[trash] installer can't detect drive

I've got a compact flash/IDE adapter, and wanted to install archlinux in that CF.
Unfortunately the bios of my old laptop won't recognize the adapter. No biggie, I can always put grub on a usb drive, right?
The real problem is that the archlinux installer won't 'see' the disk either! But I know it's there because clonezilla live can see and manipulate it flawlessly.
So how can I force the detection of such device? what can I do to make the installer behave like clonezilla?
EDIT: please remove this thread. it appears either the laptop motherboard or the cf/ide adapter aren't working properly. now the drive has been detected and I installed Arch, but sometimes the bios ignores it.
Last edited by v43 (2012-02-27 16:11:40)

1. Enable the Promise controller in Bios>>Integrated Peripherals>>Onboard Promise Controller>>Set to "As SATA" or "As Raid" depending on what you want.
2. If set to "As SATA" you will see the drive info flash by very briefly during the boot. control-F does not do anything in this mode as there is nothing to configure.
If set to "As Raid", you should be able to use control-F during the boot to configure a Raid array with multiple drives connected to the Promise Controller(IDE3, Serial3&4).
3. In WinXP, there should be an "UNknown Raid/SCSI Device" in Device Manager. Install the Promise UltraSATA or Raid drivers as appropriate and format drive if required.
Note: drives attached to the Promise controller or Intel SATA controller in Raid mode will not show up in the Standard Features page of the Bios.

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