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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    That was my thoughts after swapping cable and ports yesterday. I have another system assembling this weekend, same drive, gonna see what happens with that one and send one or both back. Thanks everyone for your help with this matter! (I'll keep thread open until new drive gets here and tested...
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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    Ok so storage pool was not created,there was nothing there. I changed the SATA cable, and the ports (according to the manual, SATA ports are not disabled when using the m.2 slot. And disk management shows the following View: https://imgur.com/a/ifFty0H And after clicking initialize disk...
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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    This is what happened when I hit "populate" in the volume tab or drive properties... View: https://imgur.com/a/Ya0erVf View: https://imgur.com/a/dRCc9YP
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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    This is what happened when I tried the "create pool" in storage Spaces View: https://imgur.com/a/dRCc9YP
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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    Device Manager screenshot- View: https://imgur.com/a/vTB6pYc BIOS screenshot - View: https://imgur.com/a/1c07JIa AHCI vs RAID setting in bios- View: https://imgur.com/a/3mtqM1c
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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    This one I actually did try. Went from. SATA port 4 to SATA port 2 (I think) same situation. Maybe I shoulda tried to one that's not on the 4port block, but I can try that later this week.
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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    Rajah that, I'll get the info advised when i get home. Also contacted MSI regarding the disabling of SATA ports when a m.2 is connected. Update soon. Thank you!
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    Question 3.5-inch SATA HDD not recognized on new build ?

    So I recently built my son a system: Case: NZXT H510 MOBO: MSI mag b550 tomahawk Cpu: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X SSD: WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe gen4 1tb Cooler: cooler master hyper212 rgb black edition GPU: power color hellhound amd Radeon Rx 6700XT HDD: western digital 4tb SATA And so far everything is...
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    [SOLVED] Which Windows 10 disc version to buy?

    Win7 right now. I searched for a free upgrade to 10, but everytime I try it I'm greeted with an error. So I figured just buy a legit hard copy for a fresh install And yeah, eBay is a total last resort. Most likely Amazon since I'm ordering my components from there
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    [SOLVED] Which Windows 10 disc version to buy?

    Am looking to rebuild my PC this Christmas and finally upgrade the build with Windows 10. But looking on Amazon and eBay, which Windows 10 disc/USB stick version is what I need? There's OEM, upgrade, full, etc. I am looking for the version where I can use to reinstall Windows in the event of a...
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    Question Moisture detected in USB port - Android/Samsung mobile device

    So to update, the following day after coming home from work. All issues stopped and fast charging is now a thing again. Didn't do a thing really, it just went back to normal on its own. It's the weirdest thing. Issue resolved I guess. Thanks to all for the help! Can flair this as solved 👍
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    Question Moisture detected in USB port - Android/Samsung mobile device

    Working at it indeed. What I can't figure out is how can two phones do it at exactly the same time. Unless somehow the first cable or adapter was somehow wet, which wet the 2nd phone, which then wet the other cable...I dunno. And why doesn't it fast charge now, and why was the s8 beeping all...
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    Question Moisture detected in USB port - Android/Samsung mobile device

    Nope, two different wall outlets too. So far today my phone charges, just not fast charges. No moisture errors yet, but I'm using a third cable and adapter now (the one I keep at work). So I'm going to take this cable home and try and see
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    Question Moisture detected in USB port - Android/Samsung mobile device

    So last night while charging my son's S8+, the phone started beeping like I've never heard before. Turns out it was the "moisture detected in usb" error. So I unplugged it. And swapped the cable and wall adapter. Same thing happened. So I figured it must be the phone, although I know it didn't...
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    Question Stuck on Windows configuring update 35%

    Thanks if you looked at this thread, but for some reason, I booted up the computer again today to try, and 20 minutes later it completed and is back up and running. So far so good. Thanks again!