SXMWendell wrote:

I am adding another Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 that I want to Ghost to this
drive since the origional is flakey.

I looked in BIOS and it is set to automaticly look for the drives but
doesn't show anything for this drive.


Do you have both cables (power & data) connected? Have you tried to see
if the motherboard sees it as the primary drive? Does the bios let you
turn off the second SATA port?


I can't find anything on the Hitachi website, but Seagate/Maxtor
gives these instructions:


Configuring the BIOS

Close your computer case and restart your computer. Your computer may
automatically detect your new drive. If your computer does not
automatically detect your new drive, follow the steps below.

Restart your computer. While the computer restarts, run the system setup
program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is usually done by
pressing a special key, such as DELETE, ESC, or F1 during the startup
process.

Within the system setup program, instruct the system to auto detect your
new drive.

Save the settings and exit the setup program. When your computer
restarts, it should recognize your new drive. If your system still
doesn't recognize your new drive, see the troubleshooting section on the
back of this sheet.

Note: Serial ATA is a new interface type. Some older systems may see the
drive and classify it as a SCSI device if you are using a Serial ATA
host adapter. This is normal even though this is not a SCSI disc drive.
Many systems’ BIOS will not identify a Serial ATA drive connected to a
PCI SATA host adapter. This is because a PCI SATA Host Adapter has its
own BIOS which is used to identify hard drives connected to it which is
separate from the BIOS of the computer. To determine whether or not the
SATA Host Adapter is detecting the Serial ATA hard drive, please consult
the documentation provided by the Serial ATA Host Adapter’s
manufacturer. This does not affect drive performance or capacity.


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