I JUST BOUGHT A ASUS P4P800-MX MOBO. I HAVE 2 X 512mb, P4 1.9ghz, WINDOWS XP, MAXTOR 80gb DRIVE. THE BIOS INSISTS THAT THE HARD DRIVE IS IN THE 3rd PRIMARY IDE POSITION INSTEAD OF THE PRIMARY. I CHECKED AND RECHECKED THE BIOS SETTINGS AND I HAVE THE DRIVE SHOWING AS A PARALELL ATA. WHEN I ADD A SLAVE DRIVE IT SHOWS IN THE 3rd SLAVE POSITION. HELP :-? :-?
UPDATE
I UPGRADED THE BIOS FROM ASUS. IT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. I STARTED PLAYING AROUND WITH RUNNING THE IDE IN ENHANCED OR COMPATIBLE MODE. THE INSTRUCTIONS SAID THAT IF I HAD WINDOWS XP, I SHOULD RUN IN THE ENHANCED MODE, WHICH I DID. HOWEVER, WHEN I CHANGED IT TO THE COMPATIBLE MODE THE BIOS STARTED SHOWING THE HARD DRIVE IN IT'S CORRECT PRIMARY POSITION. I DON'T GET WHY.
