HELLO I SWITCH MY HARD DRIVES TO A NEW MOBO ITS A RC400-A by ECS  LOSTB THE INSTALL DISKS?
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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
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The hard drive may have failed. Go in to the BIOS and see if the drive is found.
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Download the Motherboard device drivers and install them...DONE!\n\nHere:\n\nhttp://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Download.aspx?categoryid=1&typeid=1&detailid=428&DetailName=Driver&DetailDesc=L4S5MG3/GX+(2.2)&MenuID=93&LanID=0
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you could install it as a slave drive and transfer files and install an os, then either switch the control for master/slave (varies by computer) or just switch the cables with the old hd. (you may have to switch places too, some of those cables are short and inflexible)
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1. Unplug all computer connections.\n2. Take off computer case.\n3. Find the cord going from your existing hard drive to the motherboard. There should be a free connection there somewhere.\n4. Plug in the new hard drive into that empty slot.\n5. You should see a 4 prong power cord coming from your existing hard drive. Find another one coming out of your power supply and plug it into your other hard drive.\n6. Screw in your new hard drive.\n7. Shut case and plug cables back in.\n8. Restart computer. Your computer should recognize the hard drive regardless of OS.\n\nPlease note that while these instructions work fine for installing hard drives on my computer, they might not work very well for yours. I'd get a second oppinion before you go tinkering w/ your computer if you've never done it before. Also, consult your computer manual for more detailed instructions.
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Do you see the drives in Bios? When your computer boots up press F2 and see if the drives are present there. If it shows up there I cant really imagine as to why your having the problems. Especially if you can boot to the operating system. I wouldn't say its the motherboard controller either for the same reason. Recheck your cables, usually the ide cables for the hard drives will be labeled HD 1 etc. There are usually two connections on an ide cable. Make sure you have the right one connected to the hard drive.
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may be your sestem boot from CD Rom or Floppy first of all you change the boot sequence from BIOS setup. Select the Hard Drive in First Boot.
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if your mother board supports usb then get a usb 2.0 drive\n\nand install it in the socket where your usb1.0 was fixed
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is the drive useable?if so open the case of the pc you are using unplug it first!!!then touch the metal frame to discharge any static then take the old hd and connect it to the new pc make sure to set the jumper to cs or slave this should be on the hd case then just run pc as usual the new (old)hd should now be available to work with,also you can now re formatt it ti use for storage etc.
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try make the short circuited HDD as a secondary drive and use another good HDD as a primary drive. then boot up your system, select my computer then open the D drive which will be the short circuited drive.
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yea check ALL the drives.\nif not, u r screwed, and might need to format ur hdd or get a new 1
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Do NOT use Partition Magic! I have seen it completely corrupt hard drives many times!\n\nIf you have everything backed up, the easiest way is to boot of the Windows CD and re-parition it during the installation.  Just follow the insructions.
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Check your jumper settings on your drive, go to your Bios setup and make sure the drive is there, make your cd rom first boot device, then hard drive second boot device
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HPs normally do not provide disks, and it can be a real pain. They place a second, small pertition on the hard drive where you hit F10 to perform a Recovery (re-image the PC). This unfortunately means that you cannot use it with the new motherboard.\n\nIt is best to save yourself a whole lot of headache and just buy a Windows XP OEM disk so that you can do what you need to.\n\nYou find out what kind of hard drives you have by:\n1) Going into the Device Mangager list and googleing the model number(s) of your drive(s).\n2) Turning off your computer, open it up and see what the stickers on the drive(s) say.\n\nGood luck!
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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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it;s not your bios ...try setup the bios default settings, try then ...and if this dos'n work...\n\nalso try making new partitions
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I guess I would need a bit more information such as have you tried rebooting?  How long has this been an issue?  Here is my answer.\n\nIf you have not already re booted, I would suggest trying that then looking for the drives once again.