New SATA seagate

Calumetbud · 06-17-2008, 05:46 PM

Just bought a new seagate 250 sata HDD oem..Been trying to get the thing to work. It will show up in the BIOS, when I go to DISK manegement to format and partition it wil start and then stop and my disk goes away like it was never there..I'm using a asus p4p 800e deluxe mobo. What Im trying to do is clone my IDE drive to my sata...

Calumetbud · 06-17-2008, 06:03 PM

Just tried again to do a format using disk management,i got a error msg saying format wasnt succesfull

Tumbleweed36 · 06-17-2008, 06:32 PM

I think you will find your motherboard is a Sata I motherboard which is no problem, except your new Sata hard disk is a Sata II compatible. One must first change the little jumper on that new Sata hard disk to be Sata I compliant. Give that a go and see what happens.

Calumetbud · 06-17-2008, 06:45 PM

ok, i will try and find the jumper setting for that..Thanks

Tumbleweed36 · 06-17-2008, 06:56 PM

Report back what you fuond or did not find.

Calumetbud · 06-17-2008, 07:12 PM

I will doing it now....i set the jumpers to the far right of the power cord...

Calumetbud · 06-17-2008, 07:26 PM

That didnt work,it actually made me believe it would though the way it started off. Tried to format in disk management,it started and as soon as it read 1 % the drive just disapeard..

Calumetbud · 06-17-2008, 07:34 PM

The drive is now in my computer D: I tried to copy some files to it and it says not accessable..

Tumbleweed36 · 06-17-2008, 08:02 PM

Download and run Seatools (manufacturer's utility) and let it partition and format that drive. Then, give it a try again.

Calumetbud · 06-17-2008, 08:52 PM

downloaded seatools and run the test..it failed all of them. was going to try dwnldn firware but seagate dwnld page wouldnt load. Run disc wizard it ask to reboot computer I did, and paused for a minute and I got a operation error/write error..So know I dont know if I need to buy a controller card, or throw away my new drive..

Tumbleweed36 · 06-17-2008, 09:10 PM

I would RMA that drive if it failed all tests on Seatools. Seems like they may have sold you a faulty drive that is not usable. Hope you can exchange it for a good one, because they do make high quality drives.

Calumetbud · 06-18-2008, 06:23 AM

Yes it sounds badd...I guess that is what I will do.Thanks for all your help

Tumbleweed36 · 06-18-2008, 08:32 AM

You are most welcome. Let us know how it goes with the new one.

06-17-2008, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	New SATA seagate Just bought a new seagate 250 sata HDD oem..Been trying to get the thing to work. It will show up in the BIOS, when I go to DISK manegement to format and partition it wil start and then stop and my disk goes away like it was never there..I'm using a asus p4p 800e deluxe mobo. What Im trying to do is clone my IDE drive to my sata...

06-17-2008, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	Re: New SATA seagate Just tried again to do a format using disk management,i got a error msg saying format wasnt succesfull

06-17-2008, 06:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: New SATA seagate I think you will find your motherboard is a Sata I motherboard which is no problem, except your new Sata hard disk is a Sata II compatible. One must first change the little jumper on that new Sata hard disk to be Sata I compliant. Give that a go and see what happens. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

06-17-2008, 06:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	Re: New SATA seagate ok, i will try and find the jumper setting for that..Thanks

06-17-2008, 06:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: New SATA seagate Report back what you fuond or did not find. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

06-17-2008, 07:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	Re: New SATA seagate I will doing it now....i set the jumpers to the far right of the power cord...

06-17-2008, 07:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	Re: New SATA seagate That didnt work,it actually made me believe it would though the way it started off. Tried to format in disk management,it started and as soon as it read 1 % the drive just disapeard..

06-17-2008, 07:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	Re: New SATA seagate The drive is now in my computer D: I tried to copy some files to it and it says not accessable..

06-17-2008, 08:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: New SATA seagate Download and run Seatools (manufacturer's utility) and let it partition and format that drive. Then, give it a try again. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

06-17-2008, 08:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	Re: New SATA seagate downloaded seatools and run the test..it failed all of them. was going to try dwnldn firware but seagate dwnld page wouldnt load. Run disc wizard it ask to reboot computer I did, and paused for a minute and I got a operation error/write error..So know I dont know if I need to buy a controller card, or throw away my new drive..

06-17-2008, 09:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: New SATA seagate I would RMA that drive if it failed all tests on Seatools. Seems like they may have sold you a faulty drive that is not usable. Hope you can exchange it for a good one, because they do make high quality drives. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 06-17-2008 at 09:11 PM.

06-18-2008, 06:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
Calumetbud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 OS: win XP PRO	Re: New SATA seagate Yes it sounds badd...I guess that is what I will do.Thanks for all your help

06-18-2008, 08:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: New SATA seagate You are most welcome. Let us know how it goes with the new one. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.