Storage Solutions New WD10EARS Problem

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Hello Guys,

Yesterday I bought new 1TB 64MB cache WD10EARS HDD, the problem is BIOS not detecting the new HDD. I have tried connecting it on all the SATA ports and IDE/AHCI settings. but BIOS not detecting it but when I connect it on port with AHCI setting Win 7 detects it and install the drivers but when I go to computer management to initialize the disk its giving an I/O device error.

My MB is M4A785TD-V EVO
 
Is there any BIOS patch available for your board. At time some controllers have this issue with 1TB discs.
 
I updated my BIOS to latest version, that was released on 09/2010 and I have not found anything like controller problem with 1TB
 
A quick search on Google gives similar problems with dissimilar resolutions! In some cases, changing drive letter worked and in some Windows installation was faulty, so a re-installation worked. In neither of these however, have the users reported that the drives weren't getting detected in the BIOS.

Could you not check the drive on another system?
 
OOh..ya. I remember this.

Downloand Easaues Partition manager. See if it recognizes the drive -- it should. Change the drive letter.
 
I don't have other system to check, I have tried changing the letters but no help, I feel that u can only format the disk when its recognized in BIOS
 
there are chances of DOA but Win 7 detects it when SATA port is set to AHCI but I am not able to initialize it due to I/O device error, other drive is WD5000aaks (BOOT drive/primary) which is working fine on all the SATA ports and different settings.
 
I tried to wipe the drive using Easaues Partition manager but process closed after an error. (Drive is connected to AHCI SATA setting)

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See if Easeus recognizes it.
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Yes it recognized it as Disk 2, 0GB
 
Forgot to mentioned, yes I have changed the drive letters no help, as I have read in other forums changing letter will help only Win is not detecting the drive but BIOS does.
 
Buddy instead of all these just get a new one from where you have bought, if it works that this is a DOA case, else the HDD was indeed faulty
 
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