cloud32187
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Hey guys,
I recently got a computer that fails to recognize any SATA devices at all (cdrom/hdd specifically). The hard drive spins up but is just not recognized in the BIOS.
Computer Info:
-HP Pavilion p6310y
-Motherboard: Pegatron M2N78-LA
-Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
Here's what I have tried so far:
1: Swapped out power supply for known good one
2: Swapped out hard drive for brand new one
3: Check, Checked and Triple Checked bios settings (sata controller is enabled, also tried IDE and AHCI settings)
4: Tried different jumper settings
5: Swapped out different sata data cables/sata power connectors
This leads me to believe its the sata controller on the motherboard. Everything else works fine, ps2 keyboard mouse ports are good, I can boot to a windows CD via usb-cdrom and i can boot from a USB stick to UBCD4/Hirens Boot CD but i still have no access to the hard drive. Whats everyone's take on my little predicament?
Im also having a little trouble finding a replacement motherboard. its gotta be an am2+ socket, 4 ddr2 memory slots and a micro atx board.
If it turns out that the consensus is that its the motherboard sata controller i could get a pci-e internal sata controller and be good right? The customer just wants it working asap for the cheapest price, and that came to mind as a possibility.
Thanks in advance
I recently got a computer that fails to recognize any SATA devices at all (cdrom/hdd specifically). The hard drive spins up but is just not recognized in the BIOS.
Computer Info:
-HP Pavilion p6310y
-Motherboard: Pegatron M2N78-LA
-Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
Here's what I have tried so far:
1: Swapped out power supply for known good one
2: Swapped out hard drive for brand new one
3: Check, Checked and Triple Checked bios settings (sata controller is enabled, also tried IDE and AHCI settings)
4: Tried different jumper settings
5: Swapped out different sata data cables/sata power connectors
This leads me to believe its the sata controller on the motherboard. Everything else works fine, ps2 keyboard mouse ports are good, I can boot to a windows CD via usb-cdrom and i can boot from a USB stick to UBCD4/Hirens Boot CD but i still have no access to the hard drive. Whats everyone's take on my little predicament?
Im also having a little trouble finding a replacement motherboard. its gotta be an am2+ socket, 4 ddr2 memory slots and a micro atx board.
If it turns out that the consensus is that its the motherboard sata controller i could get a pci-e internal sata controller and be good right? The customer just wants it working asap for the cheapest price, and that came to mind as a possibility.
Thanks in advance