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bios not detecting sata hdd

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by vr77, Sep 30, 2006.

  1. vr77 Newcomer, in training

    just built a computer and it's not detecting my sata hard drive. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm really frustrated

    pc specs

    asus a8n sli motherboard
    1 gb ram
    western digital 120 gb sata hdd
    amd athon 64 3500
    vr77, Sep 30, 2006
    #1

  2. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    did you install the drivers?
    Tedster, Sep 30, 2006
    #2

  3. korrupt Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,060

    As Tedster said, when you install Windows it will have an option for you to install 3rd party sata drivers.

    Regards,

    Korrupt
    korrupt, Oct 1, 2006
    #3

  4. vr77 Newcomer, in training

    yes, I installed the drivers
    vr77, Oct 1, 2006
    #4

  5. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    Set the boot SATA drive to SCSI in the bios...
    Tmagic650, Oct 1, 2006
    #5

  6. vr77 Newcomer, in training

    I'm new at this. how do I do that?
    vr77, Oct 1, 2006
    #6
     
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