Hard Disk issues

The SATA controller on your motherboard isn't picking up the drive because it’s one of those older models that lacks auto-detection support.

Your new drive is actually capable of running at that slower legacy speed, you just have to manually tell it to do so. Check this out:

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/...xZek1wbQ%3D%3D

If you scroll down a bit, you'll see a diagram of the back of your new drive showing two rows of pins with their numbering. Based on the diagram, you need to bridge pins 5 and 6—and only those two—to get the drive to work with your setup.

Bridge them and give it a shot.

Thanks a lot. I'll give it a shot and let you know how it goes.

One more question: will this KVR800D2N6/1G RAM work with this motherboard?

Nah, you can only fit two 1GB sticks max, and even then, they have to be those old DDR400 modules:

SUPPORTED RAM:

Max Size: 2 GB
Technology: DDR SDRAM
Bus Clock: 266 MHz
Speed: PC2700

Honestly, I have no clue where you'd even track those down. You might still stumble upon some used 256MB sticks, but anything larger than 512MB or hitting the 1GB mark? Forget it. That stuff is basically ancient relics at this point...

It worked. 🎉 Thanks again.

Couldn't use the same power cable that the other drive is on. Maybe it worked before, I didn't bother checking. Or maybe it was just assumed and I didn't realize. 🤔

The main thing is that it's running.

Feels a bit faster, or maybe it's just my imagination. 😁

awesome 👍