Primary Disk not found on GA-7NNXP m/b

Hi. I need urgent help here please.

Just replaced PSU on PC, had machine booting into windows, did a bit
more fiddling with PSU leads due to dodgy connection to CD & therm front
panel. Boot now stalls telling me it can't find the system files, so I
assume the primary HDD isn't being found. I've checked all the cables
and they look OK to me, but I'm not familiar with the RAID/SATA HDD
connections - they're new to me. Can anyone please suggest what I might
have done or not done to "lose" the primary HDD?

Is there any likely way I could have crashed the HDD by changing the
power cables around?

Not my PC so I don't have the exact HDD spec available.

Thanks
Dave.

Sorry if I upset anyone by cross-posting. I'll stick to this group
for now. I'd really appreciate some quick input here.

Thanks again
Dave.

Dacdev wrote in message ...
Hi. I need urgent help here please.

Just replaced PSU on PC, had machine booting into windows, did a bit
more fiddling with PSU leads due to dodgy connection to CD & therm front
panel. Boot now stalls telling me it can't find the system files, so I
assume the primary HDD isn't being found. I've checked all the cables
and they look OK to me, but I'm not familiar with the RAID/SATA HDD
connections - they're new to me. Can anyone please suggest what I might
have done or not done to "lose" the primary HDD?

Is there any likely way I could have crashed the HDD by changing the
power cables around?

Not my PC so I don't have the exact HDD spec available.

Thanks
Dave.

I'd check the power connector at the SATA drive end. As there is no retainer
to secure it to the drive it might very easily wiggle loose...


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Sorry if I upset anyone by cross-posting. I'll stick to this group
for now. I'd really appreciate some quick input here.

Thanks again
Dave.

Dacdev wrote in message
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Hi. I need urgent help here please.

Just replaced PSU on PC, had machine booting into windows, did a bit
more fiddling with PSU leads due to dodgy connection to CD & therm front
panel. Boot now stalls telling me it can't find the system files, so I
assume the primary HDD isn't being found. I've checked all the cables
and they look OK to me, but I'm not familiar with the RAID/SATA HDD
connections - they're new to me. Can anyone please suggest what I might
have done or not done to "lose" the primary HDD?

Is there any likely way I could have crashed the HDD by changing the
power cables around?

Not my PC so I don't have the exact HDD spec available.

Thanks
Dave.

Thomas Wendell wrote:
I'd check the power connector at the SATA drive end. As there is no retainer
to secure it to the drive it might very easily wiggle loose...


Thanks Thomas. I tried replugging both SATA leads to no effect.

Dave.