connect before you turn on your system....that way it will detect during the
boot process.
peter
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"Robert McMillan" <rmcmillan.DeleteThis@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> "Robert McMillan" <rmcmillan.DeleteThis@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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>>I have the esata bracket hooked up to the two gigabyte controller sata
>>ports. In an Antec MX-1 esata enclosure I have a WD 500GB sata2 drive.
>>Running XP Pro SP2 when I connect drive the computer freezes for 5 seconds
>>or so with no obvious signs of why. Task Manager shows CPU usage to be
>>normal, yet every other process is forced to stop during this period
>>(Music stops playing, cannot move mouse cursor). I am currently running
>>bios revision F8 and this is a rev2.1 board. Will updating the bios fix
>>anything as I havent been able to find any log of what has changed with
>>each revision.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help,
>> Robert
>>
>> Other System specs: Q6600 (stock speed), Gigabyte 512MB 8800GTS, 2x2GB
>> DDR2 800Mhz, 550W Antec NeoPower
>>
> Another note, the drive functions perfectly after it is connected it is
> just the connection that is the problem.
> Robert
> >> Stay informed about: GA-P35-DS4 eSata problems