SATA drive problem

Thrilla · 04-11-2007, 01:24 AM

I had a 60GB IDE and a 300GB SATA drive in my PC. The 60GB had my OS on it. The 300GB is used for storage. My computer froze, and then would not restart, giving me the "blue screen" each time. I also couldn't reformat it, as it would stop each time at the "Examining 57000 on disk 0, etc etc" So I put in a spare 30GB in place of the 60GB, which reformatted fine, my problem now is that I can't get my 300GB to show up for anything. In my "F2" setup at the beginning, it lists it as an "Unknown Device". When I start my computer up, it recognizes my SATA PCI card and the fact that theres 279GB hooked up to it. Other than this it's not recognized anywhere else. I think I found a way once to fix it, but it would reformat it, and I really really don't wanna do that, so I didn't look any further into it. All help would be greatly appreciated.

**hwm54112** · 04-11-2007, 10:47 PM

see if XP Home Disk Management by Linderman fits your circumstance

**blackduck30** · 04-12-2007, 07:31 AM

Just a quick question, did you reinstall the sata drivers?

Thrilla · 04-12-2007, 12:23 PM

The driver set-up, which had to be done in DOS, recognized the 300GB right away, but said to set it up, it had to be formatted, so I said ok, and it seemed to take 5-7 seconds, then said "All drives will now be accessible as logical drive letters". Then it prompted me to restart, so I did, and nothing has changed. I never knew a damn hard drive could be so stressful and frustrating.

04-11-2007, 01:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Thrilla Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	SATA drive problem I had a 60GB IDE and a 300GB SATA drive in my PC. The 60GB had my OS on it. The 300GB is used for storage. My computer froze, and then would not restart, giving me the "blue screen" each time. I also couldn't reformat it, as it would stop each time at the "Examining 57000 on disk 0, etc etc" So I put in a spare 30GB in place of the 60GB, which reformatted fine, my problem now is that I can't get my 300GB to show up for anything. In my "F2" setup at the beginning, it lists it as an "Unknown Device". When I start my computer up, it recognizes my SATA PCI card and the fact that theres 279GB hooked up to it. Other than this it's not recognized anywhere else. I think I found a way once to fix it, but it would reformat it, and I really really don't wanna do that, so I didn't look any further into it. All help would be greatly appreciated. Last edited by Thrilla; 04-11-2007 at 01:28 AM.

04-11-2007, 10:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	Re: SATA drive problem see if XP Home Disk Management by Linderman fits your circumstance

04-12-2007, 07:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
blackduck30 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,230 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	Re: SATA drive problem Just a quick question, did you reinstall the sata drivers? __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

04-12-2007, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Thrilla Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Re: SATA drive problem The driver set-up, which had to be done in DOS, recognized the 300GB right away, but said to set it up, it had to be formatted, so I said ok, and it seemed to take 5-7 seconds, then said "All drives will now be accessible as logical drive letters". Then it prompted me to restart, so I did, and nothing has changed. I never knew a damn hard drive could be so stressful and frustrating.