ASUS Z87M/G30AB mobo wont recognize 8tb hdd

Jan 8, 2019
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My ASUS Z87M/G30AB won't recognize the new 8tb drive I've added to my system.

I started with adding it alongside my OS SSD. The drive did not show up. Then tested with known working cables. Then tested across mobo SATA ports. I tested the drive in another system, it recognized it just fine. Then I took the next step and update the bios to the most recent (2014). Still no drive. I tested the 8tb drive on it's own. I then added 3 additional drives to the system. 2x 3tb and 1x 2tb internal drives. All are recognized. The 8tb drive is still hooked up but not recognized.

The system has an Intel i7-4770k cpu and runs Ubuntu 18.10.

From what I understand... as long as the mobo supports UEFI, it should be able to recognize the drive.

Why won't the motherboard recognize this drive?
 
Solution
It may be that the 3.3v is causing a constant power disable condition if your new 8tb drive conforms to the new sata3.2+ specs which now use the 3.3v lines as a reset line instead. To test this you can use a sata power extension cable that is missing the orange wire ( Sample Pic )

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It may be that the 3.3v is causing a constant power disable condition if your new 8tb drive conforms to the new sata3.2+ specs which now use the 3.3v lines as a reset line instead. To test this you can use a sata power extension cable that is missing the orange wire ( Sample Pic )
 
Solution
Jan 8, 2019
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Thanks for the suggestion popatim. I'll have to get one of those to test with cause all of mine are 5-wire. I'll get back to you when I'm able to do this.

EDIT: This fixed the issue. Thanks popatim!
 

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