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Old 04-25-2008, 03:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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EEK! hard drive not there?
I took my old hard drive out of my old pc because it was ............nackered! however the new drive is a sata... wich is cool as i have a sata MOBO, so i got me a sata cable and connected it all in! when installing xp i get told that i have no hard drive Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, Joe.
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Old 04-25-2008, 04:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Hi

You have to explain...
What motherboard and what HDD?
You probably have to load drivers for the SATA controller during XP install.
The driver should be on a floppy - early in the installation process, press F6.
If you don't have a floppy drive you have to make a slipstreamed XP disc with the driver included.

Or - easier, if there's an option in BIOS to set SATA to IDE mode - do that.
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Old 04-25-2008, 04:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
right the mother board is an -- Nvidia Nforce MCP-T and the drive is a WD800JD (western digital 80gb) the drive is new so i want the OS for the first time. the power and sata cable are connected and sufficiant power suply so i have no idea! Thanks ++ all i have is the xp disc and nothing else :S
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Old 04-25-2008, 04:53 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Please try to put your posts in sentences.
Find the SATA controller driver at the motherboard manufacturer's website.
Without that driver you won't be able to install XP.
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Old 04-25-2008, 04:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
sorry will do.
so where do i put these drivers when i get them?
i cant find them but am writing to them for a link.
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:04 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
No problem.

Please do this:

Download the " TSFdemo1" file, unpack and run it.

In "Tech Support Forum Hardware Reader" >> click "Copy to clipboard" >> paste the info in your post.
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:07 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Im not sure this will help at all as this is another pc :S the one i need help with has no os so i cant run anything.


OpSys: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium - Service Pack 0.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3 (Version x.x )
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (Clock Speed 2400 )
RAM: 3326MB
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Sound: Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
MODEM: Not Reported




Network: Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Network: Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Network: WAN Miniport (IP)
Network: Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO USB Network Adapter
Drive: WDC WD5000AAKS-22TMA0 ATA Device (Size ~466 GB)
Drive: Apple iPod USB Device (Size ~7 GB)
Optical Drive: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203N ATA Device
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:14 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Doh! - I forgot.

Do you remember what's inside the "bad" computer?
Or - what brand/model?

Otherwise you'll have to open the case and have a look.
The motherboard name/code is usually printed somewhere near the PCI slots.
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:22 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
ok theres words and letters everywhere on it lol
but what stands out is a chip with Nvidia nforce2 MCP-T on it
plus printed on the board is abit nf7. and after looking on google images. its this one http://www.sharkyextreme.com/img/200..._nf2/board.jpg
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:32 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Sounds like it's an ABIT board (nf7).
See if you can find an online manual - check if you can change the SATA options in BIOS.
It's getting late (or early) here, 2:30 AM, have to go to bed.
Will be back later.
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
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lol its 1:33 am here so good shout :D
Thanks for your help so far i hope we can sort this out!
speak soon :D
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:40 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
just went on this site http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/mothe...pPRODINFO=BIOS

and dloaded BIOS id 24. and the AWDFLASH 8.23D it says u need.

they are saved on the desktop of the spare pc.
are these right, if so what do i do with them. Thanks
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Old 04-26-2008, 12:18 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Do NOT flash the BIOS unless you're absolutely sure what model/revision the motherboard is.
Have a look at the boards here: http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/downl...SEARCHTEXT=nf7

IMHO, it would be better to create a slipstreamed XP disc with SATA drivers.
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Old 04-26-2008, 01:59 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
im really not that technically minded.
I have no idea wich one of those to choose :S
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Re: hard drive not there?
how do i create a slipstreamed xp disc? and where are the drivers i have no idea :S
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Old 04-26-2008, 04:51 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Please download HWINFO for DOS: http://www.hwinfo.com/

Put the (unzipped) program on a bootable floppy or CD - boot the computer and run HWINFO.
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Old 04-26-2008, 03:44 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
Ok i have just put it onto cd so im going to try it in a sec :)
will this tell me what board i have?
do you have msn or steam or xfire?
its a lot quicker to talk using those :D
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Old 04-26-2008, 03:49 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
The program should tell you what mobo, CPU etc you have.
Better to have all Q's & A's in the forum - so others can help (and be helped if they have a similar problem).
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Old 04-26-2008, 04:23 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Re: hard drive not there?
put the cd in and turned pc on... and get this

Veryfying DMI Pool Data.........................
Boot from ATAPI CD-ROM:

then i cant do anything
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