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Sata to IDE adapter hard drive not working

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sammee4   09-27-2009 at 03:43:13 AM

I am installing a brand new SATA hard drive as the only hard drive to a IDE Mobo via an adapter ( I have done the same thing to my own computer with no problems) The green light on the adapter is on so i know that its getting power. Bios doesnt recognise the hard drive and when I try to install XP it says that it has not found a hard drive. I have checked all connections and everything is ok.I hope someone can help me.

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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   09-28-2009 at 10:11:42 AM
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Assuming you've tried it on another computer, and nothing happened, it's most likely an issue with your motherboard. Have you tried connecting an IDE drive with your mobo, and see if it was detected within the BIOS menu?

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jitpublisher   09-28-2009 at 02:49:51 PM
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What motherboard? What drive?
It is pretty hard to give you a decent answer with "I tried to hook something up to something and it won't work, what is wrong?"


Message edited by jitpublisher on 09-28-2009 at 02:52:03 PM
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Bronze Storage badge Paperdoc   09-28-2009 at 05:39:34 PM
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If you're using an adapter to hook a SATA drive into an IDE port, how does the adapter allow you to set the Master and Slave on that IDE port? The port MUST have ONE Master. If your drive is the only device on the port, it has to be set that way via the adapter. Or, if the port already has a Master, then you MUST set the second device to Slave via the adapter. IF you are putting a hard drive and an optical drive on the IDE port / cable, it is recommended that the hard drive take the Master role, and let the optical be Slave. Ideally, Master should be on the end of the ribbon cable, and Slave in the middle. Also, I assume you have provided the SATA drive with power from the PSU?

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sammee4   09-29-2009 at 03:47:23 AM
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r_manic wrote :

Assuming you've tried it on another computer, and nothing happened, it's most likely an issue with your motherboard. Have you tried connecting an IDE drive with your mobo, and see if it was detected within the BIOS menu?


I havent tried it on another computer the hard drive is brand new and so is the adapter. The Motherboard and bios is detecting the old hard drive when i put it back in.

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