BIOS can't detect IDE devices

Date: 09/23/05
BIOS Type: Award Chipset: AMD 1100 rev 0
Super I/O: ITE 8712F rev 5 found at port 2Eh
OS: WinXP SP2
BIOS ROM Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 512K Memory Installed: 1024 MB
Memory Max: 1536 MB
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ 2000 Mhz MAX: 3200 Mhz

I have two SATA HDs (C: and D: not set up in a RAID array)on a Silicon Image SATA controller.

I have two CD Writer/DVD ROMs connected to the Primary IDE Channel.

I have two ATA HDs (removables inserted in a Vantec EZ-Swap aluminum enclosures)
connected to the Secondary IDE Channel. Seeing these two backup and storage drives is my main goal.


Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
1. Generic USB Hub
2. NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller PCI Slot 6 (PCI bus 1, device 10, function 0)
3. NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller PCI Slot 6 (PCI bus 1, device 10, function 1)
4. Standard Enhanced PCI - USB Host Controller PCI Slot 6 (PCI bus 1, device10, function 2)
5. Standard Enhanced PCI - USB Host Controller (PCI bus 0, device 2, function 2)
6. USB Root Hub
7. USB Root Hub
8. USB Root Hub
9. USB Root Hub
10.USB Root Hub
11.USB Root Hub


(Some selected) IRQs
(PCI) 16 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
(PCI) 16 NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
(PCI) 18 NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
(PCI) 20 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
(PCI) 21 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
(PCI) 22 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller


(Some selected) BIOS Settings:

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled
IDE DMA Transfer Enabled
USB Memory Type Shadow
Onboard Serial ATA Enabled
Serial ATA Function Base
USB Host Controller V1.1+V2.0
Legacy USB Storage Enabled

(Some selected) Drivers:
Usbstor Microsoft USB Mass Storage Class Driver 5.1.2600.2180
Usbscan Microsoft USB Scan Driver 5.1.2600.2180
Usbprint Microsoft USB Print Driver 5.1.2600.2180
Usbport Microsoft USB 1.1 & 2.0 Port Driver 5.1.2600.2180
Usbohci Microsoft USB OpenHost Controller Driver5.1.2600.2180
Usbhub Microsoft USB Standard Hub Driver 5.1.2600.2180
Usbehci Microsoft USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Ctrl 5.1.2600.2180
Usbd Microsoft Universal Serial Bus Driver 5.1.2600.0
Usbccgp Microsoft USB Generic Parent Driver 5.1.2600.2180
ISAPnP Microsoft PnP ISA/EISA Bus Driver 5.1.2600.0
HIDUsb Microsoft USB Miniport Driver Input Devs5.1.2600.0
Atapi Microsoft IDE/ATAPI Port Driver 5.1.2600.2180
ACPI Microsoft ACPI Driver 5.1.2600.2180

 

If you have the two drives connected at the same time, my first thought would be that they are jumpered the same way (master?).

I would be reasonably certain it was due to the configuration of the drives on the IDE channels.

You could arrange the HDDs on the primary IDE channel as long as you were able to remove HDD 0 from the boot options.

Try disconnecting the optical drives until you get the HDDs "operational ".

Matt