This MB has SATA connectors.  It ALSO has a single IED HDD connected (with the system info on it) plus 2 IED RW CDs and a Floppy.  I probably do not have the original Windows XP (the current operating system) disk.  (The system was migrated over time from about Windows 98 or maybe even 95 ... and I wouldn't want to go back that far ever!)

My problem, the system does not recognize the WD SATA drive, in either of the two SATA ports.    I SUGGEST you visit http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?model=A8V%20Deluxe&os=17&SLanguage=en-us and download the manual for your motherboard.  Then, SEARCH it for info on installing a SATA HD.ASUS is where you will find the SATA drivers also...The Manual is not much help.  The problem turned out to be that a SATA-II drive -- that is, a more modern one -- is not fully compatible with the first-generation SATA-I controller on the motherboard.  The solution turned out to be SIMPLE, once discovered (an exhausting process!), as described on the Western Digital Knowledge Base FAQ Answer ID 1337: adding a simple jumper on the new SATA-II drive.  Once that was done, the system booted flawlessly!  (The Manual and related A8V CD did tell me that the controller was based upon the VT8237 chipset, one of the first-generation ones identified by Western Digital.)