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Question Sata drive not recoz in bios ( PCMech Forums Drives and Storage ) Updated: 2009-06-04 05:20:17 (2) Sata drive not recoz in bios This is a new build new wd sata gd 500 gb asus mobo p5q3 deluxe intel chip Q9550 2.83 . 8 gigs memory using old cd-rw/dvd-rom and old dvd/cd rewritable drive on xp. Cannot detected new drive and both old drive on ide setup. Need help to detect new hard drive. ati diamond 3870 video card Thank vze4x2ge Answers: Sata drive not recoz in bios ( PCMech Forums Drives and Storage ) Sata drive not recoz in bios List all of your hardware specs including PSU. Check and be sure that everything (connectors etc.) is plugged in. chuck4456 Sata drive not recoz in bios Connect it to the lowest numbered SATA port (Intel ICH), not a Marvell (eSATA) or Sil (Drive Xpert) port. Make sure the Marvell controller is enabled in the bios in IDE mode, that's what controls the IDE. The IDE drives will not be seen by the main bios, the Marvell has its own bios. The ICH needs to be set to IDE or AHCI (preferred) mode, not RAID. glc - Source: Sata drive not recoz in bios PCMech Forums Drives and Storage - Previous Question: How fragile are SD cards PCMech Forums Drives and Storage - Next Question: Seagate ST3250410AS HDD PCMech Forums Drives and Storage