Is hard disk related to motherboard?
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there are two types of relations. for this question...\n\n1> physical  and\n2> logical\n\n1>\n the hard disk is phsyically not related to motherboard... its only attached to the mother board using power cables and data cables... nothing more than that...... ok...\n\n2>  \nthe hard disk that you will be using in your system should be such that, it should fit with the configuration of the mother board....  i mean to say that the mother board should be able to support the hard disk.... and in this aspect the ram modules that u will be using will also play a dominent role...\n\n ok.. got the answer...\n if u  still have queries ................. then email me.... ok\n\nbye... bye..
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If the BIOS is not recognizing them, there may be physical damage to the drives, requiring the use of a data recovery service.  One service that is not very expensive, but has a good reputation, is Gillware.\n\nA few things to check (though I'd recommend not powering the drives on and off repeatedly, as this will increase any physical damage) - do you hear any noise (clicking) coming from the drive(s)?   Can you feel the drives spin up when you power on the PC?  I'd check these all at once, with the case of the PC open, to get a better idea of the problem.  \n\nOne other thing - you mentioned the PC was transported - before jumping to conclusions, check the data and power connections to the drives, and the data connection to the motherboard - you may simply have loose cables.
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check with your motherboard manufacturers website to see if there are any bios updates that will add functionality for  your bios to support them features , but I dont see why not :) I would of thought there be issues with supporting large hard drives and such like but not for support of a dvd rw drive or anything like that, why are you having issues trying to get a dvd rw drive to work or something ?
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take it to any technician. dont do anything yourself u dont know about. u r facing this problkem b/c it fell down. harddisk is most likely a sensitive equipment. always be careful with it.
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I think you are confusing the circuit board on the hard drive with the motherboard. This board is NOT the motherboard. If the hard drive circuit board appears to have a burn mark return it. If the actual motherboard has a burn mark it needs to be investigated.
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I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems.\nSome RAM/ hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful\nYou can try to down load a suitable spyware remover also from the above site...!
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One, your age doesn't matter.\n\nTwo, how do you know HD is good? Try a diagnostic tool for whatever brand. Is the windows cd good? You may have problem if your Windows is already installed on another system, as your windows license is good for one motherboard.\n\nAre you getting any error messages? You can edit the message in your original question. Remember this much details yield no analysis. Best I can tell you to do is run these different diag tools. Also, make yourself a Ultimate Boot CD and check system with that.
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Your BIOS is set to check for CD-ROM as its First Boot Device.\nthere may be a floppy , flash drive or a CD or DVD in the Drive. take it out.\n\nIf it doesn't help. Go to BIOS by entering F2 or dell button at startup. Set your primary or first boot device to be Hard Disk (the name of HD should appear)
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You have a problem with your Ram or your Harddisk
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There is a little wire that goes from the back of your CD drive to your motherboard. Make sure this is not loose.
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Make sure there are no floppies or cds in the computer when it is booting up.  Otherwise your hard drive may be in trouble.
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check your bios to see if the drive is being properly recognized. You may need to properly partition the hard drive, but that would be unusual if you are installing windows from this century.
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When you install a new mobo its best to start a new OS. I think you're windows disc will be fine
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This is nothing to do with your hard drive. The hard drive connects directly to the hard disk controller on the motherboard. This controller sends a signal to an LED connector that connects to the light on the case. There are a number of possibilities, but the most likely is that there is a short where the LED connector connects to the motherboard. Chances are that this is a minor glitch and will not result in a loss of hard drive performance.\n\n[It's just a thought, but are you sure you're not looking at the power on light?]
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From your question, I don't find any problem on it. Your disk is working fine. Things to take note - when installing new hard drive, especially SATA disk, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP requires additional driver to help it read the hard disk's chipset.\n\nIf you self-assembled your system, you should notice there's a floppy drive/driver CD OEM from your motherboard supplier. Install the driver while your SATA disk still attached. Use the User's Manual to guide yourself when installing the driver. Make sure you successfully install the driver. After wards, everything will be fine.\n\nIf you bought your system from the vendor, there's a bit different. They should equip you with software/drivers/documentation for your self-keeping. If you are missing any of these, please consult your vendor. Perhaps you may request them to configure the SATA for you - with a little charge of course!\n\nHope this help.
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I think you need to try to upgrade the BIOS. and make the HDD. Master
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I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems. Some RAM/hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in  useful. Try this site, if you can get what is required.