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Austin4606
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So, my situation is odd in my eyes cause certain actions has caused certain effects. It's confusing.

 

So, i finally finished my new PC, installed a Hyper 212 EVO on a FX-6300 & i'm getting 29C on idle. (FUCK YEA!) 

 

Now, i'm attempting to install Windows 8.1. Guess what happens? My HDD isn't detected. At all. What's worse is my BIOS detected it once i changed my OnChip SATA Type to Native IDE, but once i tried to install Windows & fail, the BIOS no longer detects the HDD. So weird.

 

And yes, i've checked the cables. The HDD spins up when the PC is turned on & it's been detected by the BIOS before. Can anyone shed any light? Maybe i need to install a driver? I need some help.

 

Thanks. :)

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Look into a driver install through USB/Optical through bios. I cannot verify if this is possible, I've never tried it.

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make sure the drive type is set to ACHI or AHCI, i can't remember which.

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make sure the drive type is set to ACHI or AHCI, i can't remember which.

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Nope. Still not detected by Windows. It's detected by the BIOS though.

It reads on the BIOS: WDC WD5002ABYS (0.0GB)

Slap it!

 

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That won't help.

It'd make you feel better though.

 

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Try using a live copy of lubuntu (not Ubuntu-its got a different utility), and use its disk utility to run a SMART test, if anything is wrong with the HDD, it will get picked up.

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Second this. Also throw a  potato at it.

 

On a more serious not, when your computer starts, touch to see if the HDD spins up

 

I did. Did you not read what i wrote? I said it DOES spin up when the PC starts. Please read next time.

 

Try using a live copy of lubuntu (not Ubuntu-its got a different utility), and use its disk utility to run a SMART test, if anything is wrong with the HDD, it will get picked up.

 

I'll try that. I'll report if it detects anything.

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I did. Did you not read what i wrote? I said it DOES spin up when the PC starts. Please read next time.

 

 

I'll try that. I'll report if it detects anything.

I am really sorry my bad. And do not be so agressive to people wanting to help you. I will pay no further attention to this topic anymore

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The hard

 

If the BIOS is detecting it as 0.0 GB then it might be a bad drive... still, report back with your results from the SMART test.

 

Well.. damn. It sometimes gets detected & sometimes it doesn't.. the thing is i bought this drive being used. It was tested too. :-|

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you busted up the hard drive then

 

Any chance it could be the SATA cable? I got one off Newegg because my mobo didn't come with a SATA cable. Or the PSU? Maybe the PSU is having a delay with powering the HDD?

 

Though.. that wouldn't explain why it shows it has (0.0GB)

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Try setting your motherboard back to default settings. Then make sure HDD is set to AHCI. Failing that, try another copy of Windows to install.

Had this issue with my 6300 install funnily enough.. spent hours at it then tried another ISO of Windows I had and boom it worked hhaha.. so annoying!

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Try setting your motherboard back to default settings. Then make sure HDD is set to AHCI. Failing that, try another copy of Windows to install.

Had this issue with my 6300 install funnily enough.. spent hours at it then tried another ISO of Windows I had and boom it worked hhaha.. so annoying!

 

Problem is my BIOS barely detects the HDD at all. When it DOES detect it, it only displays it having 0.0GB. (Even though it's a 500GB drive)

 

I think it's just faulty. Bad luck i guess. Going to put it in a friends PC & see if it gets detected. 

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