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Help connecting a new sata hard drive



 
 
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Old July 18th 08, 02:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
xXwhygodwhyXx
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Default Help connecting a new sata hard drive


Hi sorry if I posted in the wrong forum but I got this hitachi sata
320gb hard drive from newegg and didnt come with any cords or drivers,
just the hard drive. Ive been having problems trying to get the pc to
reconize the hard drive, here is what I have done that hasnt worked, ive
tryed connecting the sata cords to different slots on the motherboard, I
have enabled all my raid ports, Ive gone to disk management and it cant
even read it, I can feel the disks inside the drive spinning so I do
know that its recieving power, Ive loaded the vista disk and clicked
install and went to where it wants to know where you want to install it
and it cant find the hard drive. The model number is P7K500 and its a
hitachi sata 320gb hd. If anyone can help I would apreciate it, I really
need this drive hooked up because im out of space in my 160gb hard
drive.


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Old July 18th 08, 02:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Mickey Mouse
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Default Help connecting a new sata hard drive

Have you loaded the Sata drivers? Is this drive the only Sata device in your
machine.

Being new to Sata myself I've just been told/informed that when installing
my OS I have to F6 to install drivers for Sata to get them recognized.

Mickey





"xXwhygodwhyXx" wrote in message
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Hi sorry if I posted in the wrong forum but I got this hitachi sata
320gb hard drive from newegg and didnt come with any cords or drivers,
just the hard drive. Ive been having problems trying to get the pc to
reconize the hard drive, here is what I have done that hasnt worked, ive
tryed connecting the sata cords to different slots on the motherboard, I
have enabled all my raid ports, Ive gone to disk management and it cant
even read it, I can feel the disks inside the drive spinning so I do
know that its recieving power, Ive loaded the vista disk and clicked
install and went to where it wants to know where you want to install it
and it cant find the hard drive. The model number is P7K500 and its a
hitachi sata 320gb hd. If anyone can help I would apreciate it, I really
need this drive hooked up because im out of space in my 160gb hard
drive.


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xXwhygodwhyXx


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Old July 18th 08, 03:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Colin Barnhorst[_2_]
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Default Help connecting a new sata hard drive

"Mickey Mouse" wrote in message
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Have you loaded the Sata drivers? Is this drive the only Sata device in
your machine.

Being new to Sata myself I've just been told/informed that when installing
my OS I have to F6 to install drivers for Sata to get them recognized.

Mickey



Mickey, that depends entirely on the mobo and whether or not you are using
Raid. If the mobo is several years old you would have to load drivers, but
if it is Vista you wouldn't use F6. That's for XP and earlier. In Vista
you use the Load Drivers button on the volume selection screen. If your
mobo is pretty new SATA support should be automatic (unless you are using
Raid).

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Old July 20th 08, 06:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
xXwhygodwhyXx
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Default Help connecting a new sata hard drive


Please help I just got a new drive and vista still cant read it.


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Old July 20th 08, 08:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Colin Barnhorst[_2_]
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Default Help connecting a new sata hard drive

"xXwhygodwhyXx" wrote in message
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Please help I just got a new drive and vista still cant read it.


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Unless you have another computer in which to try the drive, I recommend that
you simply return it to NewEgg for a replacement or refund.

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Old August 15th 08, 06:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
oldun
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Default Help connecting a new sata hard drive


Go to Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Disk
Management ans see if it appears there. If it does not then there may
well be a problem with the hard drive or the caddy.

If it does then it will probably be in black, a different colour from
the other hard drives.

If here is a red cross next to the name right click on it and select
initialize.

The red cross will disappear.

next right click on the drive and select format. after what seems like
many days the format will be complete and the drive should be
recognised.


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