SATA Port Not Working On Motherboard

[Roasted Bunny]

So, I went to plug in a second drive, and it doesn’t seems to work or recognise it.

It definitely seems to be the issue since I swapped over the data cables and both drives only work with one SATA port, I tried different data cables too and it works.

Is there a workaround for this?
There’s no other SATA ports.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

You can add SATA ports via PCI controller card.

[Alsten]

Have you tried updating your BIOS to the latest firmware?

[Roasted Bunny]

Originally posted by Howler:

Have you tried updating your BIOS to the latest firmware?

Yup I have.

Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:

You can add SATA ports via PCI controller card.

What PCI slot does it use?

Edit: I ordered a ATI Radeon X1650 Pro and it’s in
PCI-E x16.

Will the PSU blow?

250W, Dell Optiplex GX280 Small Mini Tower.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

There are PCI and PCIe versions. They got 2 or 4 internal SATA ports.

[Roasted Bunny]

Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:

There are PCI and PCIe versions. They got 2 or 4 internal SATA ports.

1 will do just fine. All I’m worried about is that the data cable won’t reach the drive, it’s 18 inches.

[Alsten]

ATI Radeon X1650 Pro needs a 350 watt power supply. Your PSU won't blow if you install the card. It will just decrease the performance you get from the card.

[Roasted Bunny]

Originally posted by Howler:

ATI Radeon X1650 Pro needs a 350 watt power supply. Your PSU won't blow if you install the card. It will just decrease the performance you get from the card.

Thanks! I’m sure it will be bottlenecked by the CPU anyway. Pentium 4 530.

[Alsten]

Originally posted by Roasted Bunny:

Originally posted by Howler:

ATI Radeon X1650 Pro needs a 350 watt power supply. Your PSU won't blow if you install the card. It will just decrease the performance you get from the card.

Thanks! I’m sure it will be bottlenecked by the CPU anyway. Pentium 4 530.

Haha time for an upgrade buddy :D

[Roasted Bunny]

Originally posted by Howler:

Originally posted by Roasted Bunny:

Thanks! I’m sure it will be bottlenecked by the CPU anyway. Pentium 4 530.

Haha time for an upgrade buddy :D

Hahaha! This is not my main PC, it’s just a fun project! XD

Wouldn’t it be easier to buy a 3.5 To USB rather than buying a Sata card?

[Alsten]

Originally posted by Roasted Bunny:

Wouldn’t it be easier to buy a 3.5 To USB rather than buying a Sata card?

It would be easier but sata is a lot faster than usb.

[Roasted Bunny]

Originally posted by Howler:

Originally posted by Roasted Bunny:

Wouldn’t it be easier to buy a 3.5 To USB rather than buying a Sata card?

It would be easier but sata is a lot faster than usb.

I’m pretty sure USB is much faster than a 13+ year old HDD.

I’m not adding a SSD in this or anything.

[rotNdude]

What motherboard do you have and what drives are you trying to plug in (make and model)?

[Roasted Bunny]

Originally posted by rotNdude:

What motherboard do you have and what drives are you trying to plug in (make and model)?

Both drives work fine, and it’s a Dell Optiplex GX280 Small Mini Tower.

It’s definitely the Sata port.

Edit: Thanks for editing my comments! It was kinda a mess. :P

[Roasted Bunny]

Originally posted by TheDude:

Port might be disabled in BIOS.

https://www.dell.com/community/Storage-Drives-Media/Install-2nd-Hard-Drive-SATA-in-Optiplex-GX280/m-p/954650

Wahoo! Thank you so much, you just saved me some money!! It worked!