SATA

Hi, I have recently tested a friend's 3,5" SATA HDD in my system. To do so I had unplugged my own two SATA 3,5" HDDs (WD BLUE 1TB & WD GREEN 1TB) before as well as my SSD drive. After done and plugging everything back into my system, always one of the two HDD is not found. So both of them...

Hey, so i got a new SSD from Adata XPG Gammix S11 Pro and it's an NVMe one and I was sure that it works with my motherboard(Asustek z97-p) and it does to an extent. I can see it in windows and I can copy stuff on it, I even played some video games but I tried to test it's speed and it maxed out...

So I have a 500 gb nvme ssd that already has a windows 10 OS on it that I've used normally for years. I decided to install a windows 10 OS on a SATA ssd I had lying around so I took my NVME out while I did it. I used the SATA for a few days then unplugged it and replugged the NVMEM.2 back in its...

Hi, I have an ASRock Z370 extreme4 MB and have been using it for the past 6 months as an UNRAID server. I have 7 HDD's attached and up until last night everything was fine. I needed to reboot UNRAID and when I did it came back up with a drive missing. I hooked it up to a keyboard and monitor...

I have 6 Hard drives installed. And yeah, i thought i was clever and just stuffed them in all willynilly. I have programs installed on each one. Windows will show some of the programs in start some in add/remove and some i just randomly find when im going through folders (I just found a...

So, I just found my old desktop on my basement, but unfortunately it turns on but shows no video at all. How do I connect the old HD to my laptop to access it via my laptop? I don't mean only access the files, but browse the PC like it was when I last used it, check how I left the desktop, see...

Hi All, I have this hard drive: HGST Ultrastar He10 I does work in anther machine (which has a raid controller build in) and it works just fine when i plug it in via USB (Inateck USB 3.0 Dockingstation). However: When I connect it via SATA to my motherboard it wont work. It does not spin up...

Hi guys! I have an old pc and I won’t buy a new one before ddr5 and the new chipsets are out. I just bought a crucial mx500 250gb. I have an old dirt cheap 400w power supply with 2 sata cables. My problem is that both cables are missing 3 pins next from the L shaped notch. I searched for answers...

So I have a laptop, an Alienware 17R4 with a GTX 1080, an i7-7820HK, and 16gb of RAM, for about 4 years and only this year I had to upgrade my storage hardware, becuase the ssd that came with the computer was presenting SMART events about it's lifetime (i checked on crystaldisk and it was at 4%...

In my PC I have six hard-disks which are by default off, but can be turned on individually using hdd-switch. I have x2 HGST x2HGST/WD x1Toshiba and x1Seagate HDDs. Seagate disk doesn't wake up when I turn it on using HDD switch. I know it's HDD issue because on same SATA port other HDD brands...

Hey everyone. A very long time ago, I got an M.2 SSD, plugged it in, and continued on with my life. Then I upgraded my RAM, put my PC back together, and suddenly one of my HDDs wasn't registering. Weird. Unplugged it and inserted it again. Nothing. Tried different SATA cables, nothing. Got the...

Hello Hardware people! Having a puzzling problem. I had to move, took apart PC (movers may theoretically have damaged something). About 3 months of delays finally re-assembled it (put back in CPU, RAM, coolers, GPU, PSU, powered on). Here's what happened: 1. Straight to BIOS - "New CPU...

I have a old laptop and I want to upgrade it to SATA, but when I got my old HDD I didn't know what connection is it. HDD name is MK4025GAS. If you know what is it I will be happy to know.

So I only have these 3 options in my area. I just want a 240GB one to install windows and maybe some games which take a long time to load. So which one will be better?

Yesterday i was sorting my awful cable management on my pc when i saw, a stuck sata cable, after some time and some careful work with my hands, i managed to take it out, but when i plugged my optical drive in into that slot, it didnt show up anymore. Fering i did to much strength and possibly...

Hello, I just fresh installed windows onto a new m.2 ssd. I did so with all other drives detached. Upon reconnecting the other drives, I can access them without a problem. They appear in my bios, but when i try to change the boot priority they do not appear. I think they may be on a different...

I have Lenovo "S145-15IIL Laptop (ideapad) - Type 81W8" (as stated when I check warranty page by logging in to Lenovo site). It has 1TB SATA HDD and an empty PCIe slot. I am wondering what kind of SSD will be compatible with it? Note that as per this...

Help me please, I can't solve this problem! suddenly, while I was installing windows 8.1 there was an installation problem, towards the end of the windows installation setup (started from the bios). Now my drive has not assigned any letter and I am not able to use any access. I can't even...

Hey, I'm just changed my motherboard and CPU, with the same ssd that i used before with my old hardware. The SSD is recognized by the BIOS, but not on boot priority Bios Pic

I got an SSD i got 4 different Sata colors Dark Blue Light Blue White Dark They say Dark is great for Windows boot, but Dark Blue is the fastest. Where should i put it?

I want to add HDD on my slot for optical disk drive in my laptop, but the ports are different so my question is if I use such adapter that will make it able to plug it in will my HDD lose performance(rd/wr speed)?

It's an Addlink S70 512GB, the day I bought it, I did a benchmark and it was fast, on par with the advertised speeds: View: https://imgur.com/a/iTMjyuG But today, 3 months later, the write speeds have decreased by five times: View: https://imgur.com/a/CiAFCsA View...

Hello, i bought a ssd few days ago. All drivers and bios up to date and i've tried so many things. I couldnt find the solution. The problem is my pc support Sata3 and usually after restart or opened the pc i'm opening test program s to calculate speed. Somehow i can see over 500mb/s speed. But...

b550, x570, b460, z490/590 boards with two m.2 slots are they limited to nvme only or they can accept m.2 ssd as well?

My PC has Windows 10 installed on the SSD. Recently, when I start my PC it goes to the ASUS BIOS screen and the SSD does not display. I have tested the cables and ports with the HDD and the HDD works fine so the issue is clearly the SSD. I got the PC working and starting normally (with all items...

Hi I’m looking at getting another ssd for my computer. I currently have a seagate barracuda 2tb hdd and a 240gb toshiba tr200. I use the ssd for my os and the hdd for everything else, but want another ssd for the games I play frequently. I’m looking at a NVMe, the Samsung 970 evo plus 250gb, but...

I am unable to see the SATA SSD in both my BIOS and when I try to install Window through USB boot drive. Here is what I've tried: Updated BIOS to latest file (F4d 2021/04/16) Changing to all three M.2 slots on my motherboard. My manuals says that all 3 slot are M.2 SATA SSD or M.2 PCIe SSD...

I have a nearly 4-year-old Samsung PM830 SATA SSD which sometimes gets detected normally, boots up, and works totally fine. Other times it is not detected which is when I checked the BIOS to see this detected as ROM MODE (0.0GB). It won't happen midway if the SSD is successfully detected. I...

Hi all, My MQ04ABF100 Toshiba SATA 1TB HDD on the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-53 seems to be failing and I am planning on getting a new hard drive sometime. Right now I am debating on two options at a budget price: Samsung 870 EVO 250GB SATA 2.5" Internal SSD Hard Drive (MZ-77E250B/AM) [Canada...

I'm diagnosing a non-booting Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop for a friend. At startup it says "Internal hard disk drive not found". When I run diagnostics (F5) it confirms the absence of the HDD: ** Hard Drive - DST Short Test ** Test Results : Warning Msg: Hard Drive - No Hard Drive detected I've...

I would like to connect another sata device to my pc, but have used all available sata connections except the two hidden behind the graphics card. I have an available PCI-E 3.0 x1 slot. I'm looking for an expansion card for this slot with SATA ports. I'm connecting mechanical hard drives, so any...

When I did a clean installation of windows, I booted it up with ACHI. Later on I did a repair install when I had an update error and believe I also booted it with ACHI. However, when I went into UEFI settings and put everything to default, I noticed my computer would have a startup repair loop...

So I've already sort of made a post about this here: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/my-pc-wont-boot-os-after-installing-a-second-hdd.3704942/ But I wanted to make a new one to clarify. I had to rebuild my PC in January, and this included getting a new motherboard (so it's only like 3/4...

I just installed a Samsung 980 NVME SSD into my MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard which I purchased new in 2016. I am aware that this board will bottleneck the speed, I'll upgrade the CPU/MOBO next year, I just wanted to get a fast drive to use once I upgrade. Anyways, neither BIOS nor Windows see...

Anyone know what drive this laptop use? Its a Sony Vaio PCG-4H1M Thanks

I'm hoping to get some insight into what might be happening with my PC that I built. I've spent hours researching and troubleshooting to no avail. This is what I've done: AMD Ryzen 5600x RAM Corsair Vengeance PRO 16GB MB: MSI B550 A Pro Video: Asus TUF 3080 PSU XPG 750W 2x 2.5" SSDs connected...

These are the SSDs I was considering, WD and samsung cheap 1tb HDDs. I do not know much about differences in M.2 and normal SATA, etc... So I could use some help. The idea is using it for the Operative System so It should be fast but reliable, I usually also store some games on main hdd. WD...

I usually try to back up hard drives by plugging them to SATA rather than USB, as I heard that the SATA-to-USB conversion may affect the transfer. Is this really true? I find USB more convenient so I’d like to know if it’s worth the hassle. Any advice much appreciated

HP 15-db0186au SSD used : Crucial BX500 120GB Removed my optical bay to add this SSD with a caddy bay Tested the caddy and the SSD with another system/laptop, they are working fine. I think the problem is either with my BIOS or with my SATA / AHCI Controller. Please help I am purely...

Hello, I bought my computer as a custom workstation from an online store many years ago. I've gotten a new computer and I wish to sell some of the disk drives from the old computer. The 4 Intel DC S3500 Series 800GB SATA III SSD are in RAID0 with a MARVELL controller. They are not the OS drive...