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Article #309Re: BIOS not detecting hard drive
From: M.L.
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:14
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:14
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>> I'm trying to swap a SATA hard drive from a defunct desktop into a >> working desktop (Sony VAIO VGC-RA840G) that has no hard drive. The >> defunct computer and its hard drive have been sitting in a basement >> for about 2 years collecting dust. >> >> After installing the drive according to instructions from the Sony >> website, the BIOS only shows the 2 DVD drives being detected. >> >> Primary IDE Master [Sony DVD RW D] >> Primary IDE Slave [HL-DT-STDVD-ROM] >> >> The Hardware tab of the BIOS shows: >> >> SCSI-0: ST3160023A5 >> >> which is the correct model of the newly installed 160 GB hard drive. >> >> The overall installation was easy. I've never installed a hard drive >> before so I'm wondering if I missed setting something properly. I >> noticed a set of jumper pins on the hard drive but there was no >> plastic jumper on them to set as Master, Slave, or Select, and I've >> read that SATA drives don't need to be jumpered anyway. >> >> Any help with troubleshooting this issue will be greatly appreciated. >> Thanks. >Probably a SATA driver problem., >bw..M The original installed drive for the Sony VAIO VGC-RA840G is SATA so all the cable connections were intact. There are no drivers installed because there is no operating system installed yet.
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