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Originally posted by Phillip
Your motherboard is perfectly fine. This is what should be happening.
Actually, it's not.
If you read what Supa907 posted, you would have seen this:
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Originally posted by Supa907
my mobo is detecting the drive on and off
This is definitely not what should be happening. The BIOS should
always detect the HDD regardless of whether it is formatted or not. How can you possibly install an OS on a HDD if the BIOS doesn't detect it properly?
Supa907, you said you tried different cables and HDDs, which is good. However, I can't tell by your post if you tried different SATA ports on your motherboard as well. If other SATA ports give you the same problem, the SATA controller on your motherboard is probably broken. If other ports do work, it's likely just one specific port which has a loose contact or something like that.
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