Old drive failed, new drive problem system un-usable!

Mike-McAleaMike-McAlea
edited October 2004 in Hardware
Hi,
I have a major problem, the primary boot drive on my PC has failed, I got a replacement drive immediatly, the replacement is a SATA Maxtor MaxLine III 300gb and it is not been detected therefore i cant use my PC.
My motherboard is a GA-7N400 Pro Bios version F17, I have tried switching cables etc and it is not been detected at all(and is not even spinning up correctly).
It IS been detected if i plug the datacable into the drive AFTER it has spun up(yes it spins up without a problem when datacable not plugged in) but this is obviously not maintainable. I desperatly need to know if there is a way to fix this problem, or if this is a fault related to the Drive or a Motherboard issue with the Drive since i need the computer for work purposes. :bawling:

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Have you tried the other SATA port on the motherboard? I mean, it's either the controller, the individual port, or the drive. So eliminate the port first. Was your old drive IDE or SATA?
  • Mike-McAleaMike-McAlea
    edited October 2004
    I have tried both ports on the motherboard, my other drive was not SATA, the storage drive on the system is SATA and that is working fine(on both ports).
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Well then it's the drive.... If you've eliminated the possibility that it's the cable, the controller, or the ports..
  • Mike-McAleaMike-McAlea
    edited October 2004
    Oh no! I would just use the Storage Drive as the boot except its near enuff full!
    Could it be an issue with the SATA since the drive is SATA-2 and the motherboard isnt exactly new?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    It could be one of two things:

    Either the drive is not compatible with the board or the drive is bad.

    I lean towards "bad drive" because if it spins up and detects after you boot, then it's obvious that it is at least somewhat compatible with your mobo.
  • Mike-McAleaMike-McAlea
    edited October 2004
    I was fearing that, it is detecting once it has spun up but will only spin up without the cable plugged into the board which is why i was hoping it could be a motherboard problem.
    Proberly should fill out a returns request thing and send it back?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    sounds like it :(
  • Mike-McAleaMike-McAlea
    edited October 2004
    oh well thanks for all your help :thumbsup::) , any idea how good Maxtor are at getting drives back to you after repairs? :(
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Really good, but it takes a couple of weeks...
  • Mike-McAleaMike-McAlea
    edited October 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Really good, but it takes a couple of weeks...
    oh dear, i'm going to have to rustle up a drive in the mean time from someware *looks around work*
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