I have an older off the shelf HP computer (AMD Phenom circa 2009). Recently I woke it up from sleep mode to find an error message saying that their was a critical HDD failure. So, naturally I re-booted. It started up fine but once I started to transfer some files to an external HDD it crashed again, this time on re-boot it stated it couldn't find storage device. I tried plugging the HDD into other SATA ports but this led to the same issues recurring in different orders: either crash shortly after reaching desktop, or storage device couldn't be detected.
I took the HDD to a friends house and accessed it through one of his SATA ports. It seemed to be working fine. We had it plugged in just long enough to transfer some critical files onto my external. All seemed well in the world...
So, with joy in my heart I purchased a new WD 1Tb Blue and plugged her in. Loaded Win 8.1 via flash drive (a legit copy and everything) and, Viola! the wheels were a crankin'. I loaded up some drivers and played with it for a few minutes. All was good... or so I thought. Shortly there after, she crashed again - same issues: either crash shortly after reaching desktop, or storage device couldn't be detected. At this point I did have the old HDD plugged into another SATA port and was able to access it, if that has any bearing on the situation,
So, I really have no idea what the issue may be (I'm a noob), but was told it probably is the MOBO SATA controller, resulting in me needing A) New MOBO or B) New computer. Any ideas on what my issue truly is and what may be the best course of action? Could I go on the cheap and replace the MOBO until I am ready to buy a better computer, or is that not worth trying?
I took the HDD to a friends house and accessed it through one of his SATA ports. It seemed to be working fine. We had it plugged in just long enough to transfer some critical files onto my external. All seemed well in the world...
So, with joy in my heart I purchased a new WD 1Tb Blue and plugged her in. Loaded Win 8.1 via flash drive (a legit copy and everything) and, Viola! the wheels were a crankin'. I loaded up some drivers and played with it for a few minutes. All was good... or so I thought. Shortly there after, she crashed again - same issues: either crash shortly after reaching desktop, or storage device couldn't be detected. At this point I did have the old HDD plugged into another SATA port and was able to access it, if that has any bearing on the situation,
So, I really have no idea what the issue may be (I'm a noob), but was told it probably is the MOBO SATA controller, resulting in me needing A) New MOBO or B) New computer. Any ideas on what my issue truly is and what may be the best course of action? Could I go on the cheap and replace the MOBO until I am ready to buy a better computer, or is that not worth trying?
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