SATA Controller Card

[Guest Ugly Trick]

I have but one IDE Header on my motherboard. I purchased a SATA Controller

Card. It has one IDE Header and two SATA Headers. I connected a CD Writer to

the IDE Header. Device Manager says that the device is working properly, but

the computer has not identified it. I have the CD Writer set to "master". It

is the only thing connected to that header. I will have to use that card or

one similar to it. The card is plugged in to a regular PCI slot. Does anyone

have any ideas as to why the computer has not recognized the writer? I am

running Windows XP Home. I have 1 Gigabyte of memory.

 

Ugly Trick.

[Guest Jerry]

Re: SATA Controller Card

 

The Promise SATA controller card I had used in the past said it was not

compatible with CD/DVD drives, only hard drives. Check the literature.

 

"Ugly Trick" <UglyTrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:692E97C8-9FC4-4DA5-8A1F-ACA29088FA1E@microsoft.com...

>I have but one IDE Header on my motherboard. I purchased a SATA Controller

> Card. It has one IDE Header and two SATA Headers. I connected a CD Writer

> to

> the IDE Header. Device Manager says that the device is working properly,

> but

> the computer has not identified it. I have the CD Writer set to "master".

> It

> is the only thing connected to that header. I will have to use that card

> or

> one similar to it. The card is plugged in to a regular PCI slot. Does

> anyone

> have any ideas as to why the computer has not recognized the writer? I am

> running Windows XP Home. I have 1 Gigabyte of memory.

>

> Ugly Trick.

[Guest Ugly Trick]

Re: SATA Controller Card

 

I will check that out. I scanned over the little pamphlet and did not see

anything like that on it. I will check it again. Thanks for the information.

 

Ugly Trick

 

"Jerry" wrote:

> The Promise SATA controller card I had used in the past said it was not

> compatible with CD/DVD drives, only hard drives. Check the literature.

>

> "Ugly Trick" <UglyTrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:692E97C8-9FC4-4DA5-8A1F-ACA29088FA1E@microsoft.com...

> >I have but one IDE Header on my motherboard. I purchased a SATA Controller

> > Card. It has one IDE Header and two SATA Headers. I connected a CD Writer

> > to

> > the IDE Header. Device Manager says that the device is working properly,

> > but

> > the computer has not identified it. I have the CD Writer set to "master".

> > It

> > is the only thing connected to that header. I will have to use that card

> > or

> > one similar to it. The card is plugged in to a regular PCI slot. Does

> > anyone

> > have any ideas as to why the computer has not recognized the writer? I am

> > running Windows XP Home. I have 1 Gigabyte of memory.

> >

> > Ugly Trick.

>

>

>

[Guest Ugly Trick]

RE: SATA Controller Card

 

I have been in contact with the manufacturer, and they are working with me to

solve the problem. I am closing this thread.

 

Ugly Trick

 

"Ugly Trick" wrote:

> I have but one IDE Header on my motherboard. I purchased a SATA Controller

> Card. It has one IDE Header and two SATA Headers. I connected a CD Writer to

> the IDE Header. Device Manager says that the device is working properly, but

> the computer has not identified it. I have the CD Writer set to "master". It

> is the only thing connected to that header. I will have to use that card or

> one similar to it. The card is plugged in to a regular PCI slot. Does anyone

> have any ideas as to why the computer has not recognized the writer? I am

> running Windows XP Home. I have 1 Gigabyte of memory.

>

> Ugly Trick.