I am replacing my slave hard drive with a larger slave drive, but my computer is not detecting the new drive. I have ruled out jumpers, so where do I go from there?
2006-08-27 12:59:00 · 7 answers · asked by Robster01 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
IF everything is connected properly download the installation wizard form the drive manuafacturers website. and run it. It may detect what system adjustments are necessary to detect and run the drive.
2006-08-27 13:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by Fremen 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First check the BIOS (press del, f1, f2 on startup, varies by PC), and see if the drive is being detected. Also, just to be sure, double check all of the connections.
Is this a brand new slave drive? It may not be formatted yet, or may need to be reformatted. In 2000/XP, go to Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer Management->Disk Management->Right click the drive and choose format or partition.
2006-08-27 20:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd disconnect all existing ide devices.
Plug the new drive up as master on port 1
look into the bios and see if it detects it.
If not..
1) 40 pin cable on 80 pin drive?
2) faulty new drive - even new harddrives can be doa.
If it DOES detect it, is it possible your cable's slave port is defective?
Try running the drive on 2nd channel, - where your optical drives are.
2006-08-27 20:21:45 · answer #3 · answered by A N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a physical connection problem. especially if you have windows xp. so, you have several things to double check. but basically get that case door off and get in there again cuz you have something not connected or damaged. sometimes its as simple as moving the cable a little (due to tight angles or crowded room in the case), or it could be that you damaged one of the pins and need to replace either the cable or the drive (hope not). inspect your cable for any tears or burns or any damage really. make sure you didnt unplug anything else while you were messing around in there, and lastly dont forget the power cable!
2006-08-27 21:03:15 · answer #4 · answered by PCFixr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you are running Windows XP. IF it does not show up in you rmy computer screen or in the bios then you may need to recheck your cables. If both the power and data cable are properly plugged in then you may have a bad cable. Try using a different power cable from your PSU and try using a different PATA or SATA cable. If your comp still doesn't see it, it's probably a dead drive.
2006-08-27 20:17:07 · answer #5 · answered by taskr36 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BIOS, format, or even the drive itself is DOA, because I do have a drive for data, BIOS setting is not necessary (set as Pri-Slave non-existent) unformated would show up as a RAW unaccessible drive letter.
2006-08-27 21:03:29 · answer #6 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the new drive is formatted. Once formatted, Windows will be able to detect it.
2006-08-27 20:53:32 · answer #7 · answered by Jordan L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋