SATA

Forum discussion tagged with SATA.
  1. P

    Question Gigabyte Z790 D (rev. 1.0)

    hi guys, planning to buy this MB Gigabyte Z790 D (rev. 1.0) but i couldn't find any info for using the nvme and sata. this what i want to do: Operating system on nvme 2TB for storage on sata port - 2 or 4 hdd in raid. On my older MB i had issue with this and i couldn't use all sata ports...
  2. Bpetk7

    Question What proprietary SATA cable is needed for HP?

    Desktop PC HP Prodesk 600 G5 SFF So I want to add a second SSD to this system correctly, however, the Sata cable that's currently installed(L12241-001) only allows for one SSD and power cable for CD-ROM...
  3. Ambadyvs

    Question Should I Purchase a Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SATA M.2 SSD Manufactured in January 2018?

    Hi everyone, I recently found a Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SATA M.2 SSD listed on Flipkart (e-commerce platform), and the product description indicates it was manufactured in January 2018. I’m considering buying it to upgrade my laptop for running Windows 10. My current setup includes: Laptop...
  4. J

    Question Configure MOBO Jumper for SATA m.2 SSD?

    I have an X79 motherboard from AliExpress and a SATA m.2 SSD The default configuration is for NVME m.2 and I am not sure how to change these connector clips on the motherboard so that the SATA m.2 can work. Images are attached here: View: https://imgur.com/a/kBDF6d0 If it's hard to see...
  5. L

    Question Can I have some Lenovo Desktop Tower recommendations?

    Hi, I am looking for a used or new Windows 11 Professional - Lenovo desktop tower PC with lots of HDD expansion on the motherboard. What would you recommend? Thanks, Lee
  6. NOR1NCO

    Question Just designed a NAS, can it actually sell in the market?

    I used Fusion to design this NAS, with a size of 390x450x89mm. It can fit a MATX motherboard, and it uses a CRPS PSU (12VO). There's a reinforcement rib in the middle, and on the other side, I have the freedom to design the PCB to achieve the expandability I want. For example, I could add 12...
  7. JustRelaxASC

    Question NVMe drive not recognized in top slot on B550M Aorus Elite (rev 1.3)

    As the title says, my Kingston A2000 SSD is not recognized in the top slot, but seems to be working in the bottom one. Drive is healthy and working in another build. Sometimes the system boots and recognizes that NVMe for a while, say 10 to 30 minutes, and then suddenly it disappears and isn't...
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    Question Four Sata drives all stopped working at one time

    Ok, Let's start over. There are 4 hard drives on the Sata buss. They all show up in the bios but when Win11 boots up it there are no sata drives. Three of the drives are in raid 0 mode and the fourth drive is a solo SSD drive. Normally if one raid drive fails then the windows program Intel rapid...
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    Question Both drives died at the same time?

    Hi all, I went on holiday to see my family and it turns out that while I was there the desktop of my father suddenly stopped working and when starting he is getting the message: "Press ESC in 1 seconds to skip startup.nsh, any other key to continue" After searching, this is because the BIOS...
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    Question HDD Not Present In MoBo BIOS... Showed Up In My Other Computer.

    Hey Guys. I'm trying my hand at reviving an old PC for some light home server usage. I bought an old dell with a B85M-G43 mobo. It didn't have an HDD so I got a 10tb HGST SATA6.0 7200rpm refurbished off amazon. I tried attaching it to the old PC and it would not show up as present on the BIOS...
  11. Legacy Ivy Terascale

    Question How to configure SATA/Molex connectors to HDD's ?

    hello everyone i got a little problem with a computer i got some HDD's to scan and when i get to non-boot ones , one dissapears i use - 1 TB Toshiba P300 for Boot with 3 partitions C D E - 4 TB Toshiba P300 for storage - 4 TB WD Purple for storage - DVD-RW ( ODD ) STORY i had a Tehnoware FAL...
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    Question Which controller to choose in my situation ? SAS or SATA

    Hi, I'm trying to build a homeserver from stuff I have on hand. In general, I have a Chinese motherboard MACHINIST E5 RS9 :) to this a friend is to send three SAMSUNG PM863a 960GB drives. The motherboard supports SATA 3.0 drives. I still have an old HP P212 sas controller with 512MB of memory...
  13. AQuickQ

    Question Compatible drive to fit this PC setup?

    What should I be looking for when buying a drive for this PC (Lenovo s500 10hd0037uk)? There's no drive in it currently, it was using a KINGSTON SUV400S37480G (upgraded from the original drive), Graphics card is a Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card, 16GB RAM. I'm looking to get an SSD...
  14. djxgam1ng

    Question External Wall Powered HDD’s will not power up (spinning or nothing). Haven’t been used in a very long time and haven’t moved much. #nottechsavvy

    So I used to DJ quite a bit back in the day….I have two Seagate Wall Powered External Harddrives and Two LaCie Wall Powered External Harddrives These drives haven’t been on for at least 8 years. I try to plug them in and nothing. They don’t power on or anything. Tried different cables...
  15. Lorezz29

    Question (Asus Prime B550-Plus Motheboard) SATA connected drives have random speed everytime i turn on the PC (sometimes they aren't read at all)

    This is a problem i have been having since the i upgraded my PC. I used to have a Gigabyte GA H61M with an i5 2500 and 8gb of ram, with a kingston 250gb SSD plugged for the OS and a 1TB HDD for other storage, along a GTX 1050 Ti, which died after some time and i replaced it with a RX 6600. All...
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    Question Need to know if my psu can handle all this

    Hello everyone. I have this pc: CPU: intel xeon e3 1270 v3 3,5ghz RAM: 1X8GB ddr3 1600mhz 1x4GB ddr3 1600mhz GPU: Geforce 1060 GTX 6gb (edited) STORAGE: SSD kingston 500 gb MOTHERBOARD: asus h81m-k PSU: SENTEY 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE HBP600-GS...
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    Question Can I use a PCIe 4X to 8 or 6 SATA Expansion Card on a PCIe 2.0 x4x slot

    As the title mentions I need to add more SATA ports to my Plex machine for extra HDDs (no SSDs). I have a free PCIe 2.0 x4x slot and I was wondering if it is okay if I use a PCIe 4X to 8 or 6 SATA Expansion Card or if it will be too much for the slot to handle. Please advise.
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    Question Pc wont recognise HDDs - new upgrade

    Hi, I’ve recently attempted to upgrade my gaming pc considerably, but after getting everything up and running it wont seem to recognise my two HDDS together. Intermittently, it recognises one, through using the other cable or another port but I have no idea what the issue is exactly, I’m trying...
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    Question 2nd SSD not showing up anywhere ?

    Hello. I just put a new SSD in and it doesn't show anywhere, not even in BIOS. I know that it's working because i took it out from a working PC. I have Gigabyte B760 gaming x ax motherboard.I have already installed NVMe SSD with Windows 11 and it's working.The new SSD i got is Sata SSD (B+M)...
  20. bedouinbro

    Question SSD suggestions ?

    So recently I bought a Samsung 870 EVO 250GB SATA SSD, but it turns out that it's a fake one! also, the Samsung Magician software doesn't detect it, which makes it a counterfeit product. the model number matches, but the serial numbers aren't matching also the benchmark appears to be...
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    Question External, expandable, multi-drive enclosure to connect to one PC ?

    To sum it up, I'm a pc gamer whose barely scratched the surface of actually understanding the tech and I'm trying to find a way to expand my pc's storage capability externally in a way that essentially future proofs it and ends the cycle of deleting games to make room for others in todays...
  22. GordenMalcom

    Question I want to enable IDE Mode on my PCIe SATA Card.

    I want to enable IDE Mode on my PCIe SATA Card. Chipsets: ASM1061. and the description says Supports IDE / AHCI programming interface, how to change the mode? please help.
  23. K

    Question Which Adaptors for this setup: (M.2 B+M SSD, M.2 NMVe, + Old Laptop)

    Hello there, This is my first post here, so please don't bash me if I'm posting in the wrong place. I'm in the middle of a technical crisis here and need your help finding adaptors to this setup, as I'm out of my depth when it comes to hardware compatibility. I have a spare hardware that I...
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    Question Changing SATA mode from RAID to AHCI

    Hello, I have a system with an M.2 SSD and an HDD. I have Windows 11 installed on the M.2 SSD. The HDD is empty and I would like to use it for simple data storage (no RAID). The issue is that I don't see the HDD in Windows (including in Disk Management). I do see some references to it in BIOS...
  25. LST100

    Question More sata connectors on old PasU

    Hello, I would like some help as I am finding it difficult to solve my issue. On an old PC I have a non modular psu: Corsair TX750. I have run out of SATA connectors but have plenty of 4 Pin, 6+2 pin and also an 8 pin male connector. However I am unable to find SATA power cables with female...
  26. MoriSori

    Question Help a noob at Pc

    So, I have this lenovo m900 SFF and I'm having an issue with finding the right sata power cable for it since it's a proprietary cable ( square 4 pin ) so I saw this particular one 8 pin dual sata cable. Is it safe to use this for my m900? or will this cause a problem?
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    Question [SOLVED] ASRock board doesn't detect 4TB HDD ?

    Hi everyone, I've just put my new build together few days ago and I've installed Linux Mint 21.2 (Victoria) on it, but I'm having a lot of issues with either the build, the motherboard specifically (which is why I'm opening up this thread in the MoBos forum), or with Linux Mint. But one of the...
  28. a___78

    SSD not detected at all.

    I have a Dell G3 15 3500, my laptop only has 256Gb of storage so I wanted to upgrade. I got an old SSD and used diskpart clean all to wipe it. Still the drive isn’t detected at all, not in bios, not in disk management, device manger, diskpart etc. Out of ideas, I put the drive in the PCIe 1 slot...
  29. MrBurton

    Question Fan Hub - Power Cable Issue [works after re-plugging]

    All of my case fans and my AIO cooler's radiator fans and CPU block are connected to my ARGB fan hub which came with my case (MSI Mag Forge 112R). There is no issue with the RGB on my components but rather with the power cable for the hub itself. While the PC is running, if I take out the power...
  30. Mattimanden

    Question Changed hardware, now drives will not read.

    I recently bought my friend's system as he was moving abroad and I have had some concurrent issues with my motherboard. Before I switched hardware all drives worked and had 95%+ on crystalDisc. Now, my two M.2's and two SSD's work fine, but my two HDD's will not read. I have two questions...
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    Question Sata Ports

    Hi, I have an old system that I built in 2013. The system specs are as follows: Windows 10 Home 64bit Intel Core i7 4770k Asus Tuf Z87 SABERTOOTH PNY 250 GB SSD Corsair Platinum 16GB 1600mhz Dram Asus Dual OC RTX 2770 8GB Corsair 500w gold plus PSU Sama Mid Tower Case The system had been...
  32. J

    Question Can I use an M.2 Key A+E 2-port SATA adapter in a CNVio M.2 Key E slot

    One of the boards on my list for an Unraid build is the ASRock N100M as a low-power option. https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/N100M/#Specification Now, it doesn't have a lot of SATA ports, but you can expand it with various controller cards and M.2 adapters. One of the M.2 slots is a Key E at...
  33. richiestang_78

    storahci.sys causing blue screen

    Didnt mean to double post but thought I should add some more details and a new post seemed easier, I keep getting sporadic bluescreen crashes, seems to be mostly when I leave my computer and it goes to sleep, I know because it will be on the login screen when I come back. I then checked the...
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    Question [Solved] Is it dangerous to connect a 2.5 SATA SSD to a (SATA-powered) 3.5 HDD enclosure?

    I have an old external 3.5-inch HDD. For lack of a normal SATA-USB cable, I want to use its enclosure to connect a 2.5-inch SATA SSD to my PC's USB port. The HDD enclosure has a separate AC power cable. When I opened up the enclosure, I saw the AC power goes directly into the PCB, which has a...
  35. K

    Question Will Aorus Z390 support new NVMe M.2 SSD with FOUR SATA drives?

    I currently have 4 drives (3 SSD & 1 HDD hooked up to my Z390 PC using SATA ports) I'd like to add more storage for games and an M.2 NVMe SSD seems like a good option for that. However I read somewhere that using the M.2 slots actually disables some of the SATA slots. I can't find where I saw...
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    Question MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Really Odd Issue

    Ok, so. I bought, from Ebay recently, an MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard and an i7 CPU. CPU was already seated and I have not unseated it at any point. Advertised as working fine etc. So, i got a new cooler and installed that with good thermal paste. New memory too. Mounted it in a...
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    Question I ordered a Dell Precision 3620 with an i7-7700K CPU. Should I be worried?

    I ordered a refurbished Dell Precision 3620 with an i7-7700K CPU. This is where I ordered it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092FM88X8 It has already shipped and is supposed to arrive on Thursday. Tonight, I happened across two threads here that mention potential issues with this...
  38. W

    Question Possible faulty motherboard ?

    My computer won't boot up if all my hard drives are connected to the SATA ports on the motherboard, it would power on but just stays on blackscreen and i can't even enter the BIOS. I tried disconnecting all my hard drives from the SATA ports on the motherboard and when I do that I can enter the...
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    Question How long SATA cables for big tower (Corsair 7000D Airflow)?

    For a clean build.
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    Question No free SATA ports left, what are my options ?

    Hello, I have Asus Z97-P, It has 4 SATA connections and all of them are occupied. Is there any way I can add another HDD to this setup and can I just remove current HDDs without losing all the data on it? Thanks