And..
Even if you got all that information correct, the drive would still fail to be detected if it was so new, you might also need to update the BIOS!
Don't forget to set the jumpers correctly if it's a slave drive!
Talking of drives, anyone remember SATAII's early days?
Sometimes, if you got a spanking new SATAII Drive, Your SATA1 board may be entirely unable to use it. Yes, Gigabyte, I'm looking at you with my epic AMD Athlon(tm) 64 4000.
I miss those days.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
