P5W DH and JMicron EIDE controller, drives don't show up in XP

[Vapor]

Having a few issues with the controller. 1) I have my DVD Burner on the 975X IDE controller, that's it. 2) I have 3 SATA drives on the 975X controller. 3) I have 2 IDE drives on the JMicron controller.

All 5 HDDs show in BIOS (when I go to HDD Boot menu, but *never* on the first page of the BIOS, where you can configure individual HDD properties--I can either get the three SATA drives or the two IDE drives to show). The two JMicron-connected drives don't show in Windows Installer because I didn't slipstream drivers (so nothing unexpected there). The two Jmicron-connected drivers don't show in XP, before or after the driver install, regardless of the mode I put them in (Basic, AHCI, RAID).

I have tried (literally) every option in BIOS for HDD config (Compatibility and all sub-options, enhanced and all suboptions, and disabled)....the ones that didn't boot (but still showed HDDs, so the RAID and AHCI suboptions), I'd install a new Windows on it, still no bones.

One time I did get an Error 10 (device can not be started or something) on the install of the driver, but it went away after a restart.

[Vapor]

Bump!

[Weedsqueezer]

had similar issue on bios 0078, drives would intermittantly dissapear, so i flashed to 0602, set ide config controller to enhanced sata+pata and the mixture worked . one thing i did do was disable the jmicron( i don't use it)

i run 2 raptors, 2 opticals and a 120 gig ide this way.

[Vapor]

On 0602 right now...I'll try enhanced sata+pata again.

Out of curiosity, how did you not use JMicron if you had 3 IDE drives? Was one optical SATA?

In the manual it says to install on the 975X controller first, does that mean I have to use both of those ports before I go to the JMicron?

[Weedsqueezer]

no both opticals are ide, on same cable BLUE, then the 120 is in slave on other ide. and i never installed drivers or anything as far as in the OS, it all just recognized and worked in the bios after the RE flash to 0602

[Vapor]

Hmmmm, the two drives I have on the 2nd IDE (JMicron) have never showed up in Windows :mad:

I've always had 0602, too.....

Let me try something, I'm gonna switch which cable goes where....I think 975x needs to be filled first.

[Vapor]

Okay, I put the two IDE drives on 975X and it works....but the cable from the CDROM is too short to reach the JMicron, so that's a no-go, guess it's either-or until I get a longer cable.

[Weedsqueezer]

seems you stumbled upon it, as I did. :) The 12o gig is just laying on bottom of the case now. funny that it works that way but it does.

[Vapor]

I honestly still don't know if the JMicron is working yet....I just found a longer cable, let me shut down and install it.

[Vapor]

Okay, no go on the JMicron working in Windows still...everything shows up in BIOS, but not in Windows.

[Weedsqueezer]

and nothing with jmicron enabled on the basic setting? wierd

[Vapor]

Ah, got it to work...basic setting + driver removal was needed :rolleyes:

Thanks for your help weedsqueezer :)

[Weedsqueezer]

Glad I could help although you did all the work!