SATA Problems with A7N8X-E Deluxe in Windows XP Will not r..

I've been searching for hours today and I just wanted my new 400gb
SATA Seagate to work I was even started singing the "get
perpendicular" song when it came!

Alright, here's the problem like many other A7N8X-E users have faced
in the past:

I've had recently fresh install of windows XP Pro running for a few
months now, and I installed the SATA hard drive. It shows up under the
SiliconImage boot screen (the small one after the main POST) but once
windows loads up, nothing shows up.

I have installed the driver for the SiliconImage SATAraid software,
and it does not show the little yellow question mark in device
manager.

I have found many threads with this problem, but no clear solution.
Most of the threads were circa 2005, so I'm hoping that somebody knows
a solution.

Please help! I want my storage!

A few questions
does it show under Admin Tools/comp management/disc management............is
it online??..is it formatted???
does it show under device manager??
Have you loaded the SiliconeImage Sil3122a Controller drivers...non raid if
not using raid
are you running a RAID array??
Is the drive listed in the BIOS??
peter
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> I've been searching for hours today and I just wanted my new 400gb
> SATA Seagate to work I was even started singing the "get
> perpendicular" song when it came!
>
> Alright, here's the problem like many other A7N8X-E users have faced
> in the past:
>
> I've had recently fresh install of windows XP Pro running for a few
> months now, and I installed the SATA hard drive. It shows up under the
> SiliconImage boot screen (the small one after the main POST) but once
> windows loads up, nothing shows up.
>
> I have installed the driver for the SiliconImage SATAraid software,
> and it does not show the little yellow question mark in device
> manager.
>
> I have found many threads with this problem, but no clear solution.
> Most of the threads were circa 2005, so I'm hoping that somebody knows
> a solution.
>
> Please help! I want my storage!
>