Asus P5B Deluxe - can't use PATA :(

[Blouge]

I can't get the JMicron IDE connector to accept any hard drives. It sits during POST saying "Detecting drives..." for several minutes and then finally gives up. If I plug a DVD drive in instead, it instantly shows the name of the drive and boots up.

Nothing seems to change these facts; I tried different cables (both ATA 133 I think), DVD drives, hard drives, master/slave jumper settings, BIOS settings. I also used AFUDOS.exe to flash to BIOS 0804. The hard drives generate noise and heat, and the enclosure I tried shows both the "IDE active" and "IDE power" lights on, but never are recognized. The HD's I tried were 100 GB and 20 GB Western Digital 7200 RPM's.

Between this JMicron bug and the crackling sounds on this board, I know what the AFU stands for!!

 

[idiotekniQues]

i was advised when i install my p5b-d to not install the jmicron drivers, just let windows do it.

 

[Blouge]

The problem begins when it hangs during POST saying "Detecting drives" and then fails after several minutes. This is before Windows loads. Hard drives never work, DVD drives work instantly and magically.

Could doing something with Windows drivers really fix this kind of problem? It seems like a hardware, BIOS, or CMOS problem.

 

[idiotekniQues]

so u did install windows yet or this is happening during the install?

 

[Blouge]

Yes, I have Windows installed, but I want to actually read important data from my PATA hard drives.

I honestly don't see how Windows has anything to do with my problem. I may as well be running DOS or Linux, it will still hang for several minutes during POST. After the hang, it boots Windows and I have no access to the PATA hard drive.

Maybe I need a PCI card to read hard drives. I already had to install a PCI sound card to avoid the POS motherboard's crackling sound.

 

[idiotekniQues]

did you install the jmicron drivers from your asus cd

 

[Blouge]

>did you install the jmicron drivers from your asus cd

No. Would that help fix my hanging and the "No drives detected" message from the JMicron BIOS at POST time?

BTW, without the JMicron drivers, my PATA DVD works in Windows. Only PATA HD's have problems.

 

[idiotekniQues]

lol im not sure.

i was advised to not install them but perhaps you should give it a shot. download the latest drivers from the asus website though.

there is a long p5b-d thread over at another forum i think at xtremesystems.com ill find it in another thread where core2 referred me to it. should be tons of info there.

 

[idiotekniQues]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112648

the longest p5b thread i have seen thanks to CORE2