Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:46:33 -0500 From: Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot find Windows drive Message-ID: <58C20579.2060503@sneakertech.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.CYG.2.20.1703090334120.27356@Lars-PC> References: <alpine.CYG.2.20.1703090334120.27356@Lars-PC>
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>the BIOS does not seem to know of the existence of the Windows > drives either. If the BIOS can't even see the drives, then they're not there as far as the motherboard is concerned. No amount of messing with *nix will address that. This is a hardware/firmware problem, not an OS problem. Things to check: - Go over all your cables again. - Make sure that there isn't some weird conflict with that BIOS not supporting those drive types. - If you fully disconnect the BSD drives, will it boot into windows at all? - Do the drives have any jumpers that control things like SSC, PUIS, or alternate PHY modes? Some boards don't support all options. - Do the drives have dual sata+molex power plugs? Some drives (especially WD drives) with dual power will do special delayed/staggered spinup stuff and wait for an init signal over the sata data cable before starting, so if the BIOS doesn't send what the drive is expecting, nothing will happen. >I tried to > get into the Intel BIOS Management, but it wants a password Sounds like whoever 'refurbished' this machine either is screwing with you or doesn't know what they're doing. There should be a physical jumper or switch somewhere on the board that can forcibly reset the BIOS to factory defaults if you set it the right way at the right time; hunt down the board's manual for a step-by-step. Sometimes just pulling the battery for an hour will do it, depending on the BIOS and board.
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