Motherboard sata ports won't work

[farbods0]

nope i think my hdd is just DOA and that really sucks because i wanted to use it for christmas and try out my 5870

 

[Brink]

nope i think my hdd is just DOA and that really sucks because i wanted to use it for christmas and try out my 5870

Oh, I thought that you said it worked when connected to another computer.

 

[Adrian]

nope i think my hdd is just DOA and that really sucks because i wanted to use it for christmas and try out my 5870

I'm confused here, did you not type that the SATA connection was bad, and that you tried the drive on another pc?

 

[farbods0]

Yeah I did but apparently it was the old drive in the computer =(

 

[Adrian]

Yeah I did but apparently it was the old drive in the computer =(

So your issue no longer exists?

 

[farbods0]

well my issue is still there its just that no one can do anything about it because its defective

 

[Brink]

well my issue is still there its just that no one can do anything about it because its defective

When you have it connected to another computer, check in Disk Management to make sure that the hard drive has been initialized and formated on it. A brand new hard drive is usually blank and has not been inialized or formated yet. This could be why it will not show up on a new system like this. Next, try it again to see if shows up with your motherboard.

 

[farbods0]

bought the new hard drive but whenever i do boot from usb_Hdd it still boots from harddrive.

 

[Adrian]

bought the new hard drive but whenever i do boot from usb_Hdd it still boots from harddrive.

Farbods, If you are telling us that you bought a new hard drive and its USB, when you boot since the internal C drive is first boot thats in the first order of priority.
The USB drive has not been configured as a bootable drive so it will load up as a secondary /additional drive designated "D" drive.
In order to use the USB drive as a flash or you have executables that need to load after the bios posts before it boot straps and loads the OS you must make your USB drive bootable or go to your bios and change out the boot priority to your USB drive.

Best Regards from your friends at Windows 7 Support,
Adrian

 

[jradicle11]

I'm actually having a similar problem. I have the same motherboard i believe, Gigabyta MA785GT-UDH3. When installing windows 7, it won't recognize my hard drive. Also, whatever I have plugged into the SATA0 port won't show up in my bios. Be sure to switch the SATA ports. I thought my hard drive was defective but it could be my motherboard.

On a side note, I was able to run the boot from a USB drive but still reached the same not recognizing hard drive thing.

 

[farbods0]

My harddrive is not usb it is internal and uses the sata ports. My usb is configured as a bootable device because I do it on my laptop boot from usb and it works. But when i do boot from usb on my desktop with this gigabyte motherboard it wont work.

 

[jradicle11]

When you're at the bootscreen, press F12 to enter the boot order. Select USB_FDD and it should boot from the USB drive. I'll tell you my settings for my bios (though windows 7 doesn't recognize my hard drive so this may not be the best idea) if the aforementioned doesn't work.

 

[Adrian]

My harddrive is not usb it is internal and uses the sata ports. My usb is configured as a bootable device because I do it on my laptop boot from usb and it works. But when i do boot from usb on my desktop with this gigabyte motherboard it wont work.

Ok, to be clear, your new PC has an internal drive that works?
The internal drive (we will call it C is where you installed Windows 7 and you can boot up succesfully with no external drive attached?
You want to connect a USB drive and be able to boot from it first? But its not recognised? But you can boot from this external drive on a laptop?
Are these statements accurate?

 

[jradicle11]

I don't think he has anything on his hard drive. He suspects it being DOA. Try to put it in your SATA1 port. I have the same motherboard with a similar problem. Nothing in my SATA0 port is recognized.

 

[Adrian]

Updates

Follow this link and investigate if you have the most uptodate bios and chipsets.
GIGABYTE AMD 785G web
Here is an image for you to see.

 

[farbods0]

Adrian you are correct but my bios is up to date and still I cant do it

Jrdicle I did the f12 thing and boot from usb_FDD and it wont work still it just boots up the OS I have installed

 

[jradicle11]

Did you follow:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

to create a bootable USB drive, or did you just drag the .iso onto it?

I'm sure this has been suggested before but.

Does the light on your disc drive turn on? Is it connected to power? I think it should still open and close even if the SATA isn't working.

 

[farbods0]

The USB is light up I can take a video of what I'm doing if you want

 

[jradicle11]

Your disc drive, not USB. If connected to power, your disc drive should still open and close and light up. If not, you most likely have a faulty disc drive.

 

[farbods0]

Yes my disc drive is working but I need to boot from USB since the os is from that