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Using ide hard drive with sata connection

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artglassbob - Jan 17, 2009 at 01:52 PM
 wire and plugs - Jan 17, 2009 at 02:34 PM
Hello, I am trying to help a friend to add a 2nd hard drive (WD 80GB IDE) to a HP system (Vista). I have installed a ide/sata adapter, installed the ide drive, connected it to the motherboard, but it does not show as a device on the computer, either under the device manager listing of disk drives or using Windows Explorer. Any suggestions?
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wire and plugs
Jan 17, 2009 at 02:34 PM
Check with system manufacturer or hard drive manufacturer check for drivers for the system to recognize an IDE drive on an SATA connection or the adapter manufacturer/ Also chec the BIOS to make sure the drive selection are set to AUTO if that system bios has that feature.

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