Can't format new sata drive, failed in disk manager

[triiifashions]

just installed a new tb hd
does not show in device manager
does show in disk manager but shows as failed
so i cannot format
please help
thanks in advance!

 

[Tmagic650]

You might have to update your motherboard bios in order to use this TB hard drive

 

[Rick]

Can you post some system specs? Maybe a model number if you have something like an HP, Dell etc.. Or your motherboard model + revision if you have a custom PC?

 

[triiifashions]

custom
abit fatality mb
have multiple sata drives working running this one off a pci adapter for sata
but i had the same problem with the last drive i bought hook right to mb
i used some sort of dos program or somthing to see the drive and bring it online i just dont remember what it was?!?

ahhhh

its been days and still havnt figured it out