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asivakumar



    Greenhorn

    Re: External Hard Drive not recognized
    « Reply #15 on: October 30, 2008, 12:32:49 AM »
    cmos setting sata option enable or disable .check the setting ( advace option)

    Iwishiknew

      Topic Starter


      Beginner
      Re: External Hard Drive not recognized
      « Reply #16 on: October 30, 2008, 04:39:39 AM »
      cmos setting sata option enable or disable .check the setting ( advace option)

      Where do i find this option ? i don't see it in BIOS ?

      asivakumar



        Greenhorn

        Re: External Hard Drive not recognized
        « Reply #17 on: October 30, 2008, 05:14:07 AM »
        advance
         
        Drive Configuration

        use Automatic mode        Disable
         
        Use serial ATA                  Enable
        ATA/IDE Mode                   Native
        S.M.A.R.T.                          Enable

        your change to use automatic mode check & S.M.A.R.T. Please check then good result thanks.

        Iwishiknew

          Topic Starter


          Beginner
          Re: External Hard Drive not recognized
          « Reply #18 on: October 30, 2008, 12:45:07 PM »
          asivakumar i don't understand, can't find those options.... could you be more clear pkease, thanks.

          Eg0Death



            Apprentice

            Re: External Hard Drive not recognized
            « Reply #19 on: October 30, 2008, 01:08:25 PM »
            I think asivakumar is suggesting you modify your BIOS settings, but I'm not sure how he is able to provide this info since you have not mentioned ANYTHING that would give a clue regarding your computer or its BIOS.  (You haven't done anything wrong Iwishiknew.)

            asivakumar, you seem to be jumping the gun here.  How do you know if this computer even has SATA? 
            Why is this thus?  What is the reason for this thusness?