Clueless

[Moochie]

ok i'm back...in a previous post i asked about my new pc finding my hdd in bios but not in boot-up, i purchased new os not that i have the chance to use it because my mb won't find/recognize my hdd's. I have purchased 3 new hdd's to make sure that's not the prob. the only thing i'm wondering is my mb is ide/ata. I have my hdd and cdrw on the ide, should i put the hdd on the ata to make it read? i think i have just made a really expensive doorstop/paperweight :( all of you have been so helpfull i have learned so much since joining. This is my first solo build I know i'm missing something but I don't have a clue. Thanks in advance

[Cricket]

What brand and model motherboard is it?

Are you setting up the hard drives correctly? IDE cable connected the right way (red stripe to pin 1) and if it's a 80 wire IDE cable blue to motherboard, black to hard drive and grey to slave device. Jumper set to CS (cable select).

:) Cricket

[Moochie]

soyo dragon 2.0 amd sempron proc. and yes the ribbons are connected correctly as well as jumpers per mb specs

[Cricket]

Have you tried just putting the hard drive in without the CD-RW attached?

Since it's a SOYO motherboard, chances are high that it's defective. They're made by ECS or PC Chips now.
:) Cricket