buenf

ok i started to build my first pc out of used parts sp finaly got it up but everytime i try to install my windows xp home edition its say hard drive not found but its conneted

njw3356

Can you give me some more information about your computer? xp edition? what type of hard drive do you have, IDE or SATA? is it connected with a grey ribbon cable or just black wires?

dai

can you see it listed in the bios

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buenf

its a grey set of wires and one has a red line on it and the hard driver doesnt really have any info and its not showing on the bios its say none but it does find the cd rom and dvd rom drivers but he funny thing is that the time does move any more on the bios its frozen if u need more info i will try my best its running window xp home edition but say it cant find driver will reboot in 15 secounds

dai

does the cable have blue grey and black plugs with the blue plug connected to the m/b

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buenf

well yeah kinda it has one connect at the bottom and one in the middle and one a the end but the one at the bottom is bigger than the other two www geeks .comBelkin 19" Internal IDE Dual Hard Drive Ribbon Cable

dai

the plugs should all be the same size
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...18I-DT&cat=CBL
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...NCH-DT&cat=CBL
check the jumper is set to master and it's connected to the end plug

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buenf

yeah its set as master and the cable from the mother board the harddrive is a maxtor model 5to1oh1 but when i connect a cd rom drive it detected on the bios but it was working fine i think i probably have it set up wrong ok the harddrive is set at master by it self on the other block i have the cd rw set as master and the dvd rw set as salve is these correct

dai

it is set up correct the way you describe it,if it sees the cd it should see the hd
can you check if it is the drive by trying it on another computer

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buenf

well its does work on other computer and work on the recentone but then just stoped being detected

buenf

this what it saysProblem With ATA Host Bus Adapter Drivers

This problem can be caused by improper installation of the required drivers. ATA, SATA (Serial ATA) and SCSI host bus adapters may require additional drivers provided by the HBA (Host Bus Adapter) manufacturer to be installed during setup.


To specify an "additional mass storage device" (this means disk drive) for Windows Vista/XP/2000 during Setup, press F6 during the boot into text-mode Setup. At this point insert a floppy diskette containing the drivers.


Note: If the drivers came on a CD, you must copy them to a floppy diskette before this step in order to install them.


Note: You may never have noticed the "F6" option before, since it happens at the bottom of the screen and is visible for only a few seconds during a standard install. What you most likely encountered during the setup process was a screen which came up informing you Setup could not find any drives installed on your computer, and it could not continue, much like the screen sample below:




To be able to hit the F6 button, you must restart the Setup process, and watch the bottom of the screen after pressing Enter on the "Welcome to Setup" screen. There will be some moments of files being loaded, and then you should see a message appear which says "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party ATA, SATA or SCSI or driver". This message will only stay on the screen for a couple of seconds, so press F6 as soon as you see it appear. After this is done, you will see other messages appear, and it will act as though nothing is happening, but eventually a screen will appear which will allow you to install the drivers for the ATA, SATA or SCSI HBA or controller. The screen will look like the sample below:



After you press S, the driver install process will continue and the floppy diskette(s) will be needed.


Further instructions will be furnished in the Setup process after the driver

dai

run your m/b setup cd

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buenf

i dont have were can i get it from m/d is a micostar k7n420

dai

http://driverscollection.com/?H=K7N4...I%20(Microstar)

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buenf

which one is the one i need

dai

if you don't have the cd you need the lot

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