My sata ports are onboard but the bios says they are not installed

jdtiger2002

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how do i get my sata port to say that it is installed im trying to put another dvd drive in my computer using sata and it won't find the sata at all
 

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they are controlled in the bios, make sure all sure controllers are enabled

a sata optical drive my not show in bios unless you select manually detect while in the bios. windows should detect it regardless