Windows 10: SATA drives missing

Discus and support SATA drives missing in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; My PC has just installed the latest Windows 10 updates but 2 of my drives are now missing. There should be a SATA HDD and Blue Ray disc drive. They are... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by AndrewPeek, Jan 10, 2019.

  1. ANDREWPEEK
    AndrewPeek Win User

    SATA drives missing


    My PC has just installed the latest Windows 10 updates but 2 of my drives are now missing. There should be a SATA HDD and Blue Ray disc drive. They are showing in the BIOS but when I checked Device Manager they are hidden, when I checked properties they are showing as disconnected. I have tried to update drivers but it shows that the latest divers are installed

    :)
     
    AndrewPeek, Jan 10, 2019
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  2. SURFSK8SNOW.JAH
    surfsk8snow.jah Win User

    SATA DVD-RW Drives

    Hey Guys,

    So, I finally just bought my new rig: EVGA A1 Mobo (w/ 6 SATA Slots), 2 WD Raptors (SATA - Gonna RAID 0 Boot), 4 Seagate 320GB Barracuda's (SATA - Gonna RAID 5 Storage).
    However, I realized I also bought 2 DVD-RW drives, in SATA *Eek! SATA drives missing :eek: not enough SATA ports on the mobo...

    So a couple of questions follow:
    1) Is SATA really faster for DVD-RW drives than IDE?
    2) Is there anyway to Inline/Series the (2) SATA DVD-RW drives, kinda like you do with IDE (Master/Slave)?
    3) Are there any SATA-->IDE reverse adaptors (not the opposite, I know those exist)?
    4) Based on the above answers, should I:
    • a) Get a PCI-E SATA RAID Card to Handle One of the RAID Arrays, and keep the DVD-RW drives as SATA? (although those are dang expensive, AND I don't know where that PCI Card is gonna fit - got an 8800gtx, PCI Slot-Cooler, Wifi card... an extra slot but no room down there)
    • b) Return the DVD-RW SATA drives and get (2) IDE DVD-RW drives?
    • Another option that won't require me spending a lot of money?
    Eesh, I'm kinda stuck on my build if I don't have a CD Drive to read from for Windows Install(I don't have any extra ones sittin around - and I want to install my RAID 5 Storage array right away)

    Suggestions?*Confused SATA drives missing :confused:
     
    surfsk8snow.jah, Jan 10, 2019
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  3. ERROR_F0RCE
    error_f0rce Win User
    New SATA II Drive

    I'm goin to be getting a new SATA dive soon, but would like some feedback from people on how they like theirs. Please list your SATA drive and what you think about it.

    (and a question: are SATA II drive backwards compatible with SATA I mobo's?)
     
    error_f0rce, Jan 10, 2019
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  4. JIZZLER
    Jizzler Win User

    SATA drives missing

    PhotoFast Unveils Compact mini-SATA Flash Drives

    /me must have gotten hit with a case of stupidity

    I'm still not understanding what you're getting at *Smile SATA drives missing :)

    I have an SSD with a SATA plug, I put it into the SATA port on my motherboard. Is there a missing step?
     
    Jizzler, Jan 10, 2019
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