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    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

    Howdy all. I'm totally stuck and hosed here. Here's the setup:

    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard


    Intel Xeon X3360 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor


    Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive)


    And Vista 64 Ultimate Edition

    I can't get Vista to recognize the Raptor no matter what I do. I have the drive hooked into the SATA2_0 slot on the motherboard (the yellow one). In the BIOS system, the ONLY way I can get the BIOS to recognize the hard drive is when RAID/ACHI is disabled, SATA 0-3 is enabled, and onboard IDE is enabled.

    Any other settings in BIOS render the hard drive invisible to the BIOS.

    I am so totally stuck! This was supposed to be a 1-day deal, and I've been digging through every page of every manual to find an answer (which I haven't obviously). I have downloaded, what I think, are every driver known to man that has to do with this Gigabyte board, and when prompted in the Vista load menu, I've tried to upload them so the drive can be recognized. NOTHING WORKS!!! I'm starting to lose it obviously.

    Please help:( Thanks all!
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  • #2
    Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

    Are you trying to setup a Raid array?
    If not, enabling AHCI for NCQ functionality may not be worth it, as several have posted that the performance increase is minimal at best.

    Page 105 in the UD3P user manual specifies the procedure when you are installing Vista. I don't know if there is a way to install these drivers after Vista or XP is already installed.

    Try the forum search using:

    ahci+vista
    or
    raid+vista

    Let us know how you make out.
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    • #3
      Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

      I really wasn't interested in installing AHCI or RAID for that matter. Right now I just want the one drive to cooperate:(

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      • #4
        Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

        Your HDD is recognized in the bios with RAID/ACHI disabled.
        What happens when you boot? Do you get any errors? How far along the boot process can you go.

        What is the BOOT ORDER setting in the bios? ---> ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES -> First, Second, Third Boot device.
        Do you have a non-booting floppy, cdrom, or usb connected?
        Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
        P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
        4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
        MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
        Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
        WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
        Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
        SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI        		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
        Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
        Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
        MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
        Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
        HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
        CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
        E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
        Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
        Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
        HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S        .

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        • #5
          Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

          Right now the primary boot device is the cd/dvd drive. After that its the harddrive.

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          • #6
            Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

            If you haven't done so already, go into your bios -> Advanced BIOS Features and DISABLE Full Screen Logo Show. You might see that you're hanging at the VERIFYING DMI POOL message.

            Is your cdrom empty?

            You should temporarily set your hard drive to the first boot device to eliminate the possibility of a cdrom problem.
            Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
            P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
            4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
            MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
            Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
            WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
            Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
            SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI            		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
            Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
            Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
            MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
            Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
            HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
            CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
            E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
            Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
            Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
            HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S            .

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            • #7
              Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

              Okay profJim, you were correct. It is totally stalled at the "Verifying DMI Pool Data" message.

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              • #8
                Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

                I'm still totally stuck with this. I have tried to install the hard drive into another computer and format it that way. No go. It gets pretty close to done, then says 'Windows cannot format this device'. SUCKS!!! I'm still in desperate need of help with this one. If the BIOS can recognize it, the drive is working properly correct? It's not faulty correct? If Vista can't see it, and an existing XP system can't see it, it's got to be a driver right?

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                • #9
                  Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

                  Just perform WD Diagnostics on another pc to see if the drive is faulty.

                  If it fails to format on another machine, i guess its just a faulty drive.
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                  CPU: E8400 C0
                  Memory: Team Xtreem Dark PC2 8500 DDR2 1066MHz CL5 (2*2GB)
                  GPU: XFX GTX280
                  Sound: Xonar HDAV Deluxe
                  HDD's: WD VelociRaptor, WD Blue AAKS, WD Blue 2500BB
                  PSU: Corsair HX620
                  Case: Sharkoon Rebel12 Value
                  CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Achilles S1284C
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                  Monitor: Samsung LE40M86B
                  Receiver: Harman Kardon AVR255
                  Speaker System: Q Accoustics 5.1i System

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                  • #10
                    Re: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P + WD Velocipraptor 150 + Vista 64 = HELP!!!

                    ^^^ I Agree ^^^

                    You want Data Lifeguard Diagnostic to test, BUT you may need to run Data Lifeguard Tools first to setup the drive for initial use. Some drives require this and some do not, this sets the drive as active and primary and allows a format to be done if you wish. I would run LifeGuard Tools first and setup the drive for initial use, then run the diagnostics tools to see if the drive is DOA or no. Both of these can be ran on your PC from DOS or from another PC with the HDD Connected in DOS or windows >>>
                    WD Support > Downloads > SATA Hard Drives > WD VelociRaptor

                    You did check and remove any jumper found on the drive correct? What settings are you using for these in the BIOS and what ports (Color and #) do you have your drives (CD and HDD) connected to? >>>


                    Integrated Peripherals

                    SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10R Southbridge) ............. AHCI
                    SATA Port0-3 Native Mode ................................... Enabled (or Disabled, both will work)


                    Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) ............. Enabled
                    Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) ........... IDE

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