Help: hard disk cant be detected

[aceace04]

i got a hard disk 500G by seagate. im using XP as OS and sata for my hard drive. recently its just die off by itself and cant be detected by motherboard. i tested other hard drive and can be detected. so pls advice me.

[killerb255]

What do you mean "just die off by itself."  Any error messages?  Does it just freeze?

[patio]

Try it in a different machine...

[oranges]

I am having the same problem.  I am trying to install a 1TB SATA hitachi drive in a desktop.  I have an existing IDE drive configured as Master 1 and a CD drive as Slave 1.  I have enabled the SATA controller on the motherboard and when I plug in the cables for the SATA drive, the device manager says that the SCSI/RAID controller has a problem.  I don't want a RAID array.  I just want the 1TB SATA drive to expand capacity.  Can I have both a SATA drive and an IDE drive in the same machine or do I need to disable one?  I have the SATA drive set in BIOS as IDE not RAID. Thanks.

[lectrocrew]

I'm not experienced like patio but I'd like to know the solution and maybe can help.
1 = What motherboard do you have, aceace04  & oranges ?

[oranges]

Hi. I have an ECS PT800CE-A motherboard with 1 Gb or ram running Windows XP home edition.  Sorry I didn't mention that earlier.  thanks for the reply.

[lectrocrew]

I have enabled the SATA controller on the motherboard and when I plug in the cables for the SATA drive, the device manager says that the SCSI/RAID controller has a problem. 

You may want to try re-installing the driver for the SATA/RAID controller. If it doesn't find the driver on your PC the PT800CE-A  version 5.50B driver link is here:

http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Downloads/DownloadFile.aspx?catid=1&driverid=2214&areaid=2&LanID=9


This may not help. If not post results.

[lectrocrew]

recently its just die off by itself and cant be detected by motherboard. i tested other hard drive and can be detected. so pls advice me.

Does appear to be a drive problem. Can you find it via 'My Computer' when booted in safe mode?

[aceace04]

can't detect the safe mode.  before its die off and can't detect by my motherboard my pc lagging keeps promt me doing checkdisk. after done i can find myhard disk in my drive. PLS help!!!!. thanks.

[patio]

oranges you need to start your own Topic...otherwise it get's discombobulated helping 2 people with the same advice in one thread.....

[varget]

  Okay patio I will.  Thanks for the reply.  New user id is varget.  Oranges is deleted.  I didn't like the name!

[Quantos]

aceace04, do you still need help?

[lectrocrew]

after done i can find myhard disk in my drive. PLS help!!!!. thanks.

OK so that's an improvement over "can't be detected, correct?
So now go to 'My Computer > select that drive, then right click on the drive icon, then select 'Properties". Post what you find there.
or
Go to 'Control Panel' > click 'System' icon > click 'Hardware' tab > click 'Device Manager' > double click the entry 'Disk Drives' > double click the drive listed in question here. That will bring you to the settings tab for that drive which list 'Device Status'.
What does it say in that 'Device Status' box?

[aceace04]

So now go to 'My Computer > select that drive, then right click on the drive icon, then select 'Properties". Post what you find there.
or
Go to 'Control Panel' > click 'System' icon > click 'Hardware' tab > click 'Device Manager' > double click the entry 'Disk Drives' > double click the drive listed in question here. That will bring you to the settings tab for that drive which list 'Device Status'.
What does it say in that 'Device Status' box?

nothing. my detect my drive not in the safe mode. PLS HELP!!!!

[lectrocrew]

normal start-up > My Computer > right click hard drive icon > Properties > Tools tab > in the box labled "Error Checking" click "Check Now" > check both options boxes then click "Start".
Hopefully that will find any errors if the drive has any.