Samsung SP1614C - problem

TheCrow · 24 Nov 2006 at 11:48

Hi,

Just after some advice or ideas. The (sata)HDD is reconised in the bios(all shows up ok), its also reconised in Device Manager(though the volumes tab wont populate in the HDD propertys) and it just wont show up in My Computer etc.

So is there any ideas on what i can do?

Cheers

Snapshot · 24 Nov 2006 at 11:52

Have you used Disk Management to create a partition and then format it?

TheCrow · 24 Nov 2006 at 11:56

im not sure of the history, my mate gave it to me as he couldnt get it to work. - i thought it was worth giving it a go as it dont sound broken.

Just now i cant creat or format as it wont show up in Disk Managment.

rpstewart · 24 Nov 2006 at 12:01

That's odd that it'll appear in Device Manager but not disk management...

Can you give us some more details - what mobo it's connected to, which ports on the mobo etc.

TheCrow · 24 Nov 2006 at 12:09

Ye very weird!

Mobo: DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express

In SATA1 i have a 200GB Maxtor drive, with C:, H: and S:

I was using the Samsung in SATA2 - should i be using 3 or 4? (dose it make a difference?)

Other drives etc - DVD D: Vertual DVD F: - other vertaul drives as needed.

TheCrow · 24 Nov 2006 at 12:45

forgot to mention, when i connect the Samsung drive windows will take about 2-3mins to load (on the scrolling bar windows screen bitty) and much longer to get into Disk Manager.

Iv tried the other ports on the mobo and get the same

rpstewart · 24 Nov 2006 at 13:06

My firstport of call would be the Samsung diagnostic tools - there should be a link for them in the sticky. You need to confirm that the drive itself is OK before trying to get it working.

TheCrow · 24 Nov 2006 at 13:10

ye i had a look at that, it seems to be one of these bootable floppy things! like anyone has floppy now (read as: i dont have floppy)

Can this be put onto a bootable cd? - if so u have any pointer how i would do that, dose nero do it easly?

Cheers

TheCrow · 24 Nov 2006 at 14:10

It is reconised under any S.M.A.R.T utill, though this is the speed fan result.

I can see it dont look very good, but im unsure about this stuff on the HDD's, is it fixable?