New system boots but doesn't detect HDD's

Andrew357 · 23rd July 2005, 7:43 PM

I just built a new system for my brother which contains the follwoing ingredients:

Thermaltake Soprano with 400W PSU
Abit 3rd-Eye
1x512mb DDR400 Geil
LG DVD-RW
50x CDrom
20GB WD IDE
160GB Seagate SATA

It boots up, i can get into bios. It detects both the CD Drives (which is currently plugged into IDE port 1), but won't detect the 20GB Hard Drive.

It alos won't detect the SATA drive, it's got power and i can feel that it is operating. I've tried both SATA ports to no avail.

I've also cleared CMOS too.

What do i do?

lagmaster · 23rd July 2005, 7:58 PM

Update the BIOS, for a start.

mr_cam0 · 23rd July 2005, 8:09 PM

I'm know shit all myself but maybe check the jumpers on the back of the hdds? I THINK this can affect it, but yeah not to sure..

Roman209 · 23rd July 2005, 8:21 PM

You need to load the SATA driver, so hit F6 when the winxp cd takes control of the boot up and load the drivers with the driver disk before you do the install.

As for the IDE drive, check the jumpers on the back. Make sure it does not conflict with what the other IDE device is set to on the same channel.

If you want further clarification just post what devices you have connected to what.

lagmaster · 23rd July 2005, 8:31 PM

The Bios Cannot Detect The Drives. Why Would It Be A Problem With Windows!?

terrabyte · 23rd July 2005, 8:36 PM

Just check the bios to make sure all raid features are disabled and that the bios' sata is enabled. You've probably already tried these, but it never hurts to suggest.

Have you tried the 20gb in the same port as your cd-drives? Maybe there's a problem with the other one.

Andrew357 · 23rd July 2005, 9:19 PM

Update: I've switched the IDE channels, so it detects the 20gb and the CD drives.

Still having trouble detecting the SATA drive.

With this SATA driver disk, do i need to have an OS going?

Roman209 · 24th July 2005, 2:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew357

Update: I've switched the IDE channels, so it detects the 20gb and the CD drives.

Still having trouble detecting the SATA drive.

With this SATA driver disk, do i need to have an OS going?

Yes, on the windows installation. When the cd starts booting a screen will come up and ask you to press F6 pretty much straight away. Press it and and wait. Eventually it will ask you to select a driver. Select the SATA drivers for winxp.

Put the disk in before the windows xp cd starts the installation boot up.

23rd July 2005, 7:43 PM	#1
Andrew357 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 4,556	New system boots but doesn't detect HDD's I just built a new system for my brother which contains the follwoing ingredients: Thermaltake Soprano with 400W PSU Abit 3rd-Eye 1x512mb DDR400 Geil LG DVD-RW 50x CDrom 20GB WD IDE 160GB Seagate SATA It boots up, i can get into bios. It detects both the CD Drives (which is currently plugged into IDE port 1), but won't detect the 20GB Hard Drive. It alos won't detect the SATA drive, it's got power and i can feel that it is operating. I've tried both SATA ports to no avail. I've also cleared CMOS too. What do i do? __________________ At least 151 trades on OCAU, worth over $17k

23rd July 2005, 7:58 PM	#2
lagmaster Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,063	Update the BIOS, for a start. __________________ My other PC is a kebab.

23rd July 2005, 8:09 PM	#3
mr_cam0 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 102	I'm know shit all myself but maybe check the jumpers on the back of the hdds? I THINK this can affect it, but yeah not to sure.. __________________ For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain

23rd July 2005, 8:31 PM	#5
lagmaster Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,063	The Bios Cannot Detect The Drives. Why Would It Be A Problem With Windows!? __________________ My other PC is a kebab.

23rd July 2005, 9:19 PM	#7
Andrew357 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 4,556	Update: I've switched the IDE channels, so it detects the 20gb and the CD drives. Still having trouble detecting the SATA drive. With this SATA driver disk, do i need to have an OS going? __________________ At least 151 trades on OCAU, worth over $17k