HD detection problems

[King of Red Lions]

Hi, I have a western digital 40 gig HD that I just can't seem to get to
work. I bought it from PCWorld, preformatted and the works. My problem
comes when I connect to the motherboard and switch the computer on. I
don't know whether it is a duff HD but I have set the jumper correctly a
million and one times and can't think what the problem is. In my cmos
setup I have is set to detect HDs automatically. When I start my
cmputer it says "Detecting Hrad disks ... press F4 to skip". I have
left it for 2 hours and it's still not been detected, just stays on that
screen like it's stuck. I would appreciate any help or suggestions!

 

[Zotin Khuma]

Hi, I have a western digital 40 gig HD that I just can't seem to get to
work. I bought it from PCWorld, preformatted and the works. My problem
comes when I connect to the motherboard and switch the computer on. I
don't know whether it is a duff HD but I have set the jumper correctly a
million and one times and can't think what the problem is. In my cmos
setup I have is set to detect HDs automatically. When I start my
cmputer it says "Detecting Hrad disks ... press F4 to skip". I have
left it for 2 hours and it's still not been detected, just stays on that
screen like it's stuck. I would appreciate any help or suggestions!

Unless you have an old motherboard with a 32GB limit, it sounds
like you do have a 'duff HD'.

 

[critcher]

Unless you have an old motherboard with a 32GB limit, it sounds
like you do have a 'duff HD'.

Try setting the disk to LBA in the bios

 

[Guest]

This is going to sound really dumb, but where do you have it plugged into on
the IDE cable. It makes a differance.