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chris40228   06-05-2008 at 03:01:46 AM

I have a MS-7093(MSI RS480M2-IL) motherboard and the BIOS is not detecting my Maxtor 6L200MO 200GB Sata hard drive. I have reason to believe that it may be the Sata controller drivers but I do not know how to reinstall them or which driver I would need. I have tried to do a clean install of xp and see if that would install the required drivers but the hdd is still not detected. Any help or advice with this would be appreciated.

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rgsaunders   06-05-2008 at 03:42:57 AM
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Did the system work with this drive previously or is this a new addition to the system?

 

The SATA controller on this board is a 1st generation controller, only does 150mb sata vice 300 on current controllers. Many drives have a compatability jumper on them to set them to 150mb mode, ensure that if this drive has that option, that the jumper is in place. This issue can sometimes cause problems with older controllers. Your SATA controller drivers should be on the drive CD that came with the system or download them here http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php [...] e=download

 

Edit: The drive is a SATA I drive, it doesn't require a compatibility jumper setting. However, it is an old drive, check it on another system if possible to see if perhaps it has died on you.


Message edited by rgsaunders on 06-05-2008 at 04:08:03 AM
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chris40228   06-11-2008 at 04:49:27 AM
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Ok I purchased a brand new Western Digital drive and it is still doing the same thing no matter which jumper settings I use. I am totally lost on what to try next. Please help!!!

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