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pzblues · 04-10-2008, 08:11 AM

Ok, in dell setup(i assume this is bios settings) drives, there are:
sata 0 onboard sata hd
sata 1 off
PATA 0 onboard( either cd/dvd drive or installed ide hd) whichever is connected
PATA 1 off

now, when i turn PATA 1 on and connect the hd as a slave device i get an error saying that niether PATA 0 or 1 have anything connected, when its turned off, PATA 0 recognises both cd/dvd and ide hd(whichever is connected as master....) although ide hd still does not show in my computer. There is a thin blue cable from the mother board to the cd/dvd, not sure if this is significant or not?
BTW, there is a diskchecker utility which i ran and both sata and ide disks passed, really confusing!!

04-10-2008, 08:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
pzblues Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp	Re: No HD Found! Ok, in dell setup(i assume this is bios settings) drives, there are: sata 0 onboard sata hd sata 1 off PATA 0 onboard( either cd/dvd drive or installed ide hd) whichever is connected PATA 1 off now, when i turn PATA 1 on and connect the hd as a slave device i get an error saying that niether PATA 0 or 1 have anything connected, when its turned off, PATA 0 recognises both cd/dvd and ide hd(whichever is connected as master....) although ide hd still does not show in my computer. There is a thin blue cable from the mother board to the cd/dvd, not sure if this is significant or not? BTW, there is a diskchecker utility which i ran and both sata and ide disks passed, really confusing!! Last edited by pzblues; 04-10-2008 at 08:38 AM.