System is not detecting the hard drive

India
January 22, 2009 3:44am CST
Hi, I have connected an external hard drive and the system is not detecting it. I have tried all the jumper setting and cable select. I have 3 hard drives connected to the system. If I disconnect one hard drive then 2 drives are detected. Can some one tel me what is the issue. we can connect almost 26 drives right.. Do you think the issue is with the IRQ?
5 responses
sdas86
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 09
Hi, Sometimes I have this problem too. Then, I will restart my laptop and it is back to normal. So, I think it might be due to software problem. :)
subhakars
@subhakars (932)
• India
23 Jan 09
Do you mean the BIOS Software or windows software? Windows has nothing to do with it. It should detect the drive right after the POST Process ...
sdas86
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
24 Jan 09
Hi, Sorry. I misunderstand your discussion. I thought it is disc drive. Sorry about that.
gcabando
@gcabando (313)
• Philippines
24 Jan 09
Try checking the BIOS. Maybe it is set to not detecting.
hotsatya
@hotsatya (240)
• India
22 Jan 09
yup we can connect more then one hard drive, this only the cable problem, nothing else.
nigenh
@nigenh (167)
• India
24 Jan 09
Make sure your motherboard supports these much capacity of hard disc. From things you had quoted it looks like an incompatibility issue, because when you are disconnecting one drive then it works meaning the limit has gone down & so your motherboard is recognizing. Try upgrading the firmware of your BIOS, if still it doesn't work get a new motherboard or sell off any of your hard disk.
shiva529
@shiva529 (285)
• India
22 Jan 09
hey chesck whether your motherboard can accept how much of storage capacity??