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Hi,

I have a samll problem on my computer. I have using Windows XP professional service pack 3. I recently added 500GB SATA harddisk to my computer. Now my computer has two hard disks, 80GB PATA harddisk and 500BG SATA harddisk.

After i added this new SATA harddisk. When i boot my computer from shutdown state,operating system doesn't recognize keyboard and mouse, at this instance i have to press restart button to restart the computer only then both keyboard and mouse is detected by operating system.

I tried to searh on internet to look for solution, but still no help. I also tried some drivers from intel site but no help. By the way my motherboard version is Intel865GBF.

Any help please,

Thanks

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Short summary: the system boots fine until a cold start after the 500 GB SATA drive was added — USB keyboard and mouse are not seen by Windows XP SP3 until a manual restart, and removing the SATA drive makes the problem go away. That pattern points to either a hardware-inrush / power distribution issue or a device-initialization timing / BIOS-controller mismatch. This note builds on and and gives an ordered, practical checklist to isolate and fix the fault.

  1. Quick, non-invasive checks first
  • Move keyboard/mouse to the motherboard rear USB ports (or use PS/2 if present) and confirm BIOS sees them during POST. If BIOS sees them but Windows does not, the problem is later in the boot chain.
  • Swap the SATA data cable and try a different SATA port on the board. Try a different SATA power lead from the PSU (avoid daisy-chained connectors).
  1. Power and drive testing
  • Since removing the drive clears the fault, test with the new drive powered from a different PSU cable or from a known-good PSU if available. If the fault disappears with a different cable/PSU, a weak rail or overloaded cable is the likely cause.
  1. BIOS and controller settings (safe approach)
  • Enter BIOS (Del/F2 during POST), record current values, then check: legacy USB support and USB keyboard/mouse support should be enabled; look for SATA controller mode (labels vary: SATA Mode / SATA Configuration / AHCI/IDE). Switching to a Compatibility/IDE setting can help, but changing controller mode after Windows is installed can cause boot failures. Back up data and note original settings before changing. If uncomfortable, try stepwise: enable legacy USB first, then test.
  1. Drivers and firmware
  • Update motherboard chipset/USB and storage drivers inside Windows, and consider a BIOS update from the board vendor if available. As a final test, boot the SATA drive in another machine or from a Linux live medium to see whether the drive itself affects USB enumeration.

Caution: change BIOS and controller modes only after backups; changing SATA mode may require reinstalling or adjusting drivers for Windows XP.

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Member Avatar for khakilang

Try remove the 500gb hard disk and check whether the same problem occur. Than plug in again. If the same thing happen when you plug in the 500gb than it might the power supply might not have enough voltage to support the hard disk.

Member Avatar for gerbil

In BIOS, configure your SATA to IDE emulation. Some mbs just don't appreciate a mix of SATA and PATA drives, may not even recognise an added SATA drive when configured as SATA.

Member Avatar for nccsbim071

Try remove the 500gb hard disk and check whether the same problem occur. Than plug in again. If the same thing happen when you plug in the 500gb than it might the power supply might not have enough voltage to support the hard disk.

Hi Khakilang

Thanks for the reply.

After removing 500gb hard disk the problem does not occur.

Thanks

Member Avatar for nccsbim071

In BIOS, configure your SATA to IDE emulation. Some mbs just don't appreciate a mix of SATA and PATA drives, may not even recognise an added SATA drive when configured as SATA.

Hi gerbil,

Thanks for the reply.

How do i configure SATA as IDE emulation. Can you please give me any hint.

thanks

Member Avatar for gerbil

I will try - I am not familiar with Intel BIOS. But somewhere in the BIOS will be a page of settings for hardware, perhaps the chipset page. And there should be a SATA Configuration entry.... set that to IDE mode.
When you do that your mb will interface with the drive so as to present it to the OS as if it was a PATA [IDE], and your OS will then not require software drivers to handle it [iastor.sys?].
Something else... that mb will not handle high speed SATA II [3GB/s]- you must ensure that the rear jumper is in position to ensure compatability at the slower SATA I speed [1.5GB/s]. I don't know what Sata drive you have.... perhaps there is a jumper, perhaps not, but I think you need one if your drive is SATA II... you check that detail.

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