[05:49] <Andrio> If a PC has an SSD and three HDDs connected, `ls /dev/sd*` should show them all, right?
[06:37] <flocculant> Andrio: it does here
[06:49] <Andrio> mm
[07:36] <Andrio> On this thing it's showing only /dev/sda and /dev/sda1, which is the flash drive I booted off of.
[07:38] <flocculant> Andrio: fdisk shows them all?
[07:40] <Andrio> Nope. That only shows /dev/loop0 and /dev/sda
[07:43] <Andrio> Also the drives don't seem to spin up when I turn on the computer.
[07:45] <flocculant> well that'll be why they aren't showing up - check hardware - check they're visible in bios etc
[07:47] <Andrio> I'm trying to work out how to do that... it's trying to boot before the display turns on
[07:48]  * Andrio mashes all the F keys.
[07:48] <flocculant> oh that's fun ... try all the favourites - maybe try the pause button
[07:48] <flocculant> and of course mash all the F keys :p
[07:49] <flocculant> and Del
[07:49] <flocculant> and I've seen some where Enter ...
[07:52] <Andrio> So there are two SATA3 ports and four SATA2 ports, and the BIOS thinks only one has anything (the DVD drive) connected.
[07:54] <flocculant> so that's the why then ... I would first off - unplug them all and reconnect - check there's no crud anywhere. I would also be wondering about the power - assuming DVD is using the old school power connector
[07:58] <Andrio> SSD works when transplanted into my other PC using the existing cables from that PC
[08:00] <flocculant> ok - so check the non-functioning cables in the other PC - prove/disprove those
[08:01] <Andrio> Turns out the SATA power cables weren't actually connected to the power supply.
[08:01] <flocculant> ...
[08:01] <flocculant> :D
[08:01] <Andrio> heh?
[08:01] <flocculant> that's good then
[08:01] <Andrio> I guess so, yeah.
[08:02] <flocculant> well it could have been nasty ;)
[08:41] <Andrio> The drives seem to be part of a RAID.
[08:41] <Andrio> In a desktop PC
[08:44] <Andrio> Trying to see whether I can look at the data on it