HDD not recognized in BIOS... help!
I recently bought a Samsung 2TB 5400 rpm HDD... only my computer won't read it. I've tried attaching it to every possible SATA port, but to no avail. Sometimes when I connect it the BIOS loading screen takes forever to load... but otherwise my computer simply won't pick up any connection to any of the ports I try connecting it to.
What could be the cause of this? A shorted motherboard? Any inputs would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: So I've tried removing the HDD and holding it by the plastic brackets in order to listen to it when it boots. Interestingly, when I turned the computer on, the hard drive started making long beeping sounds (a total of about 3 times before it stopped). What could this mean?
Posted Feb 4, 2012, 4:34 AM UTC · edited
Try changing the sata cable. Also, stupid question, did u plug in the power connector? i've seen few people who didn't do that.
I did, but somehow I suspected it could be a power problem. The power connector has 3 prongs on it; could it be that one of them is defective?
You mean the cable coming from the power supply has three sata power connectors on it, one for three different devices? It's possible one could be defective. Does the drive spin-up?