Vista keeps asking me for IDE HD drivers

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Fox_Smash

Discussion Starter · Mar 13, 2009

i installed a HD for backup purposes and i can't use it,doesn't show up on "my pc".
tried installing the chipset drivers newest ver to no avail.

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RyanRacer48

· #2 · Mar 13, 2009

Can you give us the exact message you are getting when it asks for drivers?

I would also check in your bios to ensure the IDE ports are set correctly.

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aksthem1

· #3 · Mar 13, 2009

Is this drive new?

Search for Computer Management and then go to Storage>Disk Management. If it shows up there make sure it's formatted.

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Fox_Smash

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 13, 2009

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Originally Posted by RyanRacer48

Can you give us the exact message you are getting when it asks for drivers?

I would also check in your bios to ensure the IDE ports are set correctly.

i don't know,it just asks for the driver for like any other new hardware.
there is a dvd-rw drive running on the same IDE cable and works perfectly.

it is not new,i was using it yesterday and out of the blue it dissapeared and started asking for drivers.

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Acoma_Andy

· #5 · Mar 13, 2009

Is the drive partitioned at all?

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Fox_Smash

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 13, 2009

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Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

Is the drive partitioned at all?

Yes,FAT32,i've been using it yesterday.

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RyanRacer48

· #7 · Mar 13, 2009

delete it from device manager and restart your computer.

Perhaps look for a IDE driver on motherboards manufacturers website. Although I'd imagine it would be in a chipset pack which you said you already did.

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