SATA Issues Nforce4

candle_86 · 11-06-09, 11:07 AM

Ok I replaced my IDE drives with a single 400gb SATA drive and sold my IDE drives now preformance seriously sucks and I put everything into a P4 2.6 because my 939 locks up now every so often. Happens even with no drivers installed. Works fine in the PEntium4 with an 865G chipset but it leaves me with AGP and well a P4 but unless i can solve this i dont have an option

bob saget · 11-06-09, 03:48 PM

You might need to install sata drivers, I think. Not sure, I think i remember something like that....

candle_86 · 11-06-09, 04:19 PM

well my board doesnt read it as SATA reads it as IDE, and the 15.23 drivers installed SATA drivers still no go

**CaptNKILL** · 11-06-09, 04:21 PM

Does the drive have any jumpers on the back?

Most recent ones don't but its worth it to look.

Also, try another cable. They tend to go bad randomly and you'll have some very strange problems with a bad SATA cable.

candle_86 · 11-06-09, 05:09 PM

yes there is jumpers, i think its the drive started doing click of death, leaving me in a pickle, the 939 is out of commision leaving me the P4 which makes me sad.

candle_86 · 11-07-09, 01:05 AM

dont matter now the whole board died kinda, the IDE and SATA controllers in the NB just went AWOL it seems, the bios cant find one installed in the NB. That may have been my problem all along lol.

**CaptNKILL** · 11-07-09, 04:51 AM

Yeah that's probably what it was.

candle_86 · 11-07-09, 01:09 PM

P4's suck lol

abtomat74 · 11-14-09, 04:42 AM

My SATA drive also seemed to appear as an IDE device in the dev manager when I had nf4, but under "current transfer speed" it said SATA Gen1.

In your device manager, make sure your drive is not running in PIO mode...but rather DMA mode, which would be correct as far as nf4 shows them. Somewhere on that screen is also where is displays the "SATA Gen1" verification.

11-06-09, 11:07 AM	#1
candle_86 Its a CnC Thang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,053	SATA Issues Nforce4 Ok I replaced my IDE drives with a single 400gb SATA drive and sold my IDE drives now preformance seriously sucks and I put everything into a P4 2.6 because my 939 locks up now every so often. Happens even with no drivers installed. Works fine in the PEntium4 with an 865G chipset but it leaves me with AGP and well a P4 but unless i can solve this i dont have an option __________________ *Pentium 4 2.6HT -- ASUS P4SD -- 1gb DDR400 -- GeforceFX 5500*

11-06-09, 03:48 PM	#2
bob saget simpliticus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 25,110	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 You might need to install sata drivers, I think. Not sure, I think i remember something like that.... __________________ i7 920 D0 @ 3.9 Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Bios F9c Corsair Dominator 6 Gig 8-8-8-24 1600C8 EVGA Geforce GTX 275 1792 Mb Ultra120 eXtreme Corsair HX750w Cooler Master HAF 932 Vista Ultimate 64 Sp2 mmorpg-free since 1998

11-06-09, 04:19 PM	#3
candle_86 Its a CnC Thang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,053	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 well my board doesnt read it as SATA reads it as IDE, and the 15.23 drivers installed SATA drivers still no go __________________ *Pentium 4 2.6HT -- ASUS P4SD -- 1gb DDR400 -- GeforceFX 5500*

11-06-09, 04:21 PM	#4
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 34,326	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 Does the drive have any jumpers on the back? Most recent ones don't but its worth it to look. Also, try another cable. They tend to go bad randomly and you'll have some very strange problems with a bad SATA cable. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4000Mhz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - Antec P180B ATX Case - EVGA Geforce GTX 260 @ 700/1403/2206 ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.8 200Gb SATA - Galaxy Geforce 9600GT (Physx) OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

11-06-09, 05:09 PM	#5
candle_86 Its a CnC Thang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,053	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 yes there is jumpers, i think its the drive started doing click of death, leaving me in a pickle, the 939 is out of commision leaving me the P4 which makes me sad. __________________ *Pentium 4 2.6HT -- ASUS P4SD -- 1gb DDR400 -- GeforceFX 5500*

11-07-09, 01:05 AM	#6
candle_86 Its a CnC Thang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,053	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 dont matter now the whole board died kinda, the IDE and SATA controllers in the NB just went AWOL it seems, the bios cant find one installed in the NB. That may have been my problem all along lol. __________________ *Pentium 4 2.6HT -- ASUS P4SD -- 1gb DDR400 -- GeforceFX 5500*

11-07-09, 04:51 AM	#7
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 34,326	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 Yeah that's probably what it was. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4000Mhz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - Antec P180B ATX Case - EVGA Geforce GTX 260 @ 700/1403/2206 ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.8 200Gb SATA - Galaxy Geforce 9600GT (Physx) OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

11-07-09, 01:09 PM	#8
candle_86 Its a CnC Thang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,053	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 P4's suck lol __________________ *Pentium 4 2.6HT -- ASUS P4SD -- 1gb DDR400 -- GeforceFX 5500*

11-14-09, 04:42 AM	#9
abtomat74 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 606	Re: SATA Issues Nforce4 My SATA drive also seemed to appear as an IDE device in the dev manager when I had nf4, but under "current transfer speed" it said SATA Gen1. In your device manager, make sure your drive is not running in PIO mode...but rather DMA mode, which would be correct as far as nf4 shows them. Somewhere on that screen is also where is displays the "SATA Gen1" verification.

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