Re: IDE controller for windows 8.1

I don't use linux and I really had in mind to keep the IDE drive for data storage with my SSD drive but looks like I can't do it with this card.
I tried the SC-PE4B12 drivers with no luck and SIIG doesn't answer their support e-mail so
guess I'll try something else.
Thanks for replies.

I need to get some data from an IDE hard drive and my motherboard only has sata ports. I am trying to use a SIIG SC-PE4A12 pci contoller card which has 2
IDE connectors.
The card seems to detect the hard drive but before windows starts it says it is installed as "81h" and nothing shows up in windows.
I looked in device manager and it shows the controller card as a RAID controller and has the yellow warnings saying the drivers are not installed. I installed the drivers
from SIIG's website but they didn't list any for windows 8 and nothing helped.
Has...

Re: Need opinion: shorted motherboard or CPU?

I suspected the MB was bad, glad you could confirm it for me.
So I plan on ordering a new MB (maybe not a gigabyte this time) but I am
wondering in case the CPU is shorted too, could this ruin the new motherboard?

Re: Need opinion: shorted motherboard or CPU?

Measured between the pins on the 12v connector I get very low ohm readings (from about 1 to 7 ohms) but not a complete short. Is this normal?

Re: Need opinion: shorted motherboard or CPU?

Thanks for replies. Here's an update:
Now when I push the power button neither the CPU fan or PSU fan moves UNLESS I remove the ATX 12v 8pin connector. Then the CPU and PSU have the 2 second cycle as before.
The CPU socket is clean and contacts are good. I have tried a different CPU fan with same result.

I built my latest computer with a Gigabyte B85-D3V motherboard and an Intel i3 G3220 CPU.
It worked long enough for me to install windows 8.1 to my SSD
but now when power button is pressed the PSU and CPU fans both run
for about 2 seconds and then stop and then will then cycle again for 2 seconds.
I am using this outside the case now with only CPU, memory and power supply connected. I have tried a different power supply and tried using only one memory chip so I am fairly certain it has to be either a bad motherboard or CPU.
I removed the CPU and applied power...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello all,
I'm a new member but an old fogey. I've been retired for several years but still
doing electronic and computer "tinkering".
My first TV was a DuMont 14" black and white (no color back then) and my first
computer was a Commodore C64. I spent many hours typing in code from "RUN"
magazine to run real simple programs. Great fun.
I was never into repairing very much unless it was something simple like a loose
connection or changing a tube (remember...