The MB had SATA slots but no cable and the power needed to be converted because the Output connection from my power source is different than the input connection on the HDD
      3.I had no idea that is what was meant by third and fourth channels
      ** My computer is a HP.
      ... The advanced menu of my BIOS does not have any reference to SATA.  These are the options and their settings:
      Plug and Play OS     YES
      Reset Configuration Data     NO
      Primary Video Adapter     PCI
      PS/2 Mouse     AUTO DETECT
      Onboard 1394     Auto Detect
      USB Legacy Mode Support     AUTO
      Onboard LAN      ENABLED
      Local Bus IDE Adapter     BOTH
      Onboard Video Memory      AUTO
      Onboard Audio     AUTO
      ... Supervisor/ user password     DISABLED

      I/O Device Configuration
      Serial Port A     ENABLED
           Base I/O address     3F8
           Interrupt     IRQ4
      Parallel Port     ENABLED
           Base I/O address     ENABLED
           Mode     ECP
           Interrupt     IRQ7

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      Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
      « Reply #18 on: November 25, 2009, 09:32:47 AM »
      Now i'm thoroughly confused...

      The drive needs a SATA connection to the MBoard or it will not work...
      As far as power there are Molex to SATA connectors available at any PC store.
      While you are there get a SATA HDD connector data cable,,,
      " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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      Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
      « Reply #19 on: November 25, 2009, 11:28:46 AM »
      ...
      1.  The adapter cable is for both the power and the MB connections.
      2.  My computer is a HP.
      3.  The advanced menu of my BIOS does not have any reference to SATA.  These are the options and their settings:
      Local Bus IDE Adapter     BOTH
      ...
      1.  Is this it? 
      2.  What is exact model number of the HP?
      3.  Local Bus IDE Adapter:  this may have something to do with SATA, see what other setting besides BOTH.

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        Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
        « Reply #20 on: November 25, 2009, 01:22:25 PM »
        I just came across the following discussion:

        http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/wd1600-sata-drivers-Asus-A7v8x-LA-Board-t125407.html

        It seems that this mobo has SATA I, not SATA II ports.
        Looks like you have to set a jumper on newer hard drives (SATA II), to force them
        to run at the slower 1.5Gbits/sec speed of SATA I.


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        Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
        « Reply #21 on: November 25, 2009, 06:12:11 PM »
        I just came across the following discussion:
        http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/wd1600-sata-drivers-Asus-A7v8x-LA-Board-t125407.html
        It seems that this mobo has SATA I, not SATA II ports.
        Looks like you have to set a jumper on newer hard drives (SATA II), to force them
        to run at the slower 1.5Gbits/sec speed of SATA I.
        I was gonna say:  Nice Find
        However, it's baloney, read this from WD:
        http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2579-001037.pdf
        The SATA jumpers are only for "spread spectrum clocking feature enabled or disabled".

        However, unlikely as it seems, it's possible that even though this motherboard has SATA connectors, they have been rendered inoperable by HP.

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          Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
          « Reply #22 on: November 25, 2009, 08:52:11 PM »
          According to the Western Digital pdf file:

          "OPT 1: 150MB/s data transfer enabled or disabled. Default setting is disabled. To enable
          150MB/s data transfer speed, place a jumper on pins 5-6."


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            Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
            « Reply #23 on: November 25, 2009, 09:16:04 PM »
            1.The picture that is posted is exactly what I have installed.
            2.  The exact model of HP is HP Pavillion a800n
            3. The other settings for Local Bus IDE adapter are : Disabled, Primary, Secondary, and Both.
                ** As I said earlier it is currently set on both.**
            --The item in the picture that you posted is what I have been referring to as "the adapter".  It is connected to the HDD and the power source.
            -- I had already read the information about the jumper settings and I currently have a shunt on the 5-6 pins.  Should I remove it?

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            Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
            « Reply #24 on: November 26, 2009, 02:51:37 PM »
            ...-- I had already read the information about the jumper settings and I currently have a shunt on the 5-6 pins.  Should I remove it?
            It can't hurt, let us know if it works.

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              Re: Installing SATA HDD on ASUS A7V8X-LA Phoenix Award BIOS??
              « Reply #25 on: November 27, 2009, 01:06:19 PM »
              The following thread is relevant, especially the last entry:

              http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-software/483231-sata-drivers.html

              It is the same mobo in a Compaq computer.
              Hope it is helpful.