asus p5k deluxe and seagate free agent pro esata problems

[prits_88]

has anyone got the p5k deluxe and the seagate free agent pro and having massive problems with it when using esata, in that it dont work when using esata.

sometimes after turning the pc on, it says its find it in the jmicron bit, but then most of times it says no driver found or sumin like that.

grrr ive updated evrything from th asus website and jmicron site.
can anyone shed some light ? and has anyone had similar problems?

[prits_88]

oh...

[prits_88]

please..

[Clunk]

Have you updated the BIOS ever?

Try disabling legacy USB, thats often a cause of problems.

[Mossy]

or buying a controller card which supports e-sata always problems with onboard e-sata

[prits_88]

Have you updated the BIOS ever?

Try disabling legacy USB, thats often a cause of problems.

yep im on the latest 0501 bios.
and jus tried the disabling legacy usb... still no luck...

it annoys me cos i remember it workin once or twice, but that was only when it found the external hdd at boot up on the jmicron driver search thing.

[prits_88]

or buying a controller card which supports e-sata always problems with onboard e-sata

whoa looked on scan and there a bit expensive...

but in principle i shudnt have to buy a controller card... cos it should work onboard...

[Clunk]

Have you tried a fresh install of windows? Are you using vista? Does it do the same in XP?

[prits_88]

Have you tried a fresh install of windows? Are you using vista? Does it do the same in XP?

well my install is pretty fresh, just installed it a few weeks ago.
and yes im using vista 64-bit...

i might try installing xp. but how do i install xp whilst also preserving vista? also i dont have a valid cd key for xp but will that really matter if im only gna have a quick try of it to see if the esata works on there? (as i believe u can use it for 30 days without activation? )

[ceebezee]

Hi prits_88,

Go to ASUS forum discussion. Select motherboard, go to P5W DH deluxe mobo and see an answer to your problem. Even if your mobo is different this answer will work.
regards

[prits_88]

Hi prits_88,

Go to ASUS forum discussion. Select motherboard, go to P5W DH deluxe mobo and see an answer to your problem. Even if your mobo is different this answer will work.
regards

hey mate thanks for your help.

i did all it said to do on that forum, but i am still having no luck :-(

when i first start my pc, it still says "no drivers found" at the jmicron page.....

please, if there is anything else u can suggest i would be most welcome?

many thanks

[prits_88]

actually

the drive seems to appear in device manager under disk drives, however i cant find it in computer.

does anyone know how to solve this? im using vista 64 bit btw

[ceebezee]

Hi,
I have given below one of the solutions for esata/hdd problem. It belongs to one Mr.King, a regular contributor to the ASUS forum. Even he says that the drive initially was not visible in the My computer, but later it was seen in my computer. All the best.

Download the newest Jmicron drivers found in gnolnats sticky on the first page in our forum.
2. Reboot and go into the bios. Make sure the JMicron controller is enabled and set it to ACHI. I needed to do this because I disabled my controller because it was not being used.
3. Shut off your computer and hook e-sata cable to drive enclosure and the orange e-sata port located just below the orange 1394 port.
4.Turn on your hard drive enclosure and your computer and wait for windows to find and recognize your 'New Hardware'.
5 At this point, locate the drivers manually and use the current JMicron Drivers you now have in hand. Windows will now tell you that Installation of New Hardware is Complete.
6. Go into Control Panel and click on 'Disk Management' Find your new drive.. It will say it is unalocated. This what confused me as I could not find this drive when I looked for it in 'My Computer'
7. Right Click on the box containing your drive and select 'Partition' You will be given options for labelling, formatting, etc. I just did a quick format and the drive was ready to go. I will now show up as a SCII drive with other internal drives in 'My Computer'.
10. Thats it, the e-sata drive works great and takes full advantage of ACHI

[prits_88]

Hi,
I have given below one of the solutions for esata/hdd problem. It belongs to one Mr.King, a regular contributor to the ASUS forum. Even he says that the drive initially was not visible in the My computer, but later it was seen in my computer. All the best.

Download the newest Jmicron drivers found in gnolnats sticky on the first page in our forum.
2. Reboot and go into the bios. Make sure the JMicron controller is enabled and set it to ACHI. I needed to do this because I disabled my controller because it was not being used.
3. Shut off your computer and hook e-sata cable to drive enclosure and the orange e-sata port located just below the orange 1394 port.
4.Turn on your hard drive enclosure and your computer and wait for windows to find and recognize your 'New Hardware'.
5 At this point, locate the drivers manually and use the current JMicron Drivers you now have in hand. Windows will now tell you that Installation of New Hardware is Complete.
6. Go into Control Panel and click on 'Disk Management' Find your new drive.. It will say it is unalocated. This what confused me as I could not find this drive when I looked for it in 'My Computer'
7. Right Click on the box containing your drive and select 'Partition' You will be given options for labelling, formatting, etc. I just did a quick format and the drive was ready to go. I will now show up as a SCII drive with other internal drives in 'My Computer'.
10. Thats it, the e-sata drive works great and takes full advantage of ACHI

thanks for the help BUT i dont have a "disk management" on my control panel screen.

i am running windows vista 64 bit, and i assume that the guide was for people using windows XP.

do u know what the vista equivalent to "disk management" is?

thanks

[Clunk]

Control Panel>administrative tools>computer management.