topic HELP: MAXTOR diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133 not recognized in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72601#M34005 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>All,<BR />I've bought a new maxtor diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133, I've inserted in my Sony Vaio PCV-RS402, I've connected the power cable and the disk cable, but the BIOS doesn't recognize it.<BR />The only info shown in the BIOS (I've been prompted to press F2 key) is the HDD TYPE: Maxtor Sable, but the size is 0GB.<BR /><BR />Is it because it is PATA and not UATA ? Need I to buy a new controller ?<BR /><BR />Maybe the disk is not working (But It tries to do something, as it makes strange sounds...) ?<BR /><BR />Any ideas ?<BR /><BR />Regards,<BR />Roberto.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:23:11 GMT roberto.negro 2005-02-08T21:23:11Z HELP: MAXTOR diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133 not recognized https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72601#M34005 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>All,<BR />I've bought a new maxtor diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133, I've inserted in my Sony Vaio PCV-RS402, I've connected the power cable and the disk cable, but the BIOS doesn't recognize it.<BR />The only info shown in the BIOS (I've been prompted to press F2 key) is the HDD TYPE: Maxtor Sable, but the size is 0GB.<BR /><BR />Is it because it is PATA and not UATA ? Need I to buy a new controller ?<BR /><BR />Maybe the disk is not working (But It tries to do something, as it makes strange sounds...) ?<BR /><BR />Any ideas ?<BR /><BR />Regards,<BR />Roberto.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:23:11 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72601#M34005 roberto.negro 2005-02-08T21:23:11Z Re: HELP: MAXTOR diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133 not recognized https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72602#M34006 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The following may help:<BR /><BR />If you have not previously installed a SATA drive in your system, you must install a Windows driver for your<BR />SATA PCI card or SATA-enabled motherboard or system so that Windows can recognize your new drive.<BR />For maximum compatibility, Maxtor recommends downloading and installing the latest SATA driver from the<BR />website of the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer. The latest SATA drivers for Maxtor-branded<BR />SATA cards can be downloaded from the Worldwide Support section at <A href="http://www.maxtor.com" target="_blank">www.maxtor.com</A>.<BR /><BR />More detailed information <A href="http://www.maxtor.com/_files/maxtor/en_us/documentation/installation_guides/sata_installation_guide.pdf" target="_blank">here</A><BR /><BR />EDIT: Sorry just noticed that yours is PATA not SATA <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.it/html/@ACFB640931836ADAA652DC20D2A2D795/images/smilies/042.png" alt=":angry:" title=":angry:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:24:43 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72602#M34006 rich912 2005-02-09T14:24:43Z Re: HELP: MAXTOR diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133 not recognized https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72603#M34007 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I recently put another HDD in my Win 98 machine - being a complete numpty I thought it would simply plug-and-play. I had to format the drive and set physical and logical partitions - all through the boot disk.<BR /><BR />I assume you would need to do the same whatever system you use?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:28:59 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72603#M34007 tellingd 2005-02-09T17:28:59Z Re: HELP: MAXTOR diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133 not recognized https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72604#M34008 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yep, you would through the manage tool (right click My Computer).<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:41:38 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72604#M34008 kee-lo_ 2005-02-09T19:41:38Z Re: HELP: MAXTOR diamondmax 10 300GB PATA 133 not recognized https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72605#M34009 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is not a concrete answer but it may help...<BR /><BR /><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812415" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812415</A><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Feb 2005 23:40:23 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-maxtor-diamondmax-10-300gb-pata-133-not-recognized/m-p/72605#M34009 jammold 2005-02-09T23:40:23Z