Windows7 Device Manager not initializing SATA

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I have a WD IDE 120GB HDD as the system disk. I just installed a 350GB Hibachi SATA from another PC onto this one. BIOS picks it up and Device Manager picks it up. Disk Management also picks it up BUT it will not initialize it. The disk is formatted (NTFS), has an OS (Windows7 Starter) and important files. Every time I try to initialize it, this pops up: "No se pudo realizar la solicitud por un error de E/S" Translated to: "Could not execute requested action due to an I/O error".

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Properties of the Hibachi SATA HDD:
This device is working properly;
Disk: Disk1
Type: Unknown
State: Uninitialized
Partition type: N/A
Capacity: 305245MB
Unasigned Space: 305245MB
Reserved Space= 0MB

Hibachi HTS543232A7A SCSI Disk Device
 
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Motherboard: WinFast. The model number is unreadable. Sorry. =\ It has 2 SATA ports. Both the color blue. The machine's IDE (The HDD that is working) has Windows 7 Home Premium.
 
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Careful, I think initializing it might erase all data on it. Anyways, I think it's not normal that it asks you to initialize it if the drive is already formatted. Sounds like it's defective. Try to put it in another computer and see if it does the same thing.
 
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If you put it back in the laptop now, does it still works? Might have been damaged in the transfer.
 
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The HDD is still working. Even though I dropped it on the way back (Almost got a heart attack). The problem has to be with the PC. It's relatively old. From the year 2007, Gateway manufacturer
 
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Going to try the 2nd port. To be honest, I don't feel comfortable in moving around a 6inch highlyfragile drive.
 
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2nd Port: BIOS detected it, Dev Manager detected it and Disk Management detected it. Same as before, can't initialize. it.

EDIT: Just read that initializing the disk WILL delete the data. Is there a way for the disk to be useable in my PC without clearing it?
 
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How can you tell for sure it's still working? Especially since you dropped it on the floor. It might be defective and only partially working... Not simply because the BIOS and Windows can detect it means it can't have some bad sectors or other defects. 2007 is not that far back, as far as I know Windows has been using NTFS since Windows 2000 so you should be able to read it. As I said from the start, the fact it asks you to initialize it is a bad sign. Can you try to plug it into another computer and see if it does the same thing? Or can you plug it back in the laptop and see if it still boots?
 
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I repeat, I dropped it while passing it to the laptop. The HDD works fine. I wrote the previous comment (The one before the 2nd port) with the laptop. It's the PC that has the problem.

EDIT: I suppose that it is important to mention that since the SATA is the laptop's main HDD, it has Windows 7 Starter.
 
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Be aware that dropping it may not show any ill effects now, but you may have corrupted data, even damaged the HDD platter.

Is it possible that the HDD you're attempting to install is not NTFS format?

Honestly, I'm rather stumped here. If it's the correct format, SATA cables and ports are confirmed good, it should be able to at least read the data.

If the data on the laptop's drive is important you may want to just walk away from this attempt and buy another drive for your desktop PC. Prices are actually quite cheap, currently, and a new drive could be used in a future build should you have need of one.

Sorry I was unable to assist in the solution.
 
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Same thing here. NTFS has been the standard for a long time now and his Gateway desktop runs Windows 7, I don't see no reason why it couldn't read it.

He might be right and it could be something with the Gateway motherboard. Check your motherboard manual for any particular config regarding SATA or HDD settings in the BIOS. It would also be a good idea to flash your BIOS to latest version.

And you should really make some space on that drive with only 14MB left. Clear some temporary files, remove unused software, delete unimportant stuff, move something to a usb key or burn some on a DVD, etc... But it's really bad to keep running with a drive full it might wear it down.
 
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