BIOS does not recognize SATA/IDE drives

[meisterluv]

Hey guys,

I have a new asus p5g41T-M LX board that I'm trying to install. On boot up it goes straight straight to the - 'reboot and select proper boot device'. ( 2 sata drives (hdd, cd) & 1 ide).

I've tried setting the boot priority to 1. hdd 2. cd restarting = fail, removed the cmos battery to try and default the board setting = fail. All drives are spinning so power is going to them. Any help would be great. thanks.

One thing to note it takes roughly 5 secs before the bios boots.

 

[rolli59]

SATA controller enabled and drives show up in BIOS?

 

[meisterluv]

only the IDE.

 

[rolli59]

If it is only the IDE drive that shows up in BIOS it is most likely that you will have to enable a controller, it is either called SATA or Raid controller.

 

[meisterluv]

the only item i am seeing in regards to a raid/sata controller is the Storage Configuration under Main menu in Bios. Even with this though, changing this does not help.

 

[rolli59]

It is most likely under integrated peripherals or advanced options

 

[meisterluv]

I appreciate the help rolli. Unfortunately there is no option for a SATA controller.

 

[rolli59]

Yep downloaded your manual and controller is native, so it looks like the SATA ports are dead! (presuming that both sata cable and power are hooked up correctly)

 

[meisterluv]

bummer 🙁 i'll check back once i get a replacement. thanks

 

[meisterluv]

thanks rolli. Replaced the mobo and all sata drives are up and running now.

 

[meisterluv]

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