HDD not detected?

[Lavitz]

Hey guys built my new system specs:
core i7 920 do
asus p6t deluxe v2
western digital 640 black
g.skill 1600 gb ddr3
750 watt corsair

I installed windows 7 all fine, when i go start comp goes into bios intalizing..says no HDD detected but boot to the HDD also thats what its doing for the ram also? HELP!

[stoanee]

Not sure what you mean, is your rig booting up properly?

[MarkOne]

Hummmmmmmmmm so your computer boot..... I guess what you see it's the Marvel BIOS telling you it see no HD, Asus use a marvel chips for 2 sata connectors and the intel one for the others, your drive is plug on the Intel one, and no drive on the marvel, it's why it reports no drive when it boot, go in the bios you will see the Black and the memory too

[Lavitz]

^^So can you explain tad bit more should? Which one should i plug em into? Black or red

[AkG]

OK, here is what is going on. First of all you have the drive plugged into the CORRECT ports (the Intel ICH10 ports). To add more sata ports than what the Intel controller can handle ASUS added in a second chip, the Marvel chip. On startup (aka POST) this secondary chip sees if it has anything plugged into it. Since it doesn't it does not initialize itself (thus the message on post) and thus is not a drain on resources. IF / WHEN you do plug in another drive to the Marvel ports it will initialize the chip and use a wee bit of resources. Honestly, its working as it should so dont worry about it.

[Jake_HT]

Mine says the same thing (P6T deluxe) but it works so I just ignore it...

it also says CPU OVERVOLTAGE ERROR... however in the BIOS it reads like 0.008V

Silly board

If it boots fine then it means nothing..

[Lavitz]

Oh, Thanks guys. I could of found the answer in the manual :D meh. Thx :)