I have just had system disk crash & need to install new disk, how do I "ID/name disk, as when I try to load my XP it does not see disk?. say s I have no disk

Is it seen by the BIOS?

No it is not seen by bios

Well that is the first thing that needs to happen.

Is it a SATA drive?

If so it is probably SATA II. Is you motherboard SATA I or SATA II?

If all the above follows you need to set the drive back to SATA I.

There is a jumper on the rear that does this.


Or does the above not apply to your case?

Sorry not very good with computers, The new drive is sata, motherboard says "IDE Connectors Support Ultra DMA ATA 66/100. is this any help.

What is the make and model of the motherboard?

From those ATA stats I'd guess it is SATA I.

You do have SATA ports yes?

You are connected to a SATA port yes?

If so look on the back of the drive and move the jumper to the SATA I position and see if that works for you.


Also just to note when you go to install XP you will need the SATA/RAID drivers for that motherboard.


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thanks I will try this

make First International computers, model :P4M-800T2
have no drivers for motherboard, disc supplied with PC does not work (company now gone bust)

Yes it is SATA I

~Welcome to First International Computer, Inc.~

Drivers and manual here:

~Welcome to First International Computer, Inc.~

Hi firstly I would like to say many thanks for all your help.but as I said Im useless at computers
so as I cannot find "jumper" and "first int computers" have no manual or drivers, Im giving up and will buy new PC.

I do think it is really bad that you cannot just plug compatible drive in and restore system & files etc.

There are drivers in the link I provided. The manual is apparently no longer listed.

ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/dri...ilities_v1.27/

What you need to install XP is the RAID driver.


As to a jumper: there are three tiny pins on the rear end of that hard drive with a plastic sleeve covering two of them. You need to move that sleeve to the other two. If it is 1 & 2 it needs to go to 2 & 3.

SATA requires drivers from XP as XP was developed before SATA existed.

Your motherboard @ SATA I was built before SATA II existed.

The drivers and the jumper make the new hardware "backwards compatible".