WD4000KS problems.

[SteveTama]

I have just installed a new hard drive. I have three serial ATA drives. No matter what I do, I can't get the 400 gig drive to work.

If I have it in SATA 2, it registers fine in Device manager, but there is no icon for it under My Computer.

If i have it in SATA 3, then it registers as a SCSI drive in Device manager


It doesn't show up in bios when plugged into SATA 3, but it shows up fine under SATA2, I have tried Combined, Enhanced, SATA only, AUTO, and I can't get it to display all three.


I have a 74raptor on SATA1 always, because its my boot drive.

When I have my WD1600 plugged into SATA 2 or 3 it works in windows. If its in SATA 3 it doesn't show up in bios, but it shows up in the Raid bios. Same with WD4000, but the 4000 won't work in windows...


I have tried putting a jumper on pins 5&6 of the WD4000KS, but it made no difference.


My mother board is a Abit IC7-Max3.


Please help me!! Thanks!

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

um, try formatting it

 

[SteveTama]

um, try formatting it

I can't, The drive won't even get assigned a letter.

 

[SteveTama]

Serial D is plugged into SATA 3, and is the WD1600. It is not a SCSI drive. When I have the WD4000 plugged into SATA 3, it says that it is a SCSI drive...??

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

go into "computer management" or something in the control panel, and click on "drives" or something like that, and it will probly show up there. just right click "format"