Ide Problem On Mb!

[Edwardd]

I recently got a new system, MB: Asus A8v-x K8t800 Atx Sound Lan Sata Ii Raid with AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice etc. nvm,

 

I got a problem! I installed all the components and connected my HDD to primary IDE and two DVD drives on secondary IDE then I started my PC the BIOS detects only secondary IDE but not a primary, so basicly it does not detect my HDD on primary IDE master. The HDD jumper is set on master, cables are connected properly, the CMOS was cleared.

 

When I start the PC it displays the following:

 

Primary IDE master: not detected

Primary IDE slave: not detected

Secondary IDE master: DVD Lite-ON (whatever the code is I dono)

Secondary IDE slave: DVD-RW ASUS (also some code)

 

But!

 

When I connect my HDD to secondary IDE it detects my HDD. Im suspecios that primary IDE connection on mainboard is busted or maybe I havent made right configuration in BIOS. I even tried to disable SATA in BIOS and its still does nto work, can u please write suggestions how I can fix that problem?

Edited August 24, 2006 by Edwardd

[mrsinister]

have you tried known good cables?

 

and trying sata wouldnt do anything, sata and ide are 2 different cable types

Edited August 24, 2006 by mrsinister

[Edwardd]

Yes, I actually have 3 IDE cables and I tried them all.

 

My hard drive is not SATA so it has nothing to do with that..

 

But thanks for reply anyways!

 

< < < Ok, just to sum up: the problem is that my PC cannot detect the HDD when it's connected to Primary IDE > > >

[Celcius]

Be sure to check the back of the drive to make sure there aren't any bent pins.

I've had it happen before.

[Edwardd]

No, it has nothing to do with the disk! I'm currently installing Windows XP on it, just that its connected to Secondary IDE instead of Primary.

 

I suspect that the primary IDE slot on the motherboard is damaged, so maybe I need to get a new Mobo. Do you think that's the problem?

 

Thanx

[bigred]

if you install the cdroms on the primary do they detect?

[DECwakeboarder]

if not then I'd say it's a bad mobo.

[Silverfox]

or it could be the jumpers are set to cable select? i sound like i'm repeating myself (sorry) but it's worth a look.

 

edit: set to master just seen, my bad.

Edited August 24, 2006 by Silverfox

[Edwardd]

The jumpers are set properly, On master/single drive, besides I tried all combinations, and yes I connected CD roms, DVDs to the primary IDE still NOTHING!!! like its DEAD. The only think I thought is maybe some settings in BIOS by I guess its not the case, (I read the manual) so yeah it might just be a defect on a mobo so I will try to return it. the end...

 

Thx to everybody for support.

[Silverfox]

how about the boot order in BIOS? long shot, but worth a shot if it still isnt sorted

[bigred]

boot order wouldn't effect detection.

 

 

Edwardd, currently ALL asus athlon 64 boards are still under manufacturers warrenty. so no matter what you CAN get it replaced. if you need any help there refer to the RMA Cheat Sheet or PM me. I'll walk you thru how EASY this process is

[Edwardd]

I sent an email to RMA already and they replaced it for new one and I got the same problem so I wrote them again and they said they will check if its a genuine problem, if so then they will give me cash back or sth I dono,, but till now I have that mainboard and I hear no answear for a week!!!