What's wrong with my HDD

[essenbe]

If it shows the HDD as removable, you are in ahci mode, right?

 

[Donovantx8]

I'm not sure if it is the HDD, all that is shown when I do DISK PART, is a removable something, with a size of 0.

But yes I'm in AHCI mode.

 

[essenbe]

If that was after disconnecting the HDD, it must have been detecting the CD/DVD drive.

 

[Donovantx8]

If that was after disconnecting the HDD, it must have been detecting the CD/DVD drive.

I hadn't run the DISK PART with either disconnected, but I'll try.

 

[Donovantx8]

If that was after disconnecting the HDD, it must have been detecting the CD/DVD drive.

I hadn't run the DISK PART with either disconnected, but I'll try.

Right so I'm holding my HD in my hand while I'm typing this is still showing some kind of removable media in C.

 

[essenbe]

What is hooked up to the computer? When the HDD was in, could you hear it spin up or make any unusual noise, Can you open your CD/DVD? I'm running out of ideas other than Motherboard.

 

[essenbe]

Is the DVD sata?

 

[Donovantx8]

Mouse
Keyboard
VGA Cable
USB Sandisk (Displayed with correct size in DISK PART)
SD Card (Displayed with correct size in DISK PART)

Yes my HD makes sounds, yes I can open my Disk Drive, and the little green light even flashes.

Not sure 100%, but the cable connected to it says Serial ATA, so I would assume so.

 

[essenbe]

Basically, everything hooked up to the Sata is not recognized. It sounds like the sata controller to me. If someone else has some other suggestions, chime in. As a last resort I guess we could try clear CMOS, but not sure that would make a difference.

 

[essenbe]

Do you have another hard drive that you could connect and new cables?

 

[Donovantx8]

No.

 

[1Bowtie]

Here's a shot in the dark, go into bios and take it out of ahci mode and change it to ide, then set the hdd to auto, do the same with unknown decice which will be you cd/ dvd drive, save and exit. This will allow you to not use the ahci controlller drivers. You should be able to boot the computer now and see the drives in explorer

 

[theog]

Check for power on the Sata Power Cables.
Y= 12v
R= 5v
O= 3v

 

[Donovantx8]

Here's a shot in the dark, go into bios and take it out of ahci mode and change it to ide, then set the hdd to auto, do the same with unknown decice which will be you cd/ dvd drive, save and exit. This will allow you to not use the ahci controlller drivers. You should be able to boot the computer now and see the drives in explorer

How do I do everything from then set.

Check for power on the Sata Power Cables.
Y= 12v
R= 5v
O= 3v

How do I check this.

 

[1Bowtie]

After you've done the bios the computer should boot from the c;/ if there is an os installed

 

[Donovantx8]

After you've done the bios the computer should boot from the c;/ if there is an os installed

Yea did it, but it didn't boot and is not detecting what is on either channel.

 

[Donovantx8]

So is that it, its my SATA controller?

 

[1Bowtie]

It sounds like you don't have drivers installed for your sata controller. When you put it in IDE mode you are bypassing the SATA controller which is how i have mine setup, but it has to be set up in bios. My next question is do you have your Win 7 disk?

 

[theog]

You do not need Sata Controller Drivers in BIOS.

 

[Donovantx8]

It sounds like you don't have drivers installed for your sata controller. When you put it in IDE mode you are bypassing the SATA controller which is how i have mine setup, but it has to be set up in bios. My next question is do you have your Win 7 disk?

Even if I did, the Disk Drive is kapoot, I have the files on a USB, but like I said I can't install anything.