Fresh XP install wont see my hardrive - help!

Solnyshko

Solnyshko

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Have installed new hard drive, a 500GB Samsung Spinpoint, slipped in my XP disk - and windows setup says this:

Windows XP Professional Setup

Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer

Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program.

Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3​

Could it be that Windows Setup is not seeing the HDD because it is SATA, may need specific drivers or similar? Vaguely remember this happening the last time i installed the OS on this system, but this was years ago. It appears in the Bios on bootup, so the machine itself is counts it as present.

Running an AMD Athlon™ XP 2800+ on a DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra B motherboard, with 1GB of RAM

Any help much appreciated - completely stumped :(
 
Your SATA controller is manufactured by Silicon Image - SiI3114. You will need drivers for this before windows can recognise your SATA disk.

SATA drivers for your southbridge can be obtained HERE.

Or if you're lazy, click here.

Unzip that to a blank formatted floppy. When you boot from your windows XP disk, text at the very bottom of the screen will say something along the lines of 'Press F6 to load 3rd-party SATA driver'. This will appear right after it starts to read off the CD. When the blue screen first appears. Hit F6, insert the floppy you've made, and load the drivers from there. ;)

Tim
 
I had that board. You DO need a SATA driver disk in order to use the drive at Windows install.

Annoying I know, but this was in the days before BIOSes that do this for you. :p
 
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