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nXus · 12-08-2007, 05:34 AM

Ok here's a toughy.

WD2000JD Caviar SE 7200rpm SATA

Was in my fileserver with a 8port sata 2 card HPT Rocketraid2320 card.

Was always in Legacy mode.

I moved all data off this to use this drive as OS drive in new comp.

When i booted up in new comp it detected a drive but it had no label. Nothing. Just blank.

Windows Vista install started but found no drive to install on..

I tried to use the WD diag tools but it says no WD drive found and quits.

I then thought hmm wonder if it works on normal onboard sata of fileserver. And that does the same thing.

Put it back on the file server 8port sata 2 card and it works no problemo. Can go into windows format, copy etc..

It's as if this sata raid card has buggered up the normal firmware or something on this h/d and now i can only use it on that..

Any help would be appreciated as i'm now totally stumped..

I've been looking for things that do some kind of factory reset to the drive but doesn't appear to be any. WD tools diag, DLG are useless.

12-08-2007, 05:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
nXus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp/vista	Bios detecting h/d as nothing Ok here's a toughy. WD2000JD Caviar SE 7200rpm SATA Was in my fileserver with a 8port sata 2 card HPT Rocketraid2320 card. Was always in Legacy mode. I moved all data off this to use this drive as OS drive in new comp. When i booted up in new comp it detected a drive but it had no label. Nothing. Just blank. Windows Vista install started but found no drive to install on.. I tried to use the WD diag tools but it says no WD drive found and quits. I then thought hmm wonder if it works on normal onboard sata of fileserver. And that does the same thing. Put it back on the file server 8port sata 2 card and it works no problemo. Can go into windows format, copy etc.. It's as if this sata raid card has buggered up the normal firmware or something on this h/d and now i can only use it on that.. Any help would be appreciated as i'm now totally stumped.. I've been looking for things that do some kind of factory reset to the drive but doesn't appear to be any. WD tools diag, DLG are useless.