New build problem

fenderbass86 · 1 Jun 2007 at 22:14

Just built a pc for my uncle. I've got the seagate barracuda 7200.10 hard drive but it's not being recognised on boot up. It hasn't got the normal power splitter 4 pin style. It's a slim line adapter, which is hooked from the PSU, to the DVD drive to the HDD. What's the reason it's not being recognised?

fenderbass86 · 1 Jun 2007 at 22:38

I think so, I managed to get to the windows menu: ENTER to install, F3 to repair a drive or ESC to quit. It just wouldn't let me install.

fenderbass86 · 2 Jun 2007 at 09:59

Right, I tried again. There's power to the HD and it shows up in the BIOS as recognised (SATA1, the DVD drive is SATA2).
When I try to get it to install windows, it just has a small section about the motherboard, then underneath it says "Not Found Any Disk". Afterthat, there's just a blinking line top left of the screen. I can't get it past that.

fenderbass86 · 2 Jun 2007 at 16:24

I just got this reply:

"The drive is probably not faulty Sir and just need initialising, you
can do this either in windows, if this is a secondary drive...or, if this
is the primary boot drive...by formatting the disk through the
installer of the operating system you wish to use. (you will need to boot from the install CD first)"

What the hell do I do?

fenderbass86 · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:24

yep, couldn't i put it on a blank cd, then swap it for the windows disc?

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 10:45

Great advice ron, much appreciate it!

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 13:41

Is it possible to install windows with the hard drive when it's connected to my computer?

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 13:55

I just can't get the hard drive to install windows XP on my uncles machine. I tried making a bootable cd with the seagate sata controller drivers on, it started, but then said i needed a seagate or maxtor in order to continue!

The Asus M2V motherboard only came with one SATA II lead so i've borrowed one from my old asus motherboard, although i think that was SATA I. My DS3 uses SATA II so would that make a difference?

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 14:10

Asus M2V

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-148-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=805

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 15:24

OK i got it going. Now i've got a new problem. When you set up windows, you set up keyboard language and it resizes the screen, after that you get to name who will use the computer. I put my uncles name and clicked next. Now i'm at the screen where i need to enter a password. Which is weird because i never set one up. It says contact the administrator. Im using the same windows disk as the one i have on my computer, and the one before that. Is this the problem?

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 15:56

If I click next it says i need to enter a valid password. ???

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 19:24

I promise you there was no screen that said I had to enter a password. Only at this login page. Guess i'll have to redo it then.

fenderbass86 · 3 Jun 2007 at 21:03

I have a genuine Windows XP Home Edition CD.