you are going to have to do a R.T.F.M.D(Read The F***ing Manual Dummy), not meant as insult just a saying i have to tell my customers. you have to find section in book last half is for bios that deals with auto detection of harddrive or something like that. i am going to find a copy either here or off net
Thanx for the compliment! But I did check the manual. Chapter 1: introduction Chapter 2: Mainboard installation Chapter 3: BIOS setup utility chapter 4: Software & applications I suppose it is one of the sub chapters of Chap. 3, like advanced BIOS features page. Is it the HDD SMART Capability?
got a copy of manual, go to page 23, scroll down to primary ide master & press enter. if hd drive is master should popup, repeat on next 3 ide settings
ide prim. master (none)....when I press enter it says (and this goes for all the other ide's): ide prim. master auto access mode auto ide prime. slave (none) ide sec. master AOPEN CD-RW CRW1232 ide sec. slave LTN526S
reset connectors both power & ide to harddrive but shut poweroff & disconnect powercord 1st before playing with power & data cables as some boards still have power on when shut down. do you hear the harddrive making a noise like spinning. if no noise at all harddrive might be scrapped & you'll have to buy new one 40-80gig no higher i don't think
did as you said. i hear a spinning sound but after a while it stops. Does this mean there is still life in HD?
probably not if not detected by bios, switch hd cable from primary to secondary port on mother board, don't reconnect cdrom & see if bios finds hd or not. if not than you need new hd. let me know which way it goes
just switched the hd cable to secondary port, CDRom is now not connected. It was making a kind of clicking sound which just stopped. On the screen it seems everything stopped.
I guess i will have to buy a new HD. Which one should I buy (low budget pleassssseee.....)! Can I install it myself, will you help me? F.
clicking noise from hd?? stopped, cable in right way on motherboard?? looks like hd has bought the farm but first reconnect everthing back to original state & see if bios still not see hd but still sees cdrom
already tried that in bios if bios not see hd windows can't load without hd as that is where it loads to. try get 20 40-60gig hd maxter, samsung, try not get western digital unless you have no choice. maxtor 40gig 7200rpm ata133 for $63Can. i don't know what the exchange rate between here & there is but gives you idea price wise. i'll be here to help you to hopefully finish
o.k. I will check at the computer store tomorrow and see what they have got. I will get in touch with you a.s.a.p. Talk to you soon ddp! F.
i might be going to a computer customer tomorrow, don't know what time or if tomorrow she has to call yet, i'll pm you when home, ok
