From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Mar 10 01:46:41 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC592D055D0 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:46:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from quartz@sneakertech.com) Received: from douhisi.pair.com (douhisi.pair.com [209.68.5.179]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9F5A219F0 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:46:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from quartz@sneakertech.com) Received: from [192.168.0.1] (pool-72-74-34-8.bstnma.fios.verizon.net [72.74.34.8]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by douhisi.pair.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2EA003F515 for ; Thu, 9 Mar 2017 20:46:34 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <58C20579.2060503@sneakertech.com> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:46:33 -0500 From: Quartz MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot find Windows drive References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:46:41 -0000 >the BIOS does not seem to know of the existence of the Windows > drives either. If the BIOS can't even see the drives, then they're not there as far as the motherboard is concerned. No amount of messing with *nix will address that. This is a hardware/firmware problem, not an OS problem. Things to check: - Go over all your cables again. - Make sure that there isn't some weird conflict with that BIOS not supporting those drive types. - If you fully disconnect the BSD drives, will it boot into windows at all? - Do the drives have any jumpers that control things like SSC, PUIS, or alternate PHY modes? Some boards don't support all options. - Do the drives have dual sata+molex power plugs? Some drives (especially WD drives) with dual power will do special delayed/staggered spinup stuff and wait for an init signal over the sata data cable before starting, so if the BIOS doesn't send what the drive is expecting, nothing will happen. >I tried to > get into the Intel BIOS Management, but it wants a password Sounds like whoever 'refurbished' this machine either is screwing with you or doesn't know what they're doing. There should be a physical jumper or switch somewhere on the board that can forcibly reset the BIOS to factory defaults if you set it the right way at the right time; hunt down the board's manual for a step-by-step. Sometimes just pulling the battery for an hour will do it, depending on the BIOS and board.