Alienware Clevo D900t not detecting hdd?

[MofoKilla]

hello, my alienware laptop is not detecting the hdd in windows setup, althou i can see it in the bios and post screen.

i have tried to slipstream ide/sata controller drivers into the xp setup to no avail

does anyone have any idea what could be causing this ?


thanks.

 

[MofoKilla]

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[Stormster]

XP with service pack 3 should usually pick it up.

If it's in AHCI mode stick it in IDE mode in the BIOS.