Devaprem

Hi...I have been using Ghost 10 in recovery mode (so booting from CD). If I just let it run thru the normal boot sequence, it successfully launches into the recovery console, but neither of the 2 SATA drives are shown. If I, instead, press 'f6' on boot up to load intel SATA drivers (supplied with mobo and verified independently by myself using intel tools), it launches into the recovery console again. However, this time I can see the two SATA drives, but these are shown as 'removable discs'. If I click on 1 to try to navigate, the prompt 'please inseert disc into drive c' (or '... D') comes up. It sounds like you are having better luck with Ghots 2003. I will try this in a couple of weeks when back at my PC. Thanks Devaprem

Thanks. Unfortunately, I can't afford to change at present, so will have try to solve this problem. I'll bear in mind for next purchase, though.

Thanks... anyone out there that can offer further suggestions?

Thanks for the suggestion. The BIOS setting is already set to IDE mode, if I've understood correctly. Is that what you meant?

Hi.. sorry fpr late reply - been away on business. The environment is a recovery one, either using the Norton Ghost 10 boot CD or the Powerquest Drive Image 7 boot CD. Both these have the F6 option for loading third party drivers just as XP does. I load these from the floppy drive with drivers for my Intel chipset 925XE / ICH6R and go into the recovery environment successfully (Norton or DI7 GUI). However, the drives are not seen. Any suggestions? Let me know if more information needed D

Hi. I need help getting Drive Image 7 or Norton Ghost 10 to recognise SATA drivers. I am using an ECS PF21 motherboard that has an Intel 925X Express chipset with Intel 82801FR I/O controller hub (ICH6R). The memory Controller is 82925X. Discs are Western Digital Caviar WD400 (40GB) system disc and WD3000 (300GB) data disc. I realise that DI 7 does not officially support SATA, but was hoping I can load correct drivers through the F6 option. I have identified the correct drivers from the Intel website and used their floppy creation utility to create a disc with these on. When I am running DI 7 or Norton Ghost 10 boot CD and press F6 to install third party drivers (using the correct driver from the floppy I created) I follow all the prompts correctly (I believe). However, when the Drive Image or Ghost recovery centres are fully loaded and I explore ‘My Computer’ neither of the two SATA drives is shown, only ‘Removable discs’ ‘C’ and ‘D’. Clicking on these prompts an ‘insert disc into drive’ dialogue. I am trying to access images created on the D drive for possible restoration, so any suggestions appreciated.