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08-07-2002, 05:37 PM
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Another BIOS cannot detect WD drive problem
This is a WD Caviar 205BA drive. It's from another PC, I reformatted it and tried to use it on a PC (Asus P3b-f Bios rev 1006). When the PC boot, it could not detect the drive. When I use WD's lifeline software to boot, it detected the drive during diagnosis, but when I ran EZ-install, it said there is no WD drive.
Also during the boot process, I got 'update bios incorrect '. If I changed the drive to slave and boot from another HD, the BIOS can see the disk with no problem. I also tried setting primary IDE to user defined instead of Auto, but it is still not working. I don't know what else to try, please help. Infojunkie |
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08-07-2002, 06:38 PM
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how do you have the drive jumpered and what type of ribbon are you using,40 wire or 80 wire?
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08-07-2002, 10:36 PM
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It is jumpered as Master, I am using the 40 pin cable. I found some information from another forum that the drive needs more time to get detected. When I changed the bios to disable quick test, it detected the drive during cold boot; however, it still will not detect the drive during warm boot.
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08-07-2002, 11:04 PM
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Maybe a propietary bios is still left on the drive from the other PC?
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08-08-2002, 09:01 AM
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If it's a Western digital drive and it's a standalone device(no other drive on ribbon) the master is set to no jumper,simply remove the jumper or set it in a neutral position(horizontal)
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08-08-2002, 09:06 AM
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Thanks Alfie, when I set the jumper to 'single' netural position, the bios recognizes the drive with no problem. Can't believe I spent all day on this !! Thanks for you help.
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08-08-2002, 08:26 PM
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Your most welcome,I spent a day with a WD drive and went through the same ordeal,after that,I'll always remember if it's a WD drive use no jumper for standalone master!
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08-08-2002, 08:40 PM
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LOL...been there done that.
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