Serial ATA 200gb Drive Installation

[lsmith937]

I would like to know how to setup a Western digital Serial ATA drive on Win2003 SBS Server. I have install win2003 svr on a machine an would like to add the drive to the system bu the driver that came with the drive and also on the web site is for win2000 does any one have any suggestions on how to get over this stumbling block.


thanks

[PABurgess]

Huh? I am sorry but i don't seem to understand what is your situation. From what i think i understand u have a machine with windows2003 small business server and possibly a SATA controller and u want to be able to add this hard drive to the SATA controller?
Please explain more indepthly, also hard drive don't normally come with drivers.

[BlaqMale]

never heard of sata drives with drivers but chances are since it's sata (new) then seperate drivers are not needed for winxp up

[VXDriven]

Do you have all the windows updates on the server including the service pack? Is S-ATA enabled in the BIOS (assuming the current drive with 2K3 SBS is a P-ATA drive)?

[lsmith937]

yes it enabled in the bios because the system came with one installed
on which the OS is installed

[Chris]

Once the SATA interface is enabled in the BIOS you should be able to use the drive. The CD with the software that you're thinking are drivers are probably software tools for maintaining and configuring the drive and not drivers per se.

[PABurgess]

I have bought many, many,....... WD SATA drives none of which came with any software. Not even the Retail versions came with software.

[SgtMac2]

just my thing. i installed my sata drive and went to WD's website and downloaded a specific formatting tool for the drive model, this software set up my drive nicely. Western Digital Data Lifeguard i think
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=2&swid=1

good luck dood

[Chris]

I have bought many, many,....... WD SATA drives none of which came with any software. Not even the Retail versions came with software.

that's because you bought WD, buy Seagate next time

[VXDriven]

Seagate has drive utilities as well. Seatools Desktop for setting up (formatting, partitioning, etc) and Seagate DiscWizard for testing... The Setup tool makes it very simple (If you've never done a installation before).