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Identifying main board & ide controller

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by meltvn

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Hi
I am sitting with a motherboard that shows a conflict that the wrong IDE controllers have been loaded.
It is a second-hand computer therefore no main board disk.
It has got an A+ C-mos chip, and Seagate hard drive.
Can any one please tellme how to look to identify the Main board and where to find IDE controllers?

Thanks
Melt

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by dmiles

When booting the system and you see the configuration settings screen that shows what devices are in the machine at the bottom left corner you will see a ref number(xxxx-5BTX-xxxx) where it tells you to hit the key to enter CMOS control panel,Hit escape or pause screen key and write the number down
Open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon and select the Device Manager tab
go down the list and you will see the controller column or a yellow exclamation mark,click on the plus and it will show the controllers.
You can find controllers at www.windrivers.com or www.driverforum.com

by bean baggins

I've often run into this problem as a bench tech. Examine the mainboard carefully for what appears to be a model number. For example "AP5-T rev 3.01". Once you've found one, open your favorite search engine and enter this number, without the revision number. Your results will probably identify the board manufacturer. You can then go to their website for the appropriate drivers. I've had good luck with this method. Also examine the chipset. If it is an Intel chipset ie. 82371AB, you can downloada generic driver from Intel that covers most Intel chipsets. VIA and SiS may also provide generic drivers on their web sites. Lastly, as mentioned in the above reply, check also www.driverguide.com; if you can identify the board manufacturer, the driver guide can usually point you to a home page. Good Luck.

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