9.04 can't find second hard drive.

[Accessys@smart.net]

On Fri, 17 Jul 2009, Karl F. Larsen wrote:

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> Accessys at smart.net wrote:
> > just recently upgraded from SUSE 10.0 to Ubuntu 9.04
> > everything works fine but no matter how I set things the system can't
> > find the second hard drive (the old main SUSE drive)
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> 	I assume old main SUSE drive is a "IDE" type of drive.

old drive is IDE
new drive is SATA

shouldn''t matter

> > pretty sure it is not even finding it in BIOS which is confusing since
> > that should be a problem, it is finding a CD drive that is on the same
> > cable.
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> 	Yes! If the BIOS does not show that drive it means you will never find
> it! The first step is to find out what is wrong. Make sure the big flat
> cable is connected at the hard drive and the mother board. Make sure the
> hard drive is running. Now check BIOS and see if the hard drive is there.

that's the part that has me confused,.  I have two drives on that
cable, the hard drive AND a CD drive which is the drive I used to load
Ubuntu from.... if finds the CD fine.

the hard drive does run I hear it spin up if I listen hard enough.
have changed the cables and have switched the positions of the plugs
on the drives....

can't understand why the BIOS doesn't see it though.


Bob

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