hard drive tested working but not when connected to mobo?

gizmo1990 · 8 Apr 2011 at 09:40

I've just got a new build running but am having trouble with it's sata hhd..

I've tested the drive works inside an external usb caddy and I've had a cd drive attached to the sata port on the mobo (to install os) and it works fine. So both those things work. However when I connect the hard drive up to the board and turn on, the os (win7) isn't recognising the drive? I've gone into the bios and it's not showing up there too.. Quick thoughts from anyone? I'm a bit baffled. :confused:

Sys,
intel dh67cf
i5 2500k
ssd on sata 0 (os drive)
4gb

gizmo1990 · 8 Apr 2011 at 10:00

YUP F3! First I've heard of this guys.. thanks for the heads up. I'll check out the fix and report back..

gizmo1990 · 8 Apr 2011 at 10:23

Borden said:
It can be done on the same computer, you just have to use the SATA 2 ports rather than SATA 3. I've done it with the exact same board and drive.

And you can use the HP USB tool to create the DOS flash drive.

Borden could you explain what you mean by sata 2 and 3 ports?

gizmo1990 · 8 Apr 2011 at 10:57

Thanks very much for posting that lot Borden.
Just one other quick question, the update doesn't erase the contents of the hdd does it?

I'll backup essential stuff anyway but just thought I'd check first.. haven't got the space to backup the entire drive.