Installing NT Server - Hard drive

[Dawgman]

I have a problem with NT Server recognizing my Hard Drive when I run Install. It is a Maxtor 90641U2 connected to a Promise ATA/66 Controller. Bios sees it, I have tried partitioning it (2047 Meg), and formatting it both FAT and NTFS. Setup runs right to where it wants to copy files and says it can't find any Hard Drives on the system. NT4 Workstation installs fine. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[ErikButler]

when the first setup is running the blue screen portion hit F6 to load additional drivers. Then when it ask you will need to stick the ATA controller cards drivers into your floppy drive. Then once the drivers are loaded you will be able to complete the install Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net

 

[Dawgman]

I had done that, worked fine and then told me it couldn't find the drive.

 

[ErikButler]

Have you tried falshing the bios to make sure it is up to date with latest firmware Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net

 

[wolluf]

Have you tried install with drive attached to normal IDE connection on motherboard?

 

[Dawgman]

Yep to the BIOs and yep to the ide controller.

 

[ErikButler]

have you ran diagnostics on the drive to make sure it is ok or tried it in another computer Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net

 

[Dawgman]

Works fine in this box, just not with NT Server.

 

[ErikButler]

does it even give you the options to create and delte partitions Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net

 

[Dawgman]

Nope, it errors before it gets there

 

[ErikButler]

dumb question but have you been using the same IDE cable the whole time. Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net

 

[Dawgman]

Good question, and no I tried swapping that out too.

 

[ErikButler]

Heck the only thing i can think of is jumpers next are they sett correctly

Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net

 

[Dawgman]

Yep, Like I said I can install other O/S no problem.

 

[ErikButler]

Well let me see if i can think of anything else and i will get back to me. You have me stumped up to this point Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net