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rahanjam

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Registered: 2008-03-06

Posts: 4

Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

Hi guys.

So, I've been trying to install Archlinux for a while now, and I've been trying to figure out what problem Is by myself, and I've been asking a bunch of people, but it seems that it's going to a dead end.

What we figured out, and what we "think" it is, is that the controller on my motherboard does not support the system, and my SATA disk that I am trying to install on.

What i have tried is that.. I've followed the "beginners guide" to install arch linux, and when i noticed that i got a big problem with my harddrive i asked some people for help, tough we cannot figure out what the problem is..

Firstly i boot up with my ArchLinux CD.. Then i write km, to change the keyboard layout. Then /arch/setup ofcourse . After that when i try to partitionate and set mountpoints for filsystem it does not show any kind of hardware at all. So i tried to partitionate with gparted and then boot up with Archlinux again to install all my packages etc etc. But it seems like it does not write the information to anything.

This is a big problem for me cause i really want my Arch distribution to work, so please guys.. Help me!

EDIT

Just in case you wanted to know.. My motherboard is a MSI P35 Neo

Last edited by rahanjam (2008-10-07 14:03:35)

rahanjam

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Registered: 2008-03-06

Posts: 4

Re: Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

Noone? Who has any clu?

AD28

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Registered: 2008-09-16

Posts: 161

Re: Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

Based on the newegg comments, that board's jmicron controller doesn't work with linux.

pointone

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From: Waterloo, ON

Registered: 2008-02-21

Posts: 379

Re: Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

See if your BIOS has an option for the SATA controller: Legacy IDE/AHCI; change to AHCI if it is not already set as such.

This will cause your Vista installation (if you have one) to stop working, however: <http://www.itwriting.com/blog/288-enabl … vista.html>.

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rahanjam

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Registered: 2008-03-06

Posts: 4

Re: Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

*snip*

I don't have this AHCI option. So i don't know what to do else. Do you know?

*snip*

Do you mean, that my mobo doesent support linux, and that i cannot have it?

rahanjam

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Registered: 2008-03-06

Posts: 4

Re: Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

Problem solved.