I know there are other posts on this topic, but I haven't found any that quite are equivalent to my case. For some reason, I cannot find my WD Green 1tb HDD in the bios menu, and thus cannot install windows 8.1, as I built my own computer. My HDD seems to be functioning because it is making some noise and feels like there are some slight movements inside. My optical drive is working well, so I switched the sata cords and the optical drive works but the HDD is still not being detected. I also switched the sata ports, on both the optical drive and HDD, the optical works but the HDD still does not show. I am down to two potential options because the cables appear to work, and the ports as well; a dead HDD or an improper bios setup. I am at a loss as to how to move forward. I can get a new HDD easy enough, but would like to know if it is necessary before I do so. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Motherboard:ASUS M5A97 R2.0
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: Raedon R9 270x
PSU: XFX ts 550W
Case: Coolermaster Elite 430
HDD: WD Green 1tb
Optical Drive: Samsung SATA 1.5 Gb-s Optical Drive, Black
Motherboard:ASUS M5A97 R2.0
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: Raedon R9 270x
PSU: XFX ts 550W
Case: Coolermaster Elite 430
HDD: WD Green 1tb
Optical Drive: Samsung SATA 1.5 Gb-s Optical Drive, Black