sata hard disk not detected

moto · #1 22nd August 2005, 03:21 PM

i m trying to install FC 4 but during installation it says no hard drive found.
i m using AMD asus 3000+ 64 bit k8s-mx motherboard. n a sata hard disk.
can anyone help me out.
thanks in advance.

sej7278 · #2 22nd August 2005, 08:24 PM

what's your sata controller?

silicon image work well, via and intel not so good.

praveer_pdra · #3 26th March 2006, 05:27 AM

try using FC5 latest release. all kernel releases of 2.6.15 and above seem to work well on this board.

axelseap · #4 26th March 2006, 05:29 AM

try this, when u boot off the cd type

Code:

linux irqpoll noapic acpi=off

i had to do this with mine to make it work

paul matthijsse · #5 29th March 2006, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axelseap

try this, when u boot off the cd type

Code:

linux irqpoll noapic acpi=off

i had to do this with mine to make it work

Hey thanks! My new laptop arrived today and fc4 complained about no hard disks. But with your options, it works. Cool! Installing fc4 now while fc5 comes in via bittorrent, hope to install that tonight.

Cheers, Paul.

karnbo · #6 2nd April 2006, 09:18 AM

Simular problems. FC5 (64 bit) installation program cant find my 2 SATA disks, where I have FC4 (64 bit) installed by the way. No problem installing FC4. The IDE drive is found.
ASUS K8N4-E Delux
Samsung spinpoint 200GB (2 pieces)
AMD 64 sempron 3000+

deann · #7 29th October 2006, 09:23 AM

Had same problem with same hardware (K8N4-E)

This is what helped me along: at the startup of the installation cd, boot the linux kernel with the option

"pci=nommconf"