Xyatpexuoll Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 I bought a Western Digital 250 GB Serial ATA Hard Drive which I'm trying to add seperate from my current RAID-0 setup it's hooked up to sata port 3, it does not seem to be detected by the install cd that came with it or windows. It seems that the bios knows it's there but when I auto detect for HDD presence in sata port 3, it finds it but does not stay there when I save the bios settings so I don't know if that means anything.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmay119 Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 If you're having trouble with Sata port 3, can you try port 4? Or are you getting the same results? You could try another SATA cable as the SATA cables are a little "weak" and they can easily break in comparison to an IDE Ribbon or Round cable. Is the BIOS seeing the drive as a seperate device or is it trying to implement it into the RAID 0? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyatpexuoll Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 I tried 4 with the same results. The cable is brand new, came with the HDD. The BIOs sees it as a seperate device. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyatpexuoll Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Bump - still haven't found a solution. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners permit Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Your additional drive cannot be added to a raid 0 after the array has been constructed. However it can be used as an additional storage device thru windows. Rt. click my computer Lt. click manage and storage and disk management. The drive should be listed if not then windows doesn't recognize the device. If listed it can be formatted and used as an additional storage device. I'm assuming you have sata 3/4 enabled in bios under genie bios settings and not as a raid device in IDE raid options. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyatpexuoll Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Yes - I am trying to add it as additional storage. It is not seen in disk manangement. I have sata 3/4 enabled in BIOs. But I am not sure what you mean by "not as a raid device in IDE raid options". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners permit Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 In bios under Integrated Peripherals locate IDE Function Setup make sure the port you are trying to use for your storage device is set to disabled under this menu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyatpexuoll Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Thanks - that was the problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners permit Posted December 23, 2005 Posted December 23, 2005 YW Happy Holidays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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