Hello everyone,
Last night, I put together a really nice new build, and everything seemed to be working very well. However, today, I decided to take my old pc's second hard drive (used for storing music, videos, etc) and isntall it into my new build. Unfortunately, both my bios and OS will not recognize it at all, so I am somewhat lost in terms of what I should do. Initially, I tried different sata ports and cables, but nothing seems to solve the problem. Furthermore, I also tried to switch the hd mode from ahci to ide, and this still did not allow the bios to recognize the hd (I didn't try to boot up the os, since I didn't want windows to reinstall drivers/flip out). So, if you guys could help me out, I would be very grateful! In case you need information on the motherboard and HD, here they are:
ASUS P6X58D-E Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641)
WD 640 gb 3 gb/s Hardrive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319)
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Since it won't recognize my HD, I'm deathly afraid that it was damaged somehow, even though I took appropriate measures to prevent that (grounded myself with the case, did not directly touch the silicone part or any connectors, etc). Do you think that I could have damaged the drive? After I post this, I'm going to try and isntall it back into my old pc to make sure =x. If it's dead, I might just cry lol; I had some important data on it.
Thanks for your time!
Last night, I put together a really nice new build, and everything seemed to be working very well. However, today, I decided to take my old pc's second hard drive (used for storing music, videos, etc) and isntall it into my new build. Unfortunately, both my bios and OS will not recognize it at all, so I am somewhat lost in terms of what I should do. Initially, I tried different sata ports and cables, but nothing seems to solve the problem. Furthermore, I also tried to switch the hd mode from ahci to ide, and this still did not allow the bios to recognize the hd (I didn't try to boot up the os, since I didn't want windows to reinstall drivers/flip out). So, if you guys could help me out, I would be very grateful! In case you need information on the motherboard and HD, here they are:
ASUS P6X58D-E Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641)
WD 640 gb 3 gb/s Hardrive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319)
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Since it won't recognize my HD, I'm deathly afraid that it was damaged somehow, even though I took appropriate measures to prevent that (grounded myself with the case, did not directly touch the silicone part or any connectors, etc). Do you think that I could have damaged the drive? After I post this, I'm going to try and isntall it back into my old pc to make sure =x. If it's dead, I might just cry lol; I had some important data on it.
Thanks for your time!