My computer with Motherboard Gigabyte B85M-D3H has developed a strange problem. I can't get any DVD writers to be recognized through my SATA cables at all. In fact my old Samsung SH-244 started grinding during a write at one time and I thought it was dead. No it's not, apparently, as I connected it via a SATA USB adapter cable and it works fine through USB. Likewise, the other drives I tested are recognized through USB. But if I connect them to SATA on the motherboard none are recognized.
For a long time I had an old IDE drive running through an internal adapter card but as it was slowing everything down too much I decided to remove it. I wonder if maybe it has interfered with the SATA connections somehow. It almost seems as though three of my SATA ports have been switched off, but I can't remember doing this, at least not intentionally.
I am sure it must be something simple but I have few computer skills when it comes to hardware and driver issues. I am hoping somebody on this forum may be able to shed some light on this problem.
For a long time I had an old IDE drive running through an internal adapter card but as it was slowing everything down too much I decided to remove it. I wonder if maybe it has interfered with the SATA connections somehow. It almost seems as though three of my SATA ports have been switched off, but I can't remember doing this, at least not intentionally.
I am sure it must be something simple but I have few computer skills when it comes to hardware and driver issues. I am hoping somebody on this forum may be able to shed some light on this problem.
