dell t1600 inspiron. 4 sata ports. 0,1,2,3. ports but cant detect

green jon jon

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Sata issues?

i have a dell t1600 inspiron. It has 4 satas on mobo. 0,1,2,3,. They are colour coded too, blue black white white. I cant get bios to recognize anything on 2 and 4 (black and second white) sata port.

I changed the cables and only 2 sata ports are recognized. I want to have 3 items...2 hdds and 1 dvd burner.

Is there anything i can do?
 
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Check the configuration of the disk in the BIOS,Restore Bios to default settings,Try to update Bios . Read the manual of your motherboard. Reset CMOS. Swap cables .

Does the motherboard have warranty? you might want to RMA if above steps don't solve your problem.

patrickIT

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Check the configuration of the disk in the BIOS,Restore Bios to default settings,Try to update Bios . Read the manual of your motherboard. Reset CMOS. Swap cables .

Does the motherboard have warranty? you might want to RMA if above steps don't solve your problem.
 
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