[Gllug] SATA - new drives and old BIOSes not compatible?

[Karanbir Singh]

Richard Jones wrote:
> I bought a new WD SATA drive from a reputable supplier, but
> unfortunately it doesn't seem to be detected by my two year old
> computer with onboard SATA (Via VT8237).
> 
> Are there known problems with new drives and old motherboards, as in
> the IDE days?  I find it hard to believe that this drive would be DOA.

you might need to set the drive to work in sata1 mode only ( usually a 
small jumper at the back of the drive )

- KB
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