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Setting up a second hard drive on SATA?
Posted: 2006-09-08 08:54pm
by Rogue 9
Okay, how do I get a secondary hard drive to work on SATA? Everything I've done so far has met with complete failure. The second drive is in, it's getting power, and all the connections are in right, but the computer refuses to recognize it's presence.
Posted: 2006-09-08 11:05pm
by Arrow
Your not trying to run SATA2 features on an SATA1 controller, are you? Things like NCQ?
Posted: 2006-09-09 12:08am
by White Haven
First off, 'slave' drives are nonexistent. Kaput. You're running the equivalent of a secondary master. How many SATA connectors are on the board you're running the drives off of?
Posted: 2006-09-09 12:16am
by Dominus Atheos
Are you using the IDE to SATA cable adapter?
Posted: 2006-09-09 01:34am
by Dominus Atheos
Destructionator XIII wrote:It might also be that it is not partitioned, so Windows isn't giving it a drive letter. I don't remember how to check or repartition on Windows though. It has been too long and I forget details.
Under XP:
Control Panel; Administrative Tools; Computer Managment, then go to Disk Managment.
Posted: 2006-09-09 04:33am
by Edi
Dominus Atheos wrote:Destructionator XIII wrote:It might also be that it is not partitioned, so Windows isn't giving it a drive letter. I don't remember how to check or repartition on Windows though. It has been too long and I forget details.
Under XP:
Control Panel; Administrative Tools; Computer Managment, then go to Disk Managment.
Or right-click on the My Computer icon, select Manage and go to Disk Management. Much quikcer than going through the Control Panel.
Edi
Posted: 2006-09-09 07:25am
by DaveJB
Are you trying to use an SATA300 drive on an SATA150 controller? If so, a lot of drives need you to alter a jumper before they'll work.
Posted: 2006-09-09 09:05am
by Rogue 9
Dominus Atheos wrote:Are you using the IDE to SATA cable adapter?
Yes.
Also annoying is the fact that the power cable plug on the SATA drive and the one on the IDE drive with the adapter are on opposite sides, such that the power cable cannot reach both while they are in their housings. I guess I'll have to install the IDE one upside down or something.
Posted: 2006-09-09 05:09pm
by Dominus Atheos
Rogue 9 wrote:Dominus Atheos wrote:Are you using the IDE to SATA cable adapter?
Yes.
Also annoying is the fact that the power cable plug on the SATA drive and the one on the IDE drive with the adapter are on opposite sides, such that the power cable cannot reach both while they are in their housings. I guess I'll have to install the IDE one upside down or something.
Just buy this, and save yourself a lot of headaches.
Posted: 2006-09-10 10:25am
by Rogue 9
Edit: Heh. I identified the problem right after I posted this post. Disregard all of the above.
New question: Is it harmful to install a hard drive upside down? Because the power cable problem is still there.
Posted: 2006-09-10 12:58pm
by Pezzoni
I don't think it should cause a problem - I think hard drives are generally designed to work in all orientations.
Posted: 2006-09-10 04:36pm
by Beowulf
Pezzoni wrote:I don't think it should cause a problem - I think hard drives are generally designed to work in all orientations.
Designed to work either horizontal or vertical. What orientation they are within those to doesn't matter. So flipped is fine.