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motherboard doesn't detect sata 2

bixopapao
Level 7

‎08-26-2015 07:38 AM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 02:10 AM by Community Admin

Hi I just joined the forum today, I am facing a problem with my new desktop. I have a maximus viii ranger, and I was trying to install an old hd drive sata 2 but the bios doesn't recognise anything. All ports are set as enable, I tried different sata cables and power cabler. I can ear the drive working but nothing comes. Anybody have an idea what is happening?

Thanks
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bixopapao
Level 7

‎08-26-2015 12:37 PM

Hello??? Anybody there?
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Praz
Level 13

‎08-26-2015 12:44 PM

Hello

Listing system components, especially drives, would be helpful.
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zsanfusa
Level 7

‎08-26-2015 12:52 PM

6)1) Does the drive CURRENT work in any other PCs?

2) how does the device appear in in BIOS? Is it just blank or is it reading it as a garbled mess?

3) Just because the device is spinning does not necessarily mean that the sata control board is functioning properly...

4) Do you have similar issues with any other sata drives you connect to your PC. Sata is backward compatible so to me it sounds simply like a hard drive failure.

5) Have you tried a different SATA power adapter (preferably off another rail)?

6) Finally try the Hard drive manufactures tools provided on their support site. If Seatools cant read a Seagate drive for example it is RMA or replacement time
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bixopapao
Level 7
In response to zsanfusa

‎08-26-2015 01:57 PM

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® MAXIMUS VIII RANGER: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, LG1151
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 DP

The hard drive it's an old samsung 3.5 inch sata 2. Would be the 3rd drive.

I ve tried different power and sata cables, different ports and nothing.
The drive it's working fine because every time I put it back on my old computer it works.
And it's as "empty" in Bios.

Thanks for your help.
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Praz
Level 13

‎08-26-2015 02:42 PM

Hello

If other drives work without issue it may be a compatibility problem. Quite a few older SATA II drives and SSDs do not meet Intel's latest SATA specifications (revised and tighter timings) which result in these type of issues.
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bixopapao
Level 7
In response to Praz

‎08-27-2015 02:51 AM

Praz wrote:
Hello

If other drives work without issue it may be a compatibility problem. Quite a few older SATA II drives and SSDs do not meet Intel's latest SATA specifications (revised and tighter timings) which result in these type of issues.


Hi

Yes it's what I think. I might need to buy a sata/usb cable adapter or just bue a new drive. I don't know yet, anyway thanks for your help. Any suggestions for a good sata usb dock?

thanks
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Praz
Level 13

‎08-27-2015 06:03 AM

Hello

You're welcome. 🙂
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