I bought a 300 GB Serial ATA/150 drive, and I can't get my mobo(Asus k8v-x) to install it. In the BIOS everything looks peachy but I get a message when booting up that it can't the install new hardware. I can't seem to solve the problem in the BIOS or with the disc the drive came with. Everything is plugged in right, I can feel the drive spinning and it's plugged into the right port on my mobo....but I don't know why it's not recognizing it.

Please help and if you need more info, ask me.


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You can try updating the BIOS

ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/sock75...-x/K8vx1012.zip

That's the file for your mainboard. Be careful with BIOS updates and read the readme/instructions carefully. A bad BIOS update can put you in a world of trouble.

It may be a case of bad hardware, too. If the BIOS patch doesn't fix the issue, I'd exchange it for another drive.

I'll give that a shot.

BIOS is good, however after taking a peek to make sure everything is connected right, I remembered I removed the jumper to make it a slave drive...then I looked at the manual and moved it to the spot for a force 150 and my BIOS is recognizing it.....but Windows and the CD it came with are not.

manufactorer of drive?

Have you tried disconnecting drive and trying to install any necessary drivers than?

It's a Maxtor. I've been loyal to Seagate forever but I got this for 40 dollars(not a refurb, if that's what comes to mind).

That's how I started, I'm giving up for the night however.

Start > Run

Type in: diskmgmt.msc

Hit enter.

Do you see your drive on the bottom of that list? It would be a "raw volume" most likely, without a drive letter. If you see it on that screen, you can format it and put it online through that window by right clicking it.

Nope, still showing me only my C: And D: drives. Weird that my motherboard will recognize it...maybe I should screw around with the boot priority some more.

If you have your Windows XP install cd, you can boot from that to see if your drive pops up on the list. (It'll almost certainly be an unnamed "raw volume") That'll tell you if the drive is making it past the BIOS or not. Once you check the list, you can hit F3 to exit the installer. That should tell you whether it's a hardware or operating system problem.

I indeed do not have a windows disc. I have a key I've had forever but I lost the disc a long time ago. Usually I just borrow someone's disc if I need to reformat.

Download and burn this:

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/