[mythtv-users] backend system won't detect a drive

[Krzysztof Adamski]

>> Completely irrelevant for SATA drives.
>>
>> There is a jumper that may make a difference, though.  Some drives
>> don't negotiate speed properly with some motherboards, so there's a
>> jumper to force the drive to operate at SATA 1 speed.  It's worth a
>> look.
>
> I will have to look for this. I don't see any jumpers on the drive
> itself. Is this something that would be on the motherboard? Before I
> posted here I had already changed cables and ports and the same drive
> always had problems. I even put it in an external enclosure and
> connected it via esata, with the same result.

You can try using a USB to SATA converter and see if the drive is found.

K