Does the hard show up in the cmos?
> One problem. If I attach other hard drives to IDE 3 and 4 they are not
> seen.
> That is why I need the drivers..rich
>
>
> > I didn't think this was a RAID board, and checking the specs
> > again, it's not. It evidently is like the Soyo SY-6BA+IV that
> > has 4 IDE ports. Highpoint Technologies makes ATA and RAID
> > controllers, and in this case it again is like the Soyo using
> > the HPT366 chip for the 2nd set of IDE controllers. But in
> > either case, the OS will boot from either ATA (Intel or HPT)
> > or RAID with no drivers (no way to install the drivers anyway
> > until the OS is loaded!) and will work OK in the OS with no
> > drivers. You'll just have a yellow ! or ? in the device
> > manager for the HPT controllers. Always check the
> > manufacturer's website for drivers.
> > http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/bp6/ I wouldn't update
> > the BIOS on the HPT controller unless you have problems. You
> > may find this site of additional help/info in the future.
> > http://bp6.com/
> >
> > I don't know if you've ever used this board before and
> > formatted a HD on it, but you can't hook the HD up to the HPT
> > ports and format it that way because the format utility will
> > not see the HD. Using the format utility built into win2k pro
> > can give you the same problems because when I tried it, the
> > same thing happened; it could not see the HD. If you want to
> > place the HD on the HPT port, it's much quicker to hook the HD
> > up to the PRI ATA port, format it, then hook it up to the HPT
> > port and then install the OS. Don't use the win2k floppy to
> > boot from, use the CDROM and set the BIOS to temporarily boot
> > from the CDROM. It's MUCH faster since the setup has to go
> > through all sorts of drivers to start the setup, and of course
> > a CDROM drive is much faster than loading it off the floppy
> > boot disk.
> > -Clint
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