


System may result in fail to install operating system, performance drop, or even not detecting HDD during OS installation process if the drivers are not matched. O Cause: SATA/RAID Driver loaded may need to be matched with specific versions of SATA/RAID BOOTROM, or the controller’s behavior under AHCI mode, in order to allow the controller and device to function correctly.

O Suggestions: Try adjusting the SATA operation mode of the HDD via HDD jumper or specific tools provided by HDD vendors (Please consult your HDD vendor for further assistance.) O Cause: There could have been a known limitation with the existing SATA/RAID controller, such as limited support to particular SATA standards or specifications. O Suggestion: Please refer to your user’s manual for detailed description on how to enable onboard SATA/RAID controller via adjusting jumper or BIOS settings. This will cause the controller to stop its function completely. O Cause: Under many cases, the default settings for additional onboard SATA/RAID controller could have been set to when delivered. Note: Do not reuse the used end, and only use one end with each port.ħ) Now do the same for SATA cable and SATA connector on SATA devices. O Suggestion: Please kindly try the following cleaning procedures and see if this helps to improve the current condition:ġ) Prepare the following (can be found from your local chemist):Ģ) Shut down the system, and remove power cord.ģ) Remove all devices connecting to SATA ports.Ĥ) Flatten the cotton stick, and moist both ends with ethanol.ĥ) Dip the cotton stick into SATA port (the side with golden finger), and move the cotton stick sideways a few times to clean the SATA port.Ħ) Move on to the next SATA ports until the completion of this task. O Cause: Dirty substances such as dust, dirt, rust, or oxidized surface on SATA connectors may result in improper contact with its peer, which degrades the signal quality, hence causes SATA communication problems. There could be various possible causes to result into issues as described. Is there anything I can try before sending it out for repair?

Operating system may hang while large disk access operations are under progress. Computer takes forever to install operating system or copying files. SATA HDD cannot complete the installation of operating system after enabling AHCI or RAID function. SATA devices not detected at POST stage or inside CMOS setup screen. SATA devices connected to it may show one or more of the following symptoms from time to time: The SATA ports on my motherboard behave quite strange lately.
