maxtor hdd help

meanman · 03-03-2006, 10:50 AM

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hi i have a abit av8 sata1 mobo
and i have a maxtor diamondmax 10 sata2 hdd
i cant get the bios to reconize the hdd windows is running on a pata drive
i think sata 2 is backward compatable with sata1 i downloaded maxblast and that cant detect a hdd please help im lost

p4h8ter · 03-03-2006, 11:55 AM

If you can get rid of the harddrive, I would. I had the same hd as you. It lasted 6 Months and then it took a s*** on me. I bought an 80GB 3.0gb/s sata Seagate barracuda for $60.

suprasteve · 03-03-2006, 03:54 PM

sata2 is backwards compatible, yes. So is the drive not recognized in either bios or windows (if not in bios probably not in windows)? Have you made sure your bios is set to detect both ide and sata? If so, have you downloaded the sata drivers for your mobo off the manufacturer's website? Finally, try another sata wire

meanman · 03-03-2006, 04:42 PM

cheers for your help i have solved the problem it turns out that there is a jumper on the hdd and i had to move it so it would run as sata1 instead of sata2

03-03-2006, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,864	maxtor hdd help -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hi i have a abit av8 sata1 mobo and i have a maxtor diamondmax 10 sata2 hdd i cant get the bios to reconize the hdd windows is running on a pata drive i think sata 2 is backward compatable with sata1 i downloaded maxblast and that cant detect a hdd please help im lost

03-03-2006, 11:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
p4h8ter Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 144	If you can get rid of the harddrive, I would. I had the same hd as you. It lasted 6 Months and then it took a s*** on me. I bought an 80GB 3.0gb/s sata Seagate barracuda for $60. __________________ CPU- AMD 64 Socket 939 3700 2.2ghz San Diego MOBO- Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe Ram- Ocz Gold Dual Channel 2GB HD- 80GB Seagate Barracuda 80GB Maxtor Diamond Max10 VGA- 2 EVGA 7600gt core -580mhz Memory-1500mhz

03-03-2006, 04:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,864	hi cheers for your help i have solved the problem it turns out that there is a jumper on the hdd and i had to move it so it would run as sata1 instead of sata2

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03-03-2006, 03:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	sata2 is backwards compatible, yes. So is the drive not recognized in either bios or windows (if not in bios probably not in windows)? Have you made sure your bios is set to detect both ide and sata? If so, have you downloaded the sata drivers for your mobo off the manufacturer's website? Finally, try another sata wire