If there are no hard drives, CDs, DVDs etc connected to the IDE channels
then turn them off in the BIOS and Windows will stop detecting them.

<diedeldum2001@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
>
>
> i recently installed a WD2500JD SATA Drive. It's recognized by XP
> Pro - SP1 but it now causes a reinstallation of additional IDE Channels
>
> every startup of Windows. Windows tells that the installation of
> primary and secondary IDE channel failed with the message
> "no driver provided for this platform". Well, the HDD works fine and
> can be used in windows but on every startup windows tries to install
> the IDE Channels and tells me the same error message (as discribed
> above). "Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility" didn't help,
> Fujitsu-Siemens Support as well..
>
>
> System:
>
> - Gigabyte GA-8ISXT (OEM Fujitsu-Siemens)
> - Intel Springdale Chipset I845 or I865PE / ICH5
> - P4 3.0
> - IDE HDD Primary Master
> - IDE HDD Primary Slave
> - DVD Burner Secondary Master
> - CD Burner Secondary Slave
> - SATA HDD configured as SATA0
>
>
> Any hints to get the HDD installed properly?
>
>
> thanks in advance and HAPPY NEW YEAR
>
>
> jeff
>