Wait till you hear this one. I have a Dell Inspiron One 2305 that I've upgraded the RAM in (to 8GB from 4GB). I also upgraded the HDD to a Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM. I installed Windows on here and it works fine...This is the only HDD in the computer.
Here's the kicker: After being turned off for some time (1 day, maybe 2) the SATA cable needs to be unplugged and plugged back in to boot up, otherwise the BIOS does not even see the drive. I can restart as many times as I want and the BIOS will never detect it until I open the computer, unplug and plug in both the SATA cable and the power cable and then, no problem. The HDD is spinning, even when the BIOS does not detect it.
This is consistent and its become a real head scratcher for me...I've tried changing SATA ports on the motherboard, as well as visually inspecting solder with a microscope. The port works fine with the CD drive. Could it be my cable? Could my PSU be underpowered?
Here's the kicker: After being turned off for some time (1 day, maybe 2) the SATA cable needs to be unplugged and plugged back in to boot up, otherwise the BIOS does not even see the drive. I can restart as many times as I want and the BIOS will never detect it until I open the computer, unplug and plug in both the SATA cable and the power cable and then, no problem. The HDD is spinning, even when the BIOS does not detect it.
This is consistent and its become a real head scratcher for me...I've tried changing SATA ports on the motherboard, as well as visually inspecting solder with a microscope. The port works fine with the CD drive. Could it be my cable? Could my PSU be underpowered?
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