ASRock Forums : B85M Pro4 no HDD https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:49:57 +0000 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:49:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1977 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[B85M Pro4 no HDD : If you have checked everything...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1977&PID=10331&title=b85m-pro4-no-hdd#10331 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 1977
Posted: 13 Feb 2016 at 2:49pm

If you have checked everything I listed the only thing left that could be wrong are the ports themselves Unhappy
If the board was a recent purchase then you can RMA it, if not you will need to replace it.
]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:49:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1977&PID=10331&title=b85m-pro4-no-hdd#10331 <![CDATA[B85M Pro4 no HDD : Nope nothing gets detected.The...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1977&PID=10329&title=b85m-pro4-no-hdd#10329 Author: Rigeria
Subject: 1977
Posted: 13 Feb 2016 at 1:17pm

Nope nothing gets detected.

The system was working fine until the hdd stopped getting detected.
So I can count out that the cables or Bios settings are wrong (double checked).

The HDD spins and I can actually feel when it is under power. Also tested on another PC to check if its faulty. Not the case here.

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Subject: 1977
Posted: 11 Feb 2016 at 2:30pm

Does any other drive detect on your board? 

Make sure your SATA controllers are enabled in BIOS under "Advanced\Storage configuration" then set them to IDE mode for compatibility.

Also be sure that the SATA cable used is SATA3 compliant, I have noticed that if you plug a SATA1 standard cable into a SATA3 port it can cause the system to fail to post or simply not detect the drive connected. I say this because connecting the same drive and cable to a SATA1 or 2 port on another board allows the device to be detected and function. In other words, if the cable was not compatible with your board it may still have worked in another system if that system uses SATA2 or older.

Does the drive spin up and initialize in the system? If you put your ear to it you should hear it begin to spin followed by some activity.
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Subject: 1977
Posted: 11 Feb 2016 at 7:23am

Yeah I tested it on a working one. Working fine.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:23:45 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1977&PID=10225&title=b85m-pro4-no-hdd#10225 <![CDATA[B85M Pro4 no HDD : Have you tested the HDD in another...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1977&PID=10221&title=b85m-pro4-no-hdd#10221 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 1977
Posted: 11 Feb 2016 at 5:22am

Have you tested the HDD in another machine? Mechanical drives fail all the time.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:22:17 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1977&PID=10221&title=b85m-pro4-no-hdd#10221 <![CDATA[B85M Pro4 no HDD : Hey folks,One day my PC didn&#039;t...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1977&PID=10220&title=b85m-pro4-no-hdd#10220 Author: Rigeria
Subject: 1977
Posted: 11 Feb 2016 at 5:03am

Hey folks, 

One day my PC didn't start up in Windows as usual, but started into the Bios.
The Reason was that my HDD was not detected anymore. 

I first suspected the HDD or the cable to be at fault and replaced them with working ones but had no luck.
Updated the Bios and checked all the other Sata Ports no luck as well.
I reset the Bios, cleared the Cmos etc.

Bios is still working so I doubt my Mainboard is dead, but I highly doubt that all my Sata Ports died over 1 night.

Does someone have a solution what I could do else?

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