On Mar 13, 12:28*pm, "Zeke" <n...@news.news> wrote:
> "Dalziel" <icyfing...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Help please.
> > I have an Asus K8V-MX MoBo and running Win 7. This has connections for
> > 2 Sata drives. I fitted a Samsung 1TB F3 Spinpoint HD but the drive is
> > not detected at all. Using a Sata docking station shows the drive but
> > wants to keep reformatting it. (BIOS updated to latest version). Once
> > formatted it is fine but if then installed internally does not show up
> > at all.
> > I tried the HD on another computer (Asus P5E-VM MoBo) running XP and
> > it worked fine after being formattted to NTFS.
> > I dont think Sata require jumper settings adjusted so am at a loss as
> > what to try next.
> > Appreciate any constructive advise.
>
> > Thanks
>
> I'm thinking that ASUS K8V motherboard is only capable of SATA1, not SATA2
> which is what that Samsung drive should be. *I'm sure you can jumper it so
> it only operates in SATA1 mode.
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Many thanks for the reply. I think you maybe right as the MoBo does
not anything but Sata. I will have to try and find how to configure
the jumper settings.
In the mean time it is working fine from an external sata docking
station.
Regards
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