Bios setup does not recognized any hard drive (IDE). Tried 3 different HD.
You really don't have enough information here for anyone to offer any detailed answers. I have had problems in the past with the ribbon connectors being connected incorrectly to the wrong devices. I mean, if the connector can support 2 devices, make sure the correct plug (ends or middle) is connected to the motherboard (or device), in the proper orientation. Also on the hard drive, check to make sure that the jumper in back of the drive is set properly for master or slave device. If you have another device connected to the ribbon cable, one HAS to be a master, and the other HAS to be the slave drive. Finally, check through all your BIOS settings relating to the connected EIDE and ATAPI drives you are using, to make sure all the settings are where they should be. If you are not sure how they should be set, use the "Save with failsafe settings". This will reset the BIOS to the most basic, usable settings.
You ned to post also the model of your mother board, or computer
During the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup IDE-0 means Pri master ?
Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS the using arrow key scroll down to advanced bios features press enter check to make sure the first boot device is set to your hard drive
IDE-1 means Pri slave ?
IDE-2 means Sec master ?
IDE-3 means Sec slave ?
the leads from your ((motherboard to your hard drive)) make sure they have a secure dust free connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty
make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty ?
even something as small as an electrical extension or a faulty fan lead can cause this problem
a computer needs all of the data and electrical current to travel through every working device and to have an end to be able work properly
motherboard and a hard drive any leads between them will fail before your motherboard or your hard drive if its a flat ribbon 40 pin type IDE replace it this will be the first to fail check all electrical extensions make sure they are securely seated even the cd/dvd floppy drives need to have current go through make sure these drives are working
make sure the CPU central processing unit has thermal paste and dust free and is securely seated
make sure your computer ram modules are securely seated with no dust in sockets also Cmos battery has charge with no dust in the socket some motherboards cmos batteries are soldered in
hope this helps
The BIOS is AMI. Under ADVANCED SETUP:
The options listed for 1st,2nd ,3rd Boot device include:
IDE-0 means Pri master ?
IDE-1 means Pri slave ?
IDE-2 means Sec master ?
IDE-3 means Sec slave ?
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The BIOS is AMI. Under ADVANCED SETUP:
The options listed for 1st,2nd ,3rd Boot device include:
IDE-0 means Pri master ?
IDE-1 means Pri slave ?
IDE-2 means Sec master ?
IDE-3 means Sec slave ?
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master with slave ::'::
???????????????? slave? :::':
note the plastic jumper is ' located at the rear of the hard drive next to the IDE/SATA lead/s
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hope this helps
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