freebsd problem: Cannot detect Hard Disk (SATA)

[yoke an]

   >On Thu, 20 Jan 2005, yoke an wrote:
   > > >
   > > >On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, yoke an wrote:
   > > > >
   > > > >    Hi ,
   > > > >
   > > > >    We have recently purchased Tyan Transport GX21 (B2735G21S2)
   with
   > > Tiger
   > > > >    i7501R S2735-8M motherboard. I'm trying to install FreeBSD
   v4.8
   > > but it
   > > > >    cannot detect my hard disk during the installation. I think
   the
   > > > >    problem should be the SATA driver. Coz I'm currently using
   SATA
   > > > >    instead of IDE/ATAPI.
   > > > >
   > > > >    Is FreeBSD v4.8 support SATA or any available free downld
   driver
   > > for
   > > > >    SATA? Can I use "ICH5-R SATA Chip driver " for supporting
   FreeBSD
   > > > >    v4.8? If yes, where can i downld it?
   > > > >
   > > > >    HW spec:
   > > > >    HDD model: Seagate, ST380013AS.
   > > > >    Motherboard : Tiger i7501R S2735-8M
   > > > >
   > > > >    Hope the above info is sufficient for you.
   > > > >
   > > > >    Thank you so much
   > > > >
   > > > >    rgds Ann
   > > >
   > > >As others have said, you probably are better off with getting
   your
   > > >application to run under 5.3.  However, assuming that this
   motherboard
   > > is
   > > >using an ICH5 southbridge, you should be able to configure the
   BIOS to
   > > run
   > > >the SATA channels in legacy mode.  To do this, go to the IDE
   > > Configuration
   > > >menu and make sure that the 'Enhanced mode' setting is off and
   that
   > > Legacy
   > > >Configuation setting is either in 'S-ATA' only or 'P-ATA and
   > > S-ATA'.  This
   > > >will make your sata disks appear to be normal IDE drives, but
   you'll
   > > loose
   > > >access to one or both of your normal IDE channels, depending on
   which
   > > >option you pick.
   > > >
   > > >I'm not guaranteeing that this will work, but it's easy to
   try.  If you
   > > >decide to go with FreeBSD 5.3 then you'll want to reset the BIOS
   to
   > > >Enhanced mode.
   > > >
   > > >Scott
   > > My motherboard is using an ICH5 southbridge and your suggestion is
   works.
   > > As you said, my sata disks appear to be normal IDE drives but it
   is not
   > > running on Raid mode. Currently I'm having 2 HDD, if I do this
   option,
   > > it cannot syn with another HDD. Any better suggestion?
   > >
   >
   >This is the best that you can get under FreeBSD 4.x.  If you need
   access
   >to both IDE channels and SATA at the same time, you'll have to use
   FreeBSD
   >5.x.
   >
   >Scott
   >


   I'm thinking if I install freebsd 4.8 via IDE. Later I do the
   installation for SATA driver and switch my HDD to SATA mode, will that
   work? Anybody experience this?

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