Bios doesnt recognize hard drive (GatewayGT5028)

[mhedden]

Hi all, I am putting a new hard drive in my Gateway GT5028 paperweight, and am trying to get the bios to recognize it. Auto-detect has failed. Here are my specs:

Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 2 GHz

Chipset NVidia nForce 410

Installed Memory 1 GB (DDR SDRAM)

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition

Processor
Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 X2

Processor Speed 2 GHz

Processor Manufacturer AMD

Processor Upgradability Not upgradable

Installed Qty 1

Max Processors Qty. 1
Motherboard
Bus Speed 2000 MHz

Video Output Interface PCI Express
Memory
RAM Technology DDR SDRAM

Installed RAM 1 GB

Max Supported RAM 4 GB

Supported RAM Speeds 400 MHz

Installed Cache Memory 1 MB

Please let me know if you can help.

Thanks, mhedden


EDIT: Using Phoenix CMOS Setup Utility

[Paul Komski]

Presumably an IDE drive.
Try resetting the CMOS.
Consider a new CMOS battery.
Double check cables and connections - consider a new cable.
Try the drive in another PC's BIOS.

[mhedden]

Much, much thanks!