Asrock 775v88 SATA problem

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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Antrax
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Well,hi to all of you,I am new here..
My problem is whit SATA drive
MBO is Asrock's 775v88,and doesn't recognize any of SATA Hard drives...
in bios,and ofcourse in Windows

Is there problem with bios or what? Disk is brand new Hitachi SATA 320gb
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VIA Chipset - you need to force your HDD into the SATA1 mode. This is either done via jumper on the HDD or a utility from your HDD manufacturer. If neither is possible you need to get a HDD from a different manufacturer with this option.
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Yes,jumper is applyed,but still no luck...I have tried on another MBO with only SATA I support and its working..On Asrock bord zero...
Problem is that..I've trie with disk utility and nothing at all
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Aa I said, the problem is the VIA chipset (specifically the 8237 southbridge). The SATA-controller has a bug with SATA-II drives, either the detection takes very long or they are not detected at all.

You have to somehow verify the drive is not in the SATA-II mode anymore.
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Denniss wrote:Aa I said, the problem is the VIA chipset (specifically the 8237 southbridge). The SATA-controller has a bug with SATA-II drives, either the detection takes very long or they are not detected at all.

You have to somehow verify the drive is not in the SATA-II mode anymore.
Yeah,you are right. Will try on another comp that supports SATAII and make him to run in SATAI mode..
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