e-sata problem

[fatgaz]

hi all just a small problem, i have just bought an external hard drive silvercrest 1TB, it can be connected to my computer by either firewire or e-sata, when i connect it through the firewire connection it is recognised but when it is done through the e-sata i get nothing i have even checked in my disc management and nothing, can anyone advise like bios settings etc that might need to be changed bios is Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, Phoenix Technologies, LTD, Version: ASUS P5VD2-MX ACPI BIOS Revision 1012 and i am running w7. thanks in advance

[AlBags]

You probably need the esata drivers installing.
Did you not get a mini cd with drivers?
What does Device Manager say?
Are you running XP SP3 .. or Vista ... or 7?
BIOS will have nothing to do with it.

[AlBags]

PS

Where are you actually connecting the E-Sata cable to?
Look in Dev Mgr under SCSI and Raid controllers .. Entries there that correspond?

[AlBags]

I've a dock with E-Sata connection. The device is listed as Via VT6421 Raid Controller.
I had to install the drivers supplied for that chipset before anything on that board was recognised.

[fatgaz]

hi albags, thanks for the replys running w7, looked right through divice manager even show hidden devices nothing there, i also have no listing for SCSI and Raid controllers, also no disc with HDD as the instruction manaual says it should be found by computer when HDD is connected and switched on, could you tell me what drivers i should be looking for please, thanks in advance

[AlBags]

viamraid.sys in Windows/System32/Drivers is running my E Sata on its Via VT6421 Raid Controller PCi board.

Again ... What are you plugging into, exactly? Some sort of card reader or a proper card? If a card reader .. drivers may not be allowing ESata to be identified.

[fatgaz]

hi albags, i am plugging into a e-sata port but i have just fixed the problem, when you said about raid controllers in the device manager i checked my bios and turned all raid settings on and my e-sata to raid and hay presto it is now recognised, thanks again for you time and replies cheers from one happy person ME

[AlBags]

Great!
Should have thought of that tho .. .sorry!