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Question posted by hydemyname on May 23rd, 2015

Bios Will Not Recognise Hard D. Or Dvd Rom Drive,changes Sata Cables , Reset Bio

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on May 23rd, 2015 4:10 PM

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It sounds like the SATA connectors on the motherboard are bad. Unfortunately the only solution is to reaplce the board.

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Acer Aspire X3300 Service Guide - Page 24

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Acer Aspire X3300 Service Guide - Page 55

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