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Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list

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From: Arno Wagner
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:50
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage goo_lu1 <goo_lu1@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
> Previously my Western Digital SATA HDD had problem. I replaced a new
> WD3200AAJS one from dealer. I connected that HDD to one SATA port in
> my Gigabyte GA-8S655FX motherboard. The BIOS settings for SATA were
> set as below:

> Sis Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] (available options: Enabled or
> Disabled)
> Sis Serial ATA Mode [RAID] (available options: IDE or RAID)

> After PC powered up. BIOS reported it detected the HDD.

> However, as Windows XP Professional was running, I couldn't find the
> SATA HDD from explorer.

> I used System Management Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk
> Management tool and forced it to scan new hardware but no new HDD
> found.

> Also, I used Device Manager -> Drive icon and clicked to force
> hardware change scanning. Still no new HDD found.

> Although there exist probability that the new HDD was faulty but I
> would like to ask what can I do further before I return it to the
> dealer for another HDD ?

> Tks!

> PS: My motherboard has 2 SATA ports. I'd tried both of them but the
> results were the same.
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Subject: Re: How to made XP add SATAII HDD to hardware list
Date: 23 Feb 2008 12:50:57 GMT
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