Raptor HD not recogized by Asus mobo

My motherboard won’t can’t recognize my new drive.

What: HP a350n with Asus motherboard, and two SATA connectors on the motherboard…Came with original IDE (or ultra ATA?) 160G Seagate drive and I added an internal SATA WD 250G hard drive. I added more ram and faster video card.

All OK at this point…

But I wanted a faster drive… so I got 2 new 150G WD Raptor SATA dives 10k rpm.

Here’s what I did….

Used an external HD mount and power. Hooked up New HD to external power (had used this external B4.) Unplugged computer. Took off cover. Disconnected WD 250G SATA HD from motherboard. Plugged in new WD SATA 150G Raptor HD. Plugged all back in and powered up… nothing…

New drive was spinning, but in disk Mgt no drive was recognized or visible… Check second WD 150G Raptor… still not found….
Plugged back up old WD 250G drive cranked back up… it was lost/ not visible either now!Took new drives to friend… his computer recognized them immediately… so they work…

Also flashed Bios (from HP)… still nothing…

Connected back to my PC and tried on PCI expansion slot SATA 4Slots SATA card… w/ new WD 150 Raptor…

IT recognized the drive through PCI Slot…

Any ideas… directions… thoughts… (besides the fact I was stupid somehow  )

Also… if SATA turns out to be broken on the motherboard… will the system (windows XP) run through the PCI card with four SATA slots? And will it run slower or worse than if the motherboard SATA slots were working???

Motherboard Description MB manufacturer: ASUS P4SD-LA

HP name: Yale-UL6E
System BIOS Supplier ASUS/Award
Board Form Factor uATX
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Socket Type mPGA478
Processor Family Pentium 4HT
Maximum Processor Core Frequency Up to 3.2 GHz P4 Northwood
Processor Front Side Bus 800/533/400 MHz
Hyper Threading Support Yes
Processor VRM Specification Northwood FMB2
Chipset Name Springdale-PE, GMCH rev A2
Chipset 'North Bridge' 865 PE, rev A2
Chipset 'South Bridge' ICH5, rev A2
Super I/O SMsC LPC47M192-NC
Flash BIOS Device Type and Density FWH 4 Mbit
Memory Type DDR SDRAMM (Supports duel channel)
Memory Speed PC3200 (400 MHz),

PC2700 (333 MHz),

PC2100 (266 MHz)
Memory Sockets Four DDR DIMM (184-pin)
Single or Dual Channel Dual System Memory
Maximum Memory Motherboard maximum:4 GB (4 x 1 GB)

Maximum HP recommended memory: 2 GB (4 x 512 MB)
AGP Graphics Support Yes
AGP Graphics Maximum Mode AGP 8X
Graphics Connector AGP 8x
TV-out Device or Configuration No
Integrated Audio Type AC'97
AC'97 Codec Device Realtek ALC650
5.1 (Dolby) Channel Audio Support Yes, Six speaker mode (requires audio driver and software setting changes)
Passive Speaker Output (amplified) Speaker out header
Rear Audio Jacks Microphone,

Line-in,

Line-out,
Front Audio Connectors Headphones,

Microphone,

Line-in
Ethernet 10/100 LAN Supplier, Device PCI Realtek, RT8101L
Ethernet Configuration Integrated, down
IEEE-1394 Support Configuration: Integrated on motherboard

MAC/PHY Device: TI TSB43AB22

Maximum transfer rate: 400MBps

Ports: Two total (one front, one back)
IDE/ATAPI UDMA Modes ATA 100/66
Expansion Slots One AGP,

Three PCI,

One Ultra ATA
USB Ports Supports up to 8 USB v2.0
USB Front/Rear Options Up to four front, four rear
Rear External Ports One serial,

One parallel,

One floppy,

Two PS/2 (keyboard and mouse),

One IEEE 1394,

Four USB 2.O
Front External Ports Two USB 2.0, One IEEE 1394
Fan support Headers for CPU and System

CPU Fan Speed Control for active fansink

System Fan Speed Control
Available Manufacturer Options Graphics up, requires card (U),

Integrated LAN (L),

Six speaker mode, Dolby 5.1 (6)

Integrated 1394 (E)




Thanks!

Scott

 

It will run the same unless its really inherently bad controller,but no you wont be able to boot from the controller as it needs a driver to work which can only be loaded after windows has loaded

First thing I'd format the drive while its connected to the pci controller often helps the motherboard detect a drive,next place to check are bios updates for your motherboard,check all revisions up until the latest for an a sata problem if all the fixes arnt related to your problem I wouldnt bothered but it may be worth a try if your at the end of your rope le me know

 

I am not sure if I read this correctly.
As I understand it, you connected an external power supply to a hard drive, and then connected to your motherboard ?confusedconfused
It would be throwing another power supply into the motherboard, and I am not surprised it didn't recognise it/them.:cry
A PCI sata controller card will work as well as normal sata.
Ricky's post crossed with mine- but he makes the right points.

 

Thank you, gentlemen!

I decided to take my computer to a small local shop. The SATA connections on motherboard are dead.... (Must have static shocked them or something when I disconnected internal drive):cry

Must have happened when I connected the drive to it...

He's working on making a Raid 0 through my PCI SATA card... got my fingers crossed...

"The journey is never as simple as it first looks!"

Thanks!

Scott

 

Thanks for the reply!

Yes, sort of... I was going to partition my new drives... had the box opened... (powered up the new drive through an external drive case w SATA connector)... unplugged box and all... disconnected internal SATA drive from Mobo... plugged in new drive....

Guess it got static charge or something....:cry

I just didn't realize the internal SATA were now dead... thought it was software problem or error I caused... not hardware...

Realized I was now in over my head... so I took it to a small, local shop.

He was frustrated for a while to w bios and testing drives etc... but got on track when he realized the mobo SATA were dead...

I am relieved to hear you think the PCI SATA should function normally!!!

Can't afford a new Mobo right now!

Thanks!

Scott

 

It seems that I did understand you, then - you used an external power supply, on that hard drive, and threw a direct current into the motherboard, that's hy I put the crying caption in :cry
That would be the sata killer - :eek
Even if your motherboard still works, then I would think about saving for another, as your local technition will probably feel the same - zzz:hammer

 

Hi Baklogic...

Yes! That looks like me crying!:cry

I am saving right now.... wish I could just get a whole new box!

Start fresh... but that'll have to wait! Thank you guys for your Help and Support!

Sincerely,

Scott