SATA Hard Drives

[Karl Larsen]

Rashkae wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>     I know a lot of people are using SATA drives now. How did you get 
>> them to work in a reliable way?
>>
>>     
>
> I plug them in and turn the computer on
>
>   
    Well I have been experimenting and have found my problem. The BIOS 
on my computer is very poor with SATA hard drives. I am now in the port 
on the motherboard that when I look at BIOS it says I have zero hard 
drives but it boots up to this system just fine. When I use the other 
port BIOS shows the hard drive present and working.

    The end of the data cable on the hard drive is solid and a good 
connection but the one on the motherboard had some lint in the plug. I 
blew off the lint and blew out the plugs on the motherboard and they are 
now clean.

    I wiggled the cable at both ends and it will not stop. It must be 
good now.

Karl


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