PC not picking up HD (new install, new build) something simple?

saintdefender · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:48

Using an X58 UD7with an SSD 120 OCZ (plugged in Sata 2.0) and 1TB WD 6/gbs plugged into SATA 3.0. However when I go to install windows, no drives pop up. Is there a bios option I need to configure?

saintdefender · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:06

Even some quickfire ideas could be helpful here guys, sorta just sitting here at laptop waiting for response : ) Not to many bios settings I want to mess around with untill we have some sort of idea!

RJC · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:09

Are you using Windows 7?

Can you hear the mechanical drive spin up, double check SATA connectors.

Only thing you would need to change in the BIOS is set the SSD to ACHI mode.

shannowdr · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:10

Which version of windows ?

Some older versions of XP needed you to hit f6 during the install process to install drivers

saintdefender · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:16

Err.. fixed it. Just forget I asked.. hehe

/facepalm

kristmace · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:30

saintdefender said:
Err.. fixed it. Just forget I asked.. hehe

/facepalm

Not plugged in?

saintdefender · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:32

kristmace said:
Not plugged in?

bingo. : (

Hzza · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:35

We've all done it mate

saintdefender · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:41

On the bright side, weather its the SSD or my new 980x, doing tasks in windows such as opening programmes and such... happens instantly! Never seen it this fast!

saintdefender · 2 Feb 2011 at 14:08

Right guys, sorry to be a pain in the ass but the problem has come back again. Windows sees it, its in device manager and enabled, however in my computer my 1TB HD is not there, only my SSD. Any thoughts?

mattbill · 2 Feb 2011 at 14:14

I had this in Windows 7 recently... open computer management, then disk management. Need to assign a different letter to your 1TB drive. No idea why it does this though. My DVD drive was assigned as D, so I changed that to E and the HDD back to D. This should sort it

shotgunshand · 2 Feb 2011 at 14:21

saintdefender said:
bingo. : (

Well done, you're cheered up my afternoon!

saintdefender · 2 Feb 2011 at 14:32

Spot on mate thanks! And one more quick problem... my SSD is not seeing compressed files, as in I save em on the drive but I can't see em so I can't open em : (

any ideas?