HDD problem

steverob1983 · 28 Aug 2012 at 23:11

Hi all,
got my new build all set up
motherboard gigabyte ga-z77-d3h

i have my ssd sata 3 into sata port 0
1tb hhd sata 3 into sata port 1
and dvd drive into sata port 2

port 0 and port 1 are both sata 3
port 2-5 are sata 2

the bios is not seeing my 1tb hhd in port 1 but the ssd and dvd drive are working fine. The only time the bios shows my 1tb hdd is on the boot override selection.

Thanks for any advice

steverob1983 · 28 Aug 2012 at 23:34

Swapped the cables round on my ssd and the 1tb and now it sees the 1tb and not the ssd

rpstewart · 29 Aug 2012 at 00:30

try moving the HDD to a sata2 port. There won't be any difference in speed

steverob1983 · 29 Aug 2012 at 01:01

sorry its a long time since iv done any builds. not used sata before. if there no difference in speed then ways the point in buying sata3 over sata2?
do the drives have to be set as raid to see them both in the sata3 ports because at the moment there set to ide in bios
thanks

bremen1874 · 29 Aug 2012 at 01:14

You'll almost certainly want the SATA ports configured as AHCI.

SATA3 makes a difference with SSDs. Traditional HDDs just aren't fast enough for it to matter.

pryere · 29 Aug 2012 at 01:16

Have you initiated the HDD?

steverob1983 · 29 Aug 2012 at 02:12

when i swap it over to AHCI windows won't boot. just blue screens and then restarts. Am i going to have to set it to AHCI and reinstall?

honosuseri · 29 Aug 2012 at 02:24

steverob1983 said:
when i swap it over to AHCI windows won't boot. just blue screens and then restarts. Am i going to have to set it to AHCI and reinstall?

Video walkthrough to enabling ACHI without a reinstall

steverob1983 · 29 Aug 2012 at 02:54

honosuseri said:
Video walkthrough to enabling ACHI without a reinstall

nice one mate. You saved me a few hours of pain and i was able to initiate the drive after doing this.
thanks very much to all.