Installing Windows 7 64bit how to detect IDE Hard Drive?

darael said:
I'm confused - does the drive show in the BIOS now? What make and model drive are you trying to connect?

I've always had issues connecting Western Digital IDE drives to some sort of adaptor, whether it being IDE > USB or IDE > SATA - I can't remember if they need to be set as Master, Cable Select, completely remove the jump or if they even work at all lol.

What is the complete make and model of your adaptor?
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My one is indeed an 80GB Western Digital Enhanced IDE Hard Drive,
The Adaptor converter is called@ Dynamode Bi-Directional IDE to SATA Adapter. thxs
 
darael said:
If I'm being honest, I don't think it will work - it's something to do with WD drivers being fussy with controllers. :(

Try another brand IDE drive, set it as a master, connect a 4-pin molex from your PSU to the small floppy power converter and hook that up to the adaptor.
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Lol I don't have another IDE hard drive, I've got my 2TB SATA today and it's been working flawlessly. so I myt just leave this IDE drive and perhaps sell it or sumit thanks anyway :).
 
feck199 said:
aww! and i had my fingers crossed you were going to get it working!

Oh i may be wrong, but thought sigs were ment to be a max of 4lines! fyi. (from memory so i could be wrong there)
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Lol I would still give it a shot but the floppy drives other four pin is still stuck and its so hard to take out :(. I'll try and cut it down to 4 lines :p
 
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