HDD not recognized

kidam12 · 08-06-2005, 05:38 PM

Hello, i am a complete noob so you guys have to explain it to me. I just recently bought a new samsung sp1614c hard drive but i didnt notice that it was SATA. i found an extra power cable and the other cable to connect it to my SATA1 slot on my motherboard, which is a MSI KT6V. When i started my computer, it didnt recognize my hard drive and it says that i didnt install one. Help!

08-06-2005, 10:45 PM

does your bios see it ? are you sure you powered it up and connected right? Is it brand new ?

youkai444 · 08-07-2005, 09:39 AM

im having the same problem. what exactly needs to be changed in the bios? im using an msi pt8 neo

**linderman** · 08-07-2005, 10:26 AM

Welcome to TSF:

One very important element of the sata drive config is you must be able to see the presence of the sata controller in your device manager without a yellow exclamation mark next to it.

please check to be sure your sata contoller is available for use

regards

joe

kidam12 · 08-07-2005, 11:21 AM

sorry it took so long but where is the sata controller and the device manager. MY hard drive is brand new and i connected the power and the sata cable to it. when i start my computer, it displays the hard drives name as the master. i tried to install windows on it but it says theres no hard drive present to install windows on. lol im a silly noob but, is the bios screen the one that turns red when i press either F1, F2, Insert, or Delete? lol

08-06-2005, 05:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
kidam12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 104 OS: XP	HDD not recognized Hello, i am a complete noob so you guys have to explain it to me. I just recently bought a new samsung sp1614c hard drive but i didnt notice that it was SATA. i found an extra power cable and the other cable to connect it to my SATA1 slot on my motherboard, which is a MSI KT6V. When i started my computer, it didnt recognize my hard drive and it says that i didnt install one. Help!

08-07-2005, 09:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
youkai444 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1 OS: xp	same im having the same problem. what exactly needs to be changed in the bios? im using an msi pt8 neo Last edited by youkai444; 08-07-2005 at 09:50 AM.

08-07-2005, 10:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Welcome to TSF: One very important element of the sata drive config is you must be able to see the presence of the sata controller in your device manager without a yellow exclamation mark next to it. please check to be sure your sata contoller is available for use regards joe __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

08-07-2005, 11:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
kidam12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 104 OS: XP	sorry it took so long but where is the sata controller and the device manager. MY hard drive is brand new and i connected the power and the sata cable to it. when i start my computer, it displays the hard drives name as the master. i tried to install windows on it but it says theres no hard drive present to install windows on. lol im a silly noob but, is the bios screen the one that turns red when i press either F1, F2, Insert, or Delete? lol Last edited by kidam12; 08-07-2005 at 11:29 AM.

08-06-2005, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	does your bios see it ? are you sure you powered it up and connected right? Is it brand new ?