will not recognize hard disk

-puter is pentium 166mmx
-motherboard is 571b x2.1 chipset sis 5571
-bought a new hdd seagate 40Gb 4200rpm
-when installed the auto detection feature cannot recognize the hard drive
-if the specs are manually keyed the puter will
advise a drive failure
questions:
is there any driver for the board i can load to recognize the drive?
what should i do?
can you advise me any site that gives technical specs of the 571b motherboard such as manufacturer, new drivers, etc.
thanks!

jay shan