installation problem for SATA HDD

[bharatt]

hi all,

recently upgraded my system with 160 GB seagate SATA harddrive.

it is a seagate BARACUDA - ST3160211AS.

facing problem with the installation.

couldn't find drivers for it.

is there any suitable site from where this driver can be downloaded?

motherboard is intel and has a dual core processor.

can anyone give a remedy for this problem.

thanks

[lazlow]

Normally it is not the hard drive your need drivers for, it is the sata controller. I assume that this is your first sata HD in linux?

[stevea]

Does the BIOS see the drive ?
Does Linux see the SATA controller ?
No - you do NOT need a driver for the disk.

[markkuk]

motherboard is intel and has a dual core processor.

Please specify the exact type of the motherboard. Have you set up the BIOS settings correctly to enable the SATA controller?

[kosh]

If it is 965 chipset, you need to enable Native IDE support in BIOS.