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Hi Mate, Thanks for the reply. Better get down computer world hadn't I. 1 x PC please. Hi Mate, Yes I have checked both the SSD and HDD with different SATA cables to avail.

Hi Guys, Looking for some advice. I built a completely new rig for myself around 16 months ago and the only real problem I have had (up until now) was an assumed power surge that fried the on-board sound on the MoBo necessitating me adding a sound card. My Build: Case - Corsair Carbide 500R MoBo - Asus Maximus V GENE Z77 CPU - Intel Core i5 3570K Memory - 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 GPU - EVGA GTX 670 2GB PSU - Corsair TX750 Cooling - Arctic I30 SSD - Crucial M4 128GB (Running OS) HDD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB Sound Card - Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 Optical Drive - Pioneer DVDRW OS - Windows 7 Premium --------------------------------- The Problem: A week ago I decided to undertake some much needed cable management (something I had neglected since I first built the rig). I took all the necessary precautions (that i am aware of) - unplugged all peripherals, turned off and unplugged power supply, worked with an anti static wrist strap (I must admit that I did forget on occasion that I had unclipped the wire). I unplugged everything from the MoBo other than the CPU and Cooler, gave everything a quick blast with an air duster, organized and routed the cables properly and then plugged everything back in. Everything seemed to be working fine, the computer booted as it should. Then, a couple of days ago, I went to open a program I have saved to the HDD but instead of popping open I got a message saying that the drive where this program is saved wasn't attached. I went to 'My Computer' and sure enough the only drive showing was the SSD. I figured there must be a loose connection somewhere, so I booted down and proceeded to open up the case and make sure everything was secure and where it should be. After I decided all was as okay I booted back up but this time...nothing. The motherboard BIOS screen flashed past as normal but that was followed by a black screen telling me to plug in a drive and then hit enter. So at this point it seems the MoBo is not recognising the HDD or the SSD. --------------------------------- What I Have Tried: To begin with I started uplugging the sata and power cables and then refitting them, all just to double check that I hadn't left anything loose. No fix. I went into the Boot menu in BIOS and all that was showing was the optical drive. The SATA config menu in BIOS showed no devices present. I then got online with my old computer and started to google my problems but found no threads dealing with the specific issues I am experiencing. I then did some cross testing. I took the HDD from my old PC and attached it to my new PC using the New Sata cables and I got my new PC to successfully boot albeit Windows Vista wanted to go through a start-up repair. I took the SSD from my new PC and plugged it into my old PC. Old PC would not boot and asked for a drive to be inserted. BIOS showed no drives attached. I took the HDD from my new PC (no OS installed) and plugged that into my old PC. No boot and the BIOS again showed no drives attached. --------------------------------- This has all left me scratching my head. If it is the drives that have failed what are the chances that both the SSD and HDD would kick the bucket at near enough the same time?What would cause the drives to fail in the first place? Have I completely missed an obvious step? Thank you for taking the time to read and for any help you may be able to offer. Please accept my apologies for a lengthy post but I felt it best to supply as much info as possible. Jack