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Sheikh1960 · 06-19-2008, 06:38 PM

Hi Thanks,
I cannot install any OS on this drive.I cannot get to the bottem of the screen. When I boot up the system,Durning the post routine I get the text listing Bios, Award ver.1.71. Then text lists PRIMARY CHANNEL WD 250 GB,then SECONDRY CHANNEL 750GB.......AND THE CURSOR JUST BLINKS AND JUST HANG AT THIS POINT AND DOES NOT MOVE DOWN THE SCREEN,no other text appears.I cannot format the drive and cannot install xp on it. I did try to start up the system for CD rom , and tried to install XP , but a message appeared " NO HARD DRIVE IS INSTALLED ON THIS SYSTEM" I do have sata drivers,but the system does not recognize the new drive.My Gigabyte GA-8KNXP mother board has Serial ATA Connector (SATA0_SB/SATA1_SB) and Serial ATA Connector ( SATA0_SII/SATA1_SII). Any Help Please????

06-19-2008, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sheikh1960 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp sp2	Re: How to install new WD Sata2 Hard Drive? Hi Thanks, I cannot install any OS on this drive.I cannot get to the bottem of the screen. When I boot up the system,Durning the post routine I get the text listing Bios, Award ver.1.71. Then text lists PRIMARY CHANNEL WD 250 GB,then SECONDRY CHANNEL 750GB.......AND THE CURSOR JUST BLINKS AND JUST HANG AT THIS POINT AND DOES NOT MOVE DOWN THE SCREEN,no other text appears.I cannot format the drive and cannot install xp on it. I did try to start up the system for CD rom , and tried to install XP , but a message appeared " NO HARD DRIVE IS INSTALLED ON THIS SYSTEM" I do have sata drivers,but the system does not recognize the new drive.My Gigabyte GA-8KNXP mother board has Serial ATA Connector (SATA0_SB/SATA1_SB) and Serial ATA Connector ( SATA0_SII/SATA1_SII). Any Help Please????