9.04 can't find second hard drive.

[Accessys@smart.net]

did that, and it doesn't


????

Bob


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)
> >> 	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.
>
> 	That it finds the CD drive means nothing. My Mother board BIOS was new
> when the stupid SATA drives came out. It does a TERRIBLE job with SATA
> drives. You may be having this problem.
>
> 	Do this: remove the power to your SATA drive and the CD drive, ie:
> unplug the power plugs. Then turn on and look at bios. You should see
> your IDE hard drive now.
>
>
> 73 Karl
>
>
>
> >> 	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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