Difference between revisions of "Troubleshooting in Build: Hard Drive"
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==DESKTOP BUILD: HARD DRIVE TROUBLESHOOTING== | ==DESKTOP BUILD: HARD DRIVE TROUBLESHOOTING== | ||
− | First ensure that the hard drive you are placing in the desktop computer is the correct size based on the spec build worksheet. Ensure that the correct connections (ie SATA or PATA (IDE)) are available in the system, with the corresponding cables to each, for the hard drive available. | + | First ensure that the hard drive you are placing in the desktop computer is the correct size based on the spec build worksheet. Ensure that the correct connections (ie SATA or PATA (IDE)) are available in the system, with the corresponding cables to each, for the hard drive available. |
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+ | NOTE: if you are connecting a SATA powered hard drive that ALSO has a 4-pin molex power connection, DO NOT plug in both the sata power cable and the molex 4-pin cable. If there are SATA ports use only SATA connectors. | ||
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:1) Ensure that somewhere in BIOS the Hard Drive is detected or is set to Auto (for assistance, ask a neighbor or build instructor for navigating BIOS). | :1) Ensure that somewhere in BIOS the Hard Drive is detected or is set to Auto (for assistance, ask a neighbor or build instructor for navigating BIOS). | ||
− | :2) Make certain that the Hard Drive is jumpered to the master pins and plugged | + | :2) Make certain that the Hard Drive is jumpered to the master pins and plugged in (and properly seated) to the primary SATA/IDE port. You may want to try plugging the cable connecting the Hard drive into another IDE/Sata Port on the motherboard. |
:3) Try replacing the IDE/SATA cable. | :3) Try replacing the IDE/SATA cable. | ||
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'''References''' | '''References''' | ||
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+ | :For general Hard Drive info: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Hard_Drive_Sizing |
Revision as of 14:50, 15 February 2011
DESKTOP BUILD: HARD DRIVE TROUBLESHOOTING
First ensure that the hard drive you are placing in the desktop computer is the correct size based on the spec build worksheet. Ensure that the correct connections (ie SATA or PATA (IDE)) are available in the system, with the corresponding cables to each, for the hard drive available.
NOTE: if you are connecting a SATA powered hard drive that ALSO has a 4-pin molex power connection, DO NOT plug in both the sata power cable and the molex 4-pin cable. If there are SATA ports use only SATA connectors.
Common Issues
Solution: Something is not functioning as it should in the hard drive...recycle it and obtain another.
Solution: Simply shut down the system properly, unplug the power chord, remove and replace the hard drive.
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