New Machine Problem(s)

CaptainHaplo · 10-08-09, 06:14 PM

Device Manager really gives little to no troubleshooting ability.

Vista supported Sata drives right out of the box, so you got through the install using default drivers. No issue there.

Your actual sata controller is built into the board - so the easiest way to make sure your using the right drivers would be check with the MB manufacturer and see if they have any available for DL. If so, its run setup.exe and your golden. If they DON'T have drivers - then they are saying your good with the windows default ones.

If your looking to get the most out of the box - check www.blackviper.com for a great list of tweaks and such you can use. Stopping unnecessary processes in the background is a real boost.

If your not very confident in additional tweaks, remember the golden rule of fixing things..... If it ain't broke - don't mess with it.

Reece · 10-09-09, 03:13 AM

PATA is simply the old IDE Parallel connection I think, if the HDD cable is a small red one I'd say SATA/SATA2.

Congrats on the purchase of the new system, hope it give trouble free service for years!

onelifecrisis · 10-13-09, 07:52 AM

I finally fixed it. In the BIOS I changed the "SATAII Operation Mode" from IDE to AHCI and now the disc is FAF!

Arclight · 10-15-09, 08:04 AM

Good, was just going to say that.

Though normally you need to reinstall OS after switching the control mode for the HD controller... at least on XP.

onelifecrisis · 10-15-09, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Good, was just going to say that.

Though normally you need to reinstall OS after switching the control mode for the HD controller... at least on XP.

Yeah, I was mistaken, I had actually changed the eSATAII (and IDE) operation mode from IDE to AHCI, which only altered my DVD-ROM/CR-RW drive (which is an old IDE drive, but seems to work now on ACHI mode, apparently).

When I realised my mistake and tried to set the SATAII mode to ACHI I got a BSOD.

However, when I changed the eSATAII/IDE mode I also changed the SATAII IDE mode from "compatible" to "enhanced" (whatever that means) which didn't require any software changes and did seem to boost my HDD speed. I ran tool called Tune HD (or something like that) and it said that my average read speed was 120Mb/s which I googled and it seems to be a pretty good speed. At any rate the main thing is that the disc is no longer chugging like it was when I first installed Vista+drivers.

10-08-09, 06:14 PM	#1
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Device Manager really gives little to no troubleshooting ability. Vista supported Sata drives right out of the box, so you got through the install using default drivers. No issue there. Your actual sata controller is built into the board - so the easiest way to make sure your using the right drivers would be check with the MB manufacturer and see if they have any available for DL. If so, its run setup.exe and your golden. If they DON'T have drivers - then they are saying your good with the windows default ones. If your looking to get the most out of the box - check www.blackviper.com for a great list of tweaks and such you can use. Stopping unnecessary processes in the background is a real boost. If your not very confident in additional tweaks, remember the golden rule of fixing things..... If it ain't broke - don't mess with it. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

10-09-09, 03:13 AM	#2
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,718 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	PATA is simply the old IDE Parallel connection I think, if the HDD cable is a small red one I'd say SATA/SATA2. Congrats on the purchase of the new system, hope it give trouble free service for years! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-13-09, 07:52 AM	#3
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I finally fixed it. In the BIOS I changed the "SATAII Operation Mode" from IDE to AHCI and now the disc is FAF! __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

10-15-09, 08:04 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Good, was just going to say that. Though normally you need to reinstall OS after switching the control mode for the HD controller... at least on XP. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.