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    BigJK Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 27, 2010, 08:28 AM
    New SATA hard drive in old IDE board not recognized
    I've installed a new Seagate 1TB SATA hard drive in my 7 year old computer which has 2 EIDE ports using a SATA to IDE adapter into the secondary port, but the BIOS does not recognize the new drive. Any thoughts on what I might do to help this install along?
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    Jun 8, 2010, 05:15 PM

    7 years?? That's pretty old! Anyway, I don't get why it wouldn't be seen in the BIOS. Other than buying a new computer, I suggest that you choose a different connection method
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    Jun 11, 2010, 06:09 AM

    Swap the mainboard, or at least look for a BIOS update on the current mainboard manf. Website. If the BIOS can't handle the size of the drive, it won't report it - this is the most likely scenario.
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