- Oct 21, 2006
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Hi guys,
I have an ASUS P7P55D Pro motherboard and three different eSATA external hard drives (all self-built in three different cases). Each drive works fine when plugged into the supplied USB Y-cable, but if I plug them into my motherboards rear eSATA port, nothing happens.
I've tried plugging in eSATA first, plugging in USB (power) first, restarting the computer, etc. When the computer starts, a BIOS message appears from the Jmicron eSATA controller, which lists the 250GB external hard drive, so it is being detected. Windows never seems to detect the drive or attempt to install any drivers (found new hardware). In the BIOS, I have the eSATA port set to AHCI mode, and I tried it in IDE mode as well. Neither worked.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
I have an ASUS P7P55D Pro motherboard and three different eSATA external hard drives (all self-built in three different cases). Each drive works fine when plugged into the supplied USB Y-cable, but if I plug them into my motherboards rear eSATA port, nothing happens.
I've tried plugging in eSATA first, plugging in USB (power) first, restarting the computer, etc. When the computer starts, a BIOS message appears from the Jmicron eSATA controller, which lists the 250GB external hard drive, so it is being detected. Windows never seems to detect the drive or attempt to install any drivers (found new hardware). In the BIOS, I have the eSATA port set to AHCI mode, and I tried it in IDE mode as well. Neither worked.
Any ideas?
Thanks.