Sata hd not recognised in BIOS

xenonive

weegie.geek wrote: »

That shouldn't matter though, the bios would still see the drive.

some SATA raid controllers only show the drive when you go in to config the raid in the raid/controller bios if raid mode is set and as such are hidden from bios till raid is turned off .

weegie.geek

Good point.

rabidmonkey

xenonive wrote: »

you need to go in to the bios and change the sata controller from enhanced/ICHI/RAID mode to compatible/IDE mode or you need to make a sata driver disc with the sata controller drivers on a floppy disc if using windows xp or usb memory stick for windows vista or 7

In IDE mode the install disc will be able to see the drive.

So how would a failed drive change BIOS values.

weegie.geek

These settings have a habit of getting changed.

Pikeyp

You need to boot up with a Windows install disk .. if you have one ..

Here's as good a guide as any I think ... http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/fix-mbr-xp-vista/ ..

If you haven't got an original disc , you can download a 'Vista Repair Disk iso' and boot from that instead!

rabidmonkey

Pikeyp wrote: »

You need to boot up with a Windows install disk .. if you have one ..

As the bios cannot see the drive, theres no point in doing this as the install disk won't see it either.

Pikeyp

Maybe ... I thought it might be worth a try.

Alternatively you could try hooking it up to another machine using one of these ..

http://www.startech.com/item/USB2SATAIDGB-USB-to-IDE-SATA-Adapter.aspx .. I use one of these ..
http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1353 ... this one recommended by Toxteth O'Grady in another post ..

weegie.geek

You still haven't said if you've tried it in another machine/on a different sata port/controller/etc.

rabidmonkey

weegie.geek wrote: »

You still haven't said if you've tried it in another machine/on a different sata port/controller/etc.

"Drive HAD errors on it, errors were "fixed" by hdd regenrator, drive no longer seen. "

drive has been tested on everything but a new machine. SATA is NOT the problem, the cables are not the problem, the problem is with the drive.

"its a problem with the HD, and I need to find a way to see it. If I can see it I can try and fix it. POST is trying to find it, I can tell by the amount of time taken to POST."

weegie.geek

Well this is the first we're hearing about what you actually HAVE done to ascertain what the problem is, and considering your assertion that it WAS the MBR, which was entirely wrong and couldn't have been the problem, It was fair enough to suggest you try these other things.

You could still clarify what you've tried, but I'll assume that our "everything but a new machine" is the same as your "everything but a new machine".

Drive is knackered, at the minimum the PCB need replacing.