Error Message: "Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Computer."

newreel · 06-16-2008, 10:08 PM

Hello Folks,

I sure hope someone can help me. I have a Gateway PA6A Laptop Computer with 1gb of Ram. I was running Windows Vista, but the computer was having lots of problems with crashes and freezing, so I decided to downgrade back to XP Professional SP3.

So I got all my files off and then wiped the drive with Darik's Boot and Nuke. DBAN completed the job, but told me that there were bad sectors on the disk it had just wiped. I thought this might have been what was causing the problems I was experiencing with Vista (freezing, crashing, etc.). I tried to install XP Pro anyway but it only got so far, and then told me that "Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Computer." So I thought "well that confirms it - the hard disk is bad".

So I went to Fry's and bought a brand new hard drive today and installed it into the computer. But guess what? The installation got to the same place and I got the same error message again!

I've tried 2 different windows CD's (1 Home SP1 and 1 Pro XP3) and they both gave that error message, so I don't think the problem is with the Windows CD.

I know I'm pushing the hard drive all the way in when I install it and then I screw the plastic piece back on - am I missing something that I should be doing? The reason I ask is that I never got that error message until the first time I took the hard drive out yesterday so I could slave it to another PC and grab all the user files. It was only after that when I started getting those messages. The PC was at least working before - I could get a Windows splash screen, or get half way to safe mode, etc.

I think I'm doing something wrong with the way I'm putting the drive back in, but I'm fairly experienced with computers, and this isn't the first hard drive I've taken in and out of a laptop.

I'm totally perplexed by this - is there any chance that anyone has come across this bizarre issue before? Please???

Any help you guys could offer would be so greatly appreciated. I really, really need this computer to work.

Thank you in advance.

newreel · 06-17-2008, 09:25 AM

Okay so I've done a little digging, and it appears that this is a known problem for certain computers that shipped with Vista pre-loaded. From what I can gather, it sounds like I need to slipstream a RAID driver onto my XP install CD. I have located some instructions on how to slipstream the file(s), but I'm having trouble locating the files themselves.

Can anyone at least help me with that part of it?

My Motherboard info: UMA Motherboard w/943GML and 1394 (FRU) [Part #4006172R]

I keep finding references to the SATA controller, but I think I need the RAID controller, right? I'm assuming those are 2 different things. Okay so here's my question: How do I get from:

a. Knowing the motherboard information (above)

to

b. Finding the appropriate RAID driver so I can slipstream it?

Please help.

caldar18 · 06-18-2008, 02:48 AM

i dunno if this is what your looking for. but have a look at
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Insta...F6-47807.shtml

**Deleted090308** · 06-18-2008, 11:33 AM

Hi,

Use these files for the SATA controller: f6flpy32.zip

Try this to create a slipstreamed XP disc with a SATA controller driver, service packs etc:

Download and run XP-Iso-Builder.

Follow the instructions.
At the step "Controller driver" (6/11) you can add the SATA driver - click Add > find the folder where the SATA driver is located.
The driver has to be unzipped and there has to be a file named txtsetup.oem included.
Next step > click "Start integration".
An ISO file will be created. Burn it with, for example, ImgBurn.

06-16-2008, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
newreel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 244 OS: XP	Error Message: "Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Computer." Hello Folks, I sure hope someone can help me. I have a Gateway PA6A Laptop Computer with 1gb of Ram. I was running Windows Vista, but the computer was having lots of problems with crashes and freezing, so I decided to downgrade back to XP Professional SP3. So I got all my files off and then wiped the drive with Darik's Boot and Nuke. DBAN completed the job, but told me that there were bad sectors on the disk it had just wiped. I thought this might have been what was causing the problems I was experiencing with Vista (freezing, crashing, etc.). I tried to install XP Pro anyway but it only got so far, and then told me that "Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Computer." So I thought "well that confirms it - the hard disk is bad". So I went to Fry's and bought a brand new hard drive today and installed it into the computer. But guess what? The installation got to the same place and I got the same error message again! I've tried 2 different windows CD's (1 Home SP1 and 1 Pro XP3) and they both gave that error message, so I don't think the problem is with the Windows CD. I know I'm pushing the hard drive all the way in when I install it and then I screw the plastic piece back on - am I missing something that I should be doing? The reason I ask is that I never got that error message until the first time I took the hard drive out yesterday so I could slave it to another PC and grab all the user files. It was only after that when I started getting those messages. The PC was at least working before - I could get a Windows splash screen, or get half way to safe mode, etc. I think I'm doing something wrong with the way I'm putting the drive back in, but I'm fairly experienced with computers, and this isn't the first hard drive I've taken in and out of a laptop. I'm totally perplexed by this - is there any chance that anyone has come across this bizarre issue before? Please??? Any help you guys could offer would be so greatly appreciated. I really, really need this computer to work. Thank you in advance.

06-17-2008, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
newreel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 244 OS: XP	Re: Error Message: "Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Compute Okay so I've done a little digging, and it appears that this is a known problem for certain computers that shipped with Vista pre-loaded. From what I can gather, it sounds like I need to slipstream a RAID driver onto my XP install CD. I have located some instructions on how to slipstream the file(s), but I'm having trouble locating the files themselves. Can anyone at least help me with that part of it? My Motherboard info: UMA Motherboard w/943GML and 1394 (FRU) [Part #4006172R] I keep finding references to the SATA controller, but I think I need the RAID controller, right? I'm assuming those are 2 different things. Okay so here's my question: How do I get from: a. Knowing the motherboard information (above) to b. Finding the appropriate RAID driver so I can slipstream it? Please help.

06-18-2008, 02:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Error Message: "Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Compute i dunno if this is what your looking for. but have a look at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Insta...F6-47807.shtml

06-18-2008, 11:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Error Message: "Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Compute Hi, Use these files for the SATA controller: f6flpy32.zip Try this to create a slipstreamed XP disc with a SATA controller driver, service packs etc: Download and run XP-Iso-Builder. Follow the instructions. At the step "Controller driver" (6/11) you can add the SATA driver - click Add > find the folder where the SATA driver is located. The driver has to be unzipped and there has to be a file named txtsetup.oem included. Next step > click "Start integration". An ISO file will be created. Burn it with, for example, ImgBurn.