HD ?'s

steve fisher · 15-December-05, 07:51 PM

I have a 160 GB HD.I have hplugged it into three different PC's and none of them recognize it.they say no hard drive installed.What is the problem here?

kardiacc · 15-December-05, 08:26 PM

I have a few quick questions for you about what you have tried.

1. Is it the bios or windows that doesn't recognize the drives?
2. Is the bios configured to auto detect hard ide devices?
3. Have you used different cables each time or the same one?
4. How old are the PC's, any chance they are old enough that the bios can't see drives that large?

SaltDaddy · 15-December-05, 08:31 PM

Sounds like it's not formatted. Question does the bios show it there and windows can't find it?

steve fisher · 15-December-05, 11:34 PM

Windows nor the Bios show it.

kardiacc · 16-December-05, 10:31 AM

1. Is it the bios or windows that doesn't recognize the drives?

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve fisher


	Windows nor the Bios show it.

2. Is the bios configured to auto detect hard ide devices?
3. Have you used different cables each time or the same one?
4. How old are the PC's, any chance they are old enough that the bios can't see drives that large?

How about these other questions? The more we know the more we can help.

carbongraphite · 16-December-05, 12:14 PM

dont forget to check the jumpers and listen to it so you know it atleast powers up
if its an external drive the controller might not be mounting it

godling · 16-December-05, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve fisher


	I have a 160 GB HD.I have hplugged it into three different PC's and none of them recognize it.they say no hard drive installed.What is the problem here?

Internal or external drive?
If internal, is your jumper set properly?
If internal, SATA, SCSI, or IDE?
In either case, did you connect both the power cable and the SATA/SCSI/IDE cable? (that means plugging two different cables into the drive)?
How old is the drive?
Where was it beforehand? Did you get it from a store, or did you pick it up from a friend, or did you find it laying around in a trash heap?
What are the make/models of the computers your plugged it into, and what is the make/model of the drive itself?

You'll notice a lot of people are asking you a lot of questions for what you thought was a very simple solution -- the reality is, of course, that no matter how simple the solution is, there is a different (simple)solution for each of the scenarios we're asking about. As soon as those questions are answered, we can help you much more.

Looking forward to hearing back from you,
-godling

steve fisher · 16-December-05, 04:03 PM

internal,jumpers on slave,IDE,Both cables are hooked up,Got it with an e-machine,don't know how old it is.Just trying to salvage it.I could use it.

steve fisher · 16-December-05, 04:34 PM

My new PC has an internal seriel ATA HD.Can I use the Maxtor IDE along with it?Heres a link to the HD I am trying to use?
http://www.shopping.com/xPF-Maxtor_D...160_GB_6Y160P0

If I can get it to work it's going into this E-machine I have sitting here.I'm dying to mod something.

steve fisher · 16-December-05, 11:31 PM

I think I'm going to give up on it.Lost case I guess.Oh well.Thanks everyone.

kardiacc · 17-December-05, 12:34 AM

Should be able to get a rough idea of the age of the E-machine by the speed and type of the CPU.
Also try hooking it into the system as the only drive on the cable with the jumper set to CS (cable select)

THRiLL KiLL · 18-December-05, 12:41 PM

when you plug the hdd in, does it spin up and make noise?

15-December-05, 07:51 PM		#1 (permalink)
steve fisher Apex Techie I	HD ?'s I have a 160 GB HD.I have hplugged it into three different PC's and none of them recognize it.they say no hard drive installed.What is the problem here?

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15-December-05, 08:26 PM		#2 (permalink)
kardiacc Apex Advanced Techie	I have a few quick questions for you about what you have tried. 1. Is it the bios or windows that doesn't recognize the drives? 2. Is the bios configured to auto detect hard ide devices? 3. Have you used different cables each time or the same one? 4. How old are the PC's, any chance they are old enough that the bios can't see drives that large?

15-December-05, 08:31 PM		#3 (permalink)
SaltDaddy Apex Master Tech Apprentice	Sounds like it's not formatted. Question does the bios show it there and windows can't find it?

15-December-05, 11:34 PM		#4 (permalink)
steve fisher Apex Techie I	Windows nor the Bios show it.

16-December-05, 12:14 PM		#6 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	dont forget to check the jumpers and listen to it so you know it atleast powers up if its an external drive the controller might not be mounting it

16-December-05, 04:03 PM		#8 (permalink)
steve fisher Apex Techie I	internal,jumpers on slave,IDE,Both cables are hooked up,Got it with an e-machine,don't know how old it is.Just trying to salvage it.I could use it.

16-December-05, 04:34 PM		#9 (permalink)
steve fisher Apex Techie I	My new PC has an internal seriel ATA HD.Can I use the Maxtor IDE along with it?Heres a link to the HD I am trying to use? http://www.shopping.com/xPF-Maxtor_D...160_GB_6Y160P0 If I can get it to work it's going into this E-machine I have sitting here.I'm dying to mod something.

16-December-05, 11:31 PM		#10 (permalink)
steve fisher Apex Techie I	I think I'm going to give up on it.Lost case I guess.Oh well.Thanks everyone.

17-December-05, 12:34 AM		#11 (permalink)
kardiacc Apex Advanced Techie	Should be able to get a rough idea of the age of the E-machine by the speed and type of the CPU. Also try hooking it into the system as the only drive on the cable with the jumper set to CS (cable select)

18-December-05, 12:41 PM		#12 (permalink)
THRiLL KiLL PcApEX's PuNK ROckER	when you plug the hdd in, does it spin up and make noise?