HARD Disk

brad0306 · 06-16-2008, 12:12 AM

Please help!My motherboard can't detect my hard disk but when I attached my hard disk to another PC it work's fine I also try to put another hard disk to my Computer and it also works fine what will i do please help thank you so much

**Deleted090308** · 06-16-2008, 01:01 AM

Welcome to TSF.

What computer (or motherboard) do you have?
What brand/model is the HDD? If it's a SATA II drive - use a jumper to make it run SATA I mode.

brad0306 · 06-17-2008, 08:05 PM

Thank you for the reply!My motherboard is ASUS P4VP-MX and my HDD is seagate 40g

**Deleted090308** · 06-17-2008, 09:32 PM

Is the drive alone on the ribbon cable? If not, try that.

Also:
Replace the ribbon cable.
Use another 4-pin power plug for the HDD.

brad0306 · 06-18-2008, 01:55 AM

yes I already replaced the IDE cable and I also tried another power supply socket but it didn't work. Thank you for your help!

**Deleted090308** · 06-18-2008, 07:53 AM

Is it a new hard drive?
Or an old one that stopped working all of a sudden?

Check the jumper. Set it to master.

brad0306 · 06-20-2008, 05:19 PM

it is my old HDD and the jumper was in the master pin. when i try my HDD to another PC it works fine and i also put another HDD to my PC and it also works fine I tried and replaced every hardware such as my RAM, video card and my power supply but my HDD didn't work. I just can't figure out what seems to be the problem.

**Deleted090308** · 06-20-2008, 05:57 PM

What do you mean when you say "it doesn't work"?

Does the HDD get detected in BIOS?
Do Windows try to start, but there's an error message instead?

brad0306 · 06-22-2008, 05:15 PM

yup! the BIOS can't detect my HDD but when i try to attached another HDD it works well

**Deleted090308** · 06-22-2008, 08:37 PM

Connect the HDD to another computer and run Seatools for DOS (long test).

06-16-2008, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
brad0306 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP SP2	HARD Disk Please help!My motherboard can't detect my hard disk but when I attached my hard disk to another PC it work's fine I also try to put another hard disk to my Computer and it also works fine what will i do please help thank you so much

06-16-2008, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: HARD Disk Welcome to TSF. What computer (or motherboard) do you have? What brand/model is the HDD? If it's a SATA II drive - use a jumper to make it run SATA I mode.

06-17-2008, 08:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
brad0306 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: HARD Disk Thank you for the reply!My motherboard is ASUS P4VP-MX and my HDD is seagate 40g

06-17-2008, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: HARD Disk Is the drive alone on the ribbon cable? If not, try that. Also: Replace the ribbon cable. Use another 4-pin power plug for the HDD.

06-18-2008, 01:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
brad0306 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: HARD Disk yes I already replaced the IDE cable and I also tried another power supply socket but it didn't work. Thank you for your help!

06-18-2008, 07:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: HARD Disk Is it a new hard drive? Or an old one that stopped working all of a sudden? Check the jumper. Set it to master.

06-20-2008, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
brad0306 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: HARD Disk it is my old HDD and the jumper was in the master pin. when i try my HDD to another PC it works fine and i also put another HDD to my PC and it also works fine I tried and replaced every hardware such as my RAM, video card and my power supply but my HDD didn't work. I just can't figure out what seems to be the problem.

06-20-2008, 05:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: HARD Disk What do you mean when you say "it doesn't work"? Does the HDD get detected in BIOS? Do Windows try to start, but there's an error message instead?

06-22-2008, 05:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
brad0306 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: HARD Disk yup! the BIOS can't detect my HDD but when i try to attached another HDD it works well

06-22-2008, 08:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: HARD Disk Connect the HDD to another computer and run Seatools for DOS (long test).