Can't get SATA hard drive to work?
I just purchased a Western Digital 1 TB SATA Hard Drive Model #WD1001FALS and plugged it into my computer using Windows XP. It sits there like a doorstop. Checking the BIOS, as far as SATA goes, I have two choices. RAID mode or IDE mode. IDE mode locks the computer up and I have to do a CMOS clear. In RAID mode, it said I didn't have a driver, so I d/l the driver off the web site for my motherboard manufacturer and installed it. It still does not work. Looking in the Device Manager, it says: This device cannot start [Code 10]. Other than that, it tells me nothing as to what might be wrong or how to fix it. Any ideas? I hate to return the drive...it's usually some dumb little thing that's missed that causes the problems.
And before you ask...yes, the hard drive is hooked up correctly, but the computer doesn't recognize it's there.
Also, when I boot up my computer, when it scans for drives connected via SATA, it says to press TAB which takes me to some configuration screen for setting up raid. Nothing works there, however, except for pressing <ESC> to exit the screen.
Sexy...don't have Vista...don't want Vista...shouldn't installing the proper drive through the device manager accomplish the same thing as re-installing Windows? I just re-installed about a month ago and got everything working again the way I wanted.
Carling...I've already stepped through every menu in BIOS and the only mention of SATA is what I already said in my question. The computer does not recognize the drive is there at all.
Upa...again, there is only one place in BIOS where SATA is even mentioned and that's to set it as either in "RAID" mode or "IDE" mode. It locks up in IDE and doesn't do anything in RAID.
My motherboard is a Elite Group PT800CE-A. I searched for it and it basically took me right to the page to d/l the RAID drivers, but after installing, it still doesn't work.