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i read somewhere about loading Drivers pressing F6 or something!
what is that for?
thank you
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Posted: 2008-04-04 05:22:48
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That's only if your motherboard does not recognise the SATA drive when you wish to install windows, you do indeed press one of the function keys to load a driver in. But if windows is already installed, it's not normally necessary.
So this is a little strange! Have you searched google and / or the manufacturer's web site for any drivers for the adapter? It certainly sounds like there should be some somewhere!
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Posted: 2008-04-04 10:19:57
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can these be of any help?
http://www.acronis.com/compan[....]mallbizpipeline-trueimage.html
http://forum.driverpacks.net/
again sry and thank you
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Posted: 2008-04-04 15:31:11
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The driver forum might come in handy!
Okey-dokey, what's the exact make and model number of the SATA converter card? With that information, we can search Google and a couple of other sites I know more specifically, to hopefully either find a driver or a solution to the problem.
The fact that windows is seeing the card as an unknown device suggests that it's probably not faulty, so there has to be a solution somewhere
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Posted: 2008-04-04 15:50:42
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yep i have posted in that driver forum...
and that adapter,well there is no brand name written on the case but the is a hologram
on the adapter which says ETON.
and how about formatting the SATA drive on another system and then try?any good?
thank you
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Posted: 2008-04-04 16:42:45
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can you take a look at this.
http://www.aqse76.dsl.pipex.com/hdc_driver_is_not_intended/
XP asks me to install the drivers for "hdc"
and since my mobo is Intel and HD is Western Digital what should i download,any idea?
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Posted: 2008-04-04 17:26:54
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didn't the adapter come with a cd or something? Can you see the chips on the adapter? IF so the biggest one should have a model number and manufacturer on it. This should help identify the IDE drivers needed.
You would probably be better off with a PCI to SATA adapter rather than the IDE adapter. PCI is faster than IDE.
You can get them pretty cheap nowadays. And they come with a driver, though WinXP SP2 will usually detect them.
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Posted: 2008-04-05 01:57:03
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Yeah, I'm beginning to agree with Max, this isn't looking good I'm afraid!
Ok, one more thing to try: Update your chipset drivers from this page here:
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/
Click on the "How to identify your chipset" link, download and install the relevant drivers. That might solve the problem since "hdc" presumably stands for "hard disc controller" which is normally part of the chipset.
But if that doesn't work, then you will need to somehow find a driver for that SATA card! Or give up and get a PCI SATA card as Max suggested
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Posted: 2008-04-05 10:56:55
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yes...
i guess ill have to hunt for the PCI card mostly,but im not going down without a
fight ill try with this IDE for 1 more day...
and cyco,looks like nothing more you can do
,thanks a lot for your help man.I appreciate it.
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Posted: 2008-04-05 19:17:01
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Keep looking, there must be an update, driver or windows registry fix for the bloody thing somewhere
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Posted: 2008-04-05 19:34:46
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