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oz560
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 15:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey guys I have a problem with my HP Vectra VL420. I purchased a SIIG SATA Card and a 320gb Western Digital HDD. whenever i try to boot Win XP from my IDE Seagate HDD the cursor (like in DOS) just flashes and will not boot win xp. the WD HDD will however work when i remove the SATA Cable from it wait for XP to boot then plug it in.

The specs are:
HP Vectra VL420
30gb Seagate IDE HDD
320gb Western Digital HDD
SIIG SATA PCI card
Pentium 4 proccessor

and i also upated my bios to the latest version and still nothing.
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sammorris
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 17:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Have you actually changed the priority of the drives in the BIOS?
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oz560
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 18:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes and the SATA drive will not show up in the BIOS.
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 18:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmm, is the SATA card trying to run in RAID mode?
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oz560
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 19:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Im not sure what RAID is but on my other computer the bios on the SATA card will show up, but on my vectra it will not.
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 20:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is it seated correctly in the PCI slot and have you checked it still works after moving it to this PC? (i.e. trying it again back in the old one)
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oz560
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 20:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i have.
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sammorris
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 20:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Using same cable? Is the drive being powered correctly?
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oz560
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 20:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes. i have the SATA cable plugged in and the power connector on firmly.
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oz560
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 20:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Im thinking it might be my computer bios or my SATA card bios. would it be any of those?
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 20:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is this HP PC quite old? It may have difficulty recognising large drives.
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oz560
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 21:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It came with windows 2000 SP1 which i upgraded to XP and i think it was made in 1999. do you need to know the S/N?
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 21:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Then it isn't going to be compatible with hard drives larger than 32GB... sorry.
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 21:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sam, it can use upto at least an 80gig drive.
Choice of hard disk drives:
- Ultra ATA/100: 20GB (5400 rpm), 40GB (5400 rpm), 20GB (7200 rpm), 40GB (7200 rpm) or 80GB (7200 rpm)
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/...69/lpv06969.pdf
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 21:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmm fair enough, I do note that the VL400 is subject to that restriction though.
Was there ever a 127GB limit for hard disks by BIOS/Motherboard, or was that solely OS-related?
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ddp
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 22:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i think just os & possibly just xp & maybe win2k without their service packs. i've fdisked & formated a 320gig using win98 bootdisk with no problem.
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marsey99
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 22:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i think the 128gb issue was pre xp sp1.

does the card only support sata 1 and the hdd is sata2? ifso does the hdd have a jumper on the rear to change it back?
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i recall someone once saying "you get what you pay for" hhhmmmm
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oz560
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_ 		13. May 2008 @ 01:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well xp recognizes the 320gb hdd but im pretty sure its the sata chip bios because the card bios will show up when i boot it on my other computer but it will not show up on my VL420.
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