I seem to be having an issue with my new SATA HDD. Whenever I plug it into the PRI SATA port I do not see it on My Computer however when I am booting it up the BIOS can "see" it.

I am running an Asus K8v standard motherboard updated to the latest drivers I can find (1007) however the DISCS I got with the MB originally are of the first version of drivers so whenever I try to use it for "detect new drivers" in Hardware manager I don't get anywhere.

On Hardware manager it does state that a RAID controller's drivers do not work however nothing I try seems to be able to install the drivers needed.

I know the issue is not with EITHER the HDD or the port as I was able to successfully install Windows 98 on the drive, I just can't upgrade it to XP.

The XP Disc I have is Pre SP1 however the version of windows I am currently running is up to date as much as I can make it.If this PROBLEMS happens its usually because you dont have sp2 installed. If you are trying to load xp from scratch you may need to make a slippery disk by combining XP with SP2 and making bootable. Befroe U go to this hassle try swapping your ram sticks into another slot-it does help sometimes. Another way is to load the OS by plugging the drive into another comp (make sure to DISCONNECT existing drive) and then put it back into you comp.
cheers
spogYou need to install the RAID/SATA drivers from the MBoard driver CD.