2012-02-07, 01:37
[Update] - Fixed now!!
Hi folks,
So my NAS is nearly full already so I want to transfer some of my movies directly to my HTPC, however my 64Gb Kingston SSD
just won't cut it so I am trying to install a Seagate Barracuda Green 2Tb internal HDD onto my system but it doesn't seem to work.
My HTPC (the relevant parts);
Asrock A75 Extreme6 Mobo
AMD A6-3500
Win7 Home Premium 64bit
The Harddrive (sorry, not sure what is relevant):
Seagate Barracuda Green 2Tb
S/N:6YD1LZYC
ST2000DL003
P/N: 9VT166-302
F/W: CC3C
Date: 12171
The Process (so far):
1. Turn off computer and open up
2. Hook up power and Sata3 cable
3. Power on computer
4. No drive in windows, nor in BIOS*
*However the drive is listed in my Device Manager.
Am I doing something wrong? Last time I installed an internal sata drive it just worked.
I didn't need to change anything in the BIOS, and it just showed up in My Computer (to the best of my recollection, anyways!).
I have read elsewhere on the net to use jumper settings to throttle the speed of the drive but that doesn't seem like the best answer.
Should I not be using this drive in my setup? It has the correct pin connectors on the drive to accept a sata cable
- am I wrong to presume that any sata drive will work with a Mobo sata3 interface? ie are they backwards compatible if my drive isn't sata3
(or am I getting confused with the USB3 being compatible with USB2 devices and it doesn't matter with sata?).
Or do I probably have a faulty drive? I can return it but if they check it and it is working it will cost me an extra $50 (plus relevant shipping costs)
for wasting their time, in effect.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!
Cheers,
francis
Hi folks,
So my NAS is nearly full already so I want to transfer some of my movies directly to my HTPC, however my 64Gb Kingston SSD
just won't cut it so I am trying to install a Seagate Barracuda Green 2Tb internal HDD onto my system but it doesn't seem to work.
My HTPC (the relevant parts);
Asrock A75 Extreme6 Mobo
AMD A6-3500
Win7 Home Premium 64bit
The Harddrive (sorry, not sure what is relevant):
Seagate Barracuda Green 2Tb
S/N:6YD1LZYC
ST2000DL003
P/N: 9VT166-302
F/W: CC3C
Date: 12171
The Process (so far):
1. Turn off computer and open up
2. Hook up power and Sata3 cable
3. Power on computer
4. No drive in windows, nor in BIOS*
*However the drive is listed in my Device Manager.
Am I doing something wrong? Last time I installed an internal sata drive it just worked.
I didn't need to change anything in the BIOS, and it just showed up in My Computer (to the best of my recollection, anyways!).
I have read elsewhere on the net to use jumper settings to throttle the speed of the drive but that doesn't seem like the best answer.
Should I not be using this drive in my setup? It has the correct pin connectors on the drive to accept a sata cable
- am I wrong to presume that any sata drive will work with a Mobo sata3 interface? ie are they backwards compatible if my drive isn't sata3
(or am I getting confused with the USB3 being compatible with USB2 devices and it doesn't matter with sata?).
Or do I probably have a faulty drive? I can return it but if they check it and it is working it will cost me an extra $50 (plus relevant shipping costs)
for wasting their time, in effect.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!
Cheers,
francis