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| Thread ID: 122092 | 2011-11-30 07:40:00 | I can't install my SATA segate barracuda 500GB | ChazTheGeek (16619) | Press F1 |
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| 1246312 | 2011-11-30 07:40:00 | My bios just can not recognize my segate barracuda 500GB HDD. I have a 2-3 year old motherboard. When I try to install windows on it just says there is nothing there. The drive was spinning so i think it goes. Please Help! | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1246313 | 2011-11-30 07:52:00 | Did you connect power to it? You need the data and power cable for SATA. If its SATA 2, and the mobo supports SATA 1, you have tor jumper the hdd to SATA1 / SATA 150. What's the model of the hdd?? Some of them had buggy firmware. If windows setup cant see it, you need SATA drivers (if youre installing XP). And if AHCI is enabled in the BIOS | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1246314 | 2011-11-30 07:52:00 | Welcome to PF1 :) What OS are you trying to install ? If its XP you may need sata Drivers. |
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| 1246315 | 2011-12-01 19:12:00 | I am installing XP the mobo supports SATA 1. I think the model is Barracuda 7200.11. Thanks for the help you have given me so far. Any more suggestions? | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1246316 | 2011-12-01 19:42:00 | If the mobo ONLY supports SATA 1 and the hdd is SATA 2, you'll have to jumper the hdd to SATA 1 / 150. Look on the back of the hdd. Thats why the BIOS cant see it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1246317 | 2011-12-01 23:55:00 | Ok. In your first reply you mentioned something about drivers. What of kind of drivers? | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1246318 | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 | Drivers = Latest drivers possible. Search Seagate's website or update them through Device Manager. Windows should find the latest drivers for you. | EmoCat (16620) | ||
| 1246319 | 2011-12-02 00:37:00 | SATA drivers. You wont get them from seagate. If the BIOS cant see it drivers wont help you. Since the BIOS needs to see it, before anything else will. Did you change the jumper on the back of it to SATA 150?? You wont get far, (if the mobo supports SATA 1 (and the hdd is SATA 2), without changing the jumper first | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1246320 | 2011-12-02 00:48:00 | I think Speedy knows more than I do :D! | EmoCat (16620) | ||
| 1246321 | 2011-12-02 01:33:00 | XP will need drivers to work with with most SATA ports. you will need get motherboard drivers for the SATA from you motherboard vendor. then slipstream them onto the install disk. links for more help: www.digitgeek.com www.nliteos.com |
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