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    Posted: 09 Sep 2018 at 7:49am
As the subject says, it's an Asrock 760GM-HDV motherboard. AMD FX-4300 cpu, although I don't think that matters... and it's BIOS version 1.10.   There are 4 SATA ports but they are not identical; I can't get the BIOS to recognize a SATA hard disk or a SATA CDROM drive on ports 3 or 4. Both drives work fine on ports 1 or 2. So... why not just use the ports that work?   Well, I want to have two HDD and one CDROM devices and that means one of them has to be on port 3 (or 4). Yes, in the BIOS settings for SATAII_3 (for example) I've chosen "type = CD/DVD" to no avail. And, of course, "type = AUTO" doesn't work either.

Different topic (maybe...?) There seems to be a BIOS version 1.20 available. I have downoaded that, 760GM-HDV(1.20)ROM.zip, and unzipped it to 760GHDV1.20 onto a flash drive. The "Instant Flash" option in BIOS finds the USB device but reports "no BIOS files found." (I have even tried renaming it to 760GMHDV1.20 in the hope that the file name had to match the MB model. Didn't help.)

So, really two questions: is there a work-around to the ports 3 and 4 not recognizing genuine SATA devices? And, is it worth trying to flash the 1.20 BIOS version? And if that is the case, How to do it?

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can u post picture from your storage configuration settings?

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... post pictures ...

I have JPG files but Message board editor "insert image" control says "enter the web address of the image." FAQ regarding images says I need forum administrator authorization to upload images; or, to place them on public access file storage services - which I don't have.

Hopefully this can be resolved...   Meanwhile, Ports 1 & 2 do not have a "device type" choice, just [auto] or [not installed]. Ports 3 & 4 have a "Type" parameter field with choices [not installed] [auto] [CD/DVD] [ARMD]. I confess I don't even know what an ARMD device is.

I will try a BIOS "restore defaults" and experiment some more. I seem to be seeing some differences in the BIOS reaction to moving the SATA cables around depending upon whether I do a "cold" start (i.e. power completely off) or a "warm" start (i.e. reboot from the BIOS "exit" menu).
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put your picture there and post a link to it, am pretty sure its written on forums (sticky thread)

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O.K., got it...
Here's the BIOS screen for either port 3 or 4


...and here's the BIOS screen for either port 1 or 2


See an earlier post in this thread for the available options, not shown in these pics.

(I'll eventually learn how to scale these pictures to the right size for the forum messages.)
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page 43 of your manual storage configuration

try changing sata operation mode to ahci or if its set ahci turn to ide (i think its probably on ide)
and sata combined mode try altering this  enabled/disabled
[url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250][/url]

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and bios flash

use another usb
[url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250][/url]

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Originally posted by datonyb datonyb wrote:

and bios flash

use another usb


What format(s) are valid? I let Windows 7 format a USB drive (small capacity) as FAT16. Downloaded the BIOS file "760GM-HDV(1.20)ROM.zip" and unzipped it to "760GHDV1.20" and copied to the base/root level directory. The USB device is identified but no files shown as valid BIOS files. Is "Instant Flash" expecting the raw zip file? Is it confused by the .20 "extension"? Does it have to be in a specific directory? (Windows opens the USB device and displays the file name o.k.)

Re: SATA, manual page 43...
The manual implies that all 4 ports are the same. They are not, as seen in the pictures in a previous post. I will try more combinations of the IDE/AHCI choices.

I realize this thread is split between BIOS and SATA issues - but my worry is that they could be related, i.e. if BIOS 1.1 and 1.2 handle the SATA setup differently.
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i think your pictures are different becuase the port 3 and 4 are set to ide and not achi

hence why its showing lba /block etc

hence why im suggesting trying this method
and hopefully they will then show similar to sata 1-2
[url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250][/url]

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Good news on the BIOS flash/update.
Re-formatted the USB drive as FAT32; and, more importantly, one must plug in the USB drive before booting into BIOS setup! Otherwise it is not recognized, even with a F3 (rescan) action in the Instant Flash utility.
That worked o.k., and BIOS is now updated to version 1.20
However, that apparently did not change anything in the SATA port configuration pages. There are 2 parameters for the SATA ports: SATA operation mode = either IDE or AHCI; and, SATA IDE Combined Mode = either Enabled or Disabled. So, there are only 4 possible combinations. Well, how long can it take to test all four combinations? I will do that, now that any uncertainty about the BIOS version 1.10 update to 1.20 has been removed.

Re: ports 3 and 4 set to ide/ahci. The BIOS page for Storage Configuration has just one place to choose IDE vs. AHCI - I don't see any way to apply that selectively to the 4 ports. This is the underlying symptom that is the subject of this thread - How are ports 1 & 2 different from ports 3 & 4?

I am expecting a new SSD drive to arrive today and that will give me another SATA device to experiment with. As said above, I'll try the 4 combinations of SATA port parameters and let you know what I learn from that. (Based on my experience with the BIOS upgrade it appears I should/must re-boot with any changes to either the BIOS settings or the attached SATA devices.)
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