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Hi people,
I have just purchased a new HDD drive WD HDD 2TB. i already have one old 80GB HDD with Windows 7 installed a in it.
the disk is not recognizable in device manager and disk management . but in bios its detectable
also in BIOS boot menu its shows it as PATA, whereas it is connected via SATA port given below are details as shown in bios
SATA 0 ---(PATA WD20DEZRX)
SATA 1 ---(SATA SAMSUNG HD80G)
whys is it showing it as PATA
also the disks box fresh new and not formatted.
also i have another WD 500GB Blue caviar HDD which is working fine and detectable by connecting all three the bios shows
SATA 0 ---(PATA WD20DEZRX)
SATA 1 ---(SATA SAMSUNG HD80G)
SATA 2 --- (SATA WD50000)
but still WD20DEZRX not detectable
I have just purchased a new HDD drive WD HDD 2TB. i already have one old 80GB HDD with Windows 7 installed a in it.
the disk is not recognizable in device manager and disk management . but in bios its detectable
also in BIOS boot menu its shows it as PATA, whereas it is connected via SATA port given below are details as shown in bios
SATA 0 ---(PATA WD20DEZRX)
SATA 1 ---(SATA SAMSUNG HD80G)
whys is it showing it as PATA
also the disks box fresh new and not formatted.
also i have another WD 500GB Blue caviar HDD which is working fine and detectable by connecting all three the bios shows
SATA 0 ---(PATA WD20DEZRX)
SATA 1 ---(SATA SAMSUNG HD80G)
SATA 2 --- (SATA WD50000)
but still WD20DEZRX not detectable
tintin_bro5
October 17, 2014 10:59:51 PM
all efforts in vain. its still not detectable.
whereas my 500GB WD blue (which is advnce than green ) is detectable.
my bios is also updated and tried all the sata ports IN my MOBO.
i think Drive is BAD will contact the seller for replacemnet.
even strange is since my all hardrive are SATA why is it showing new HDD as PATA. i have not set any setting for PATA or IDE in bios.
will report once the new drive will arrive
BTW here is my config
******************************
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz 47 °C
Yorkfield 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41RQ (J2E1) 37 °C
Graphics
DELL S2240L (1920x1080@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 40 °C
Storage
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0 ATA Device (SATA) 41 °C
74GB SAMSUNG HD080HJ ATA Device (SATA) 50 °C
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
ATAPI iHAS124 B ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
whereas my 500GB WD blue (which is advnce than green ) is detectable.
my bios is also updated and tried all the sata ports IN my MOBO.
i think Drive is BAD will contact the seller for replacemnet.
even strange is since my all hardrive are SATA why is it showing new HDD as PATA. i have not set any setting for PATA or IDE in bios.
will report once the new drive will arrive
BTW here is my config
******************************
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz 47 °C
Yorkfield 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41RQ (J2E1) 37 °C
Graphics
DELL S2240L (1920x1080@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 40 °C
Storage
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0 ATA Device (SATA) 41 °C
74GB SAMSUNG HD080HJ ATA Device (SATA) 50 °C
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
ATAPI iHAS124 B ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Mighty_Miro_WD
October 16, 2014 11:20:06 PM
Hi there.
If it reports in the BIOS, but not in the OS, it's likely that the driver being used by the OS is not compatible with the drive. It's possible that one drive is compatible with AHCI and the other with legacy IDE. When you enalbe AHCI, windows ignores the IDE drive (prob your boot drive), you are essentially trying to boot form your '2nd' drive (no os/boot loader). When you enable IDE, you can boot from the IDE drive, but Windows will ignore the AHCI drive.
So there are few troubleshooting steps you can do - try to connect the drive to another computer and try with different cable. If the issue still remains, go to the motherboard or PC manufacturer and see if there is an updated chipset or hard drive controller driver specifically for Windows 7. Also install firmware updates for the motherboard.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
If it reports in the BIOS, but not in the OS, it's likely that the driver being used by the OS is not compatible with the drive. It's possible that one drive is compatible with AHCI and the other with legacy IDE. When you enalbe AHCI, windows ignores the IDE drive (prob your boot drive), you are essentially trying to boot form your '2nd' drive (no os/boot loader). When you enable IDE, you can boot from the IDE drive, but Windows will ignore the AHCI drive.
So there are few troubleshooting steps you can do - try to connect the drive to another computer and try with different cable. If the issue still remains, go to the motherboard or PC manufacturer and see if there is an updated chipset or hard drive controller driver specifically for Windows 7. Also install firmware updates for the motherboard.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
tintin_bro5
October 16, 2014 6:09:57 PM
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