"Setup cannot detect a hard disk drive"

Priapus

Priapus

Priapus

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Howzit guys.

I'm trying to install Windows XP Professional on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi 1505 laptop. However it keeps telling me there is no hard drive or it can't see the drive.

I have spent the best part of 5 hours now, trying to find the correct SATA driver. I have used drivers off the FSC website as well as Intel's website with no luck. :(

Is anyone able to shed some light on this problem. I really need to get Windows installed on the system.

Any help, would be greatly appreciated! :cool:

Thank you!
 
That was the first thing I did. However in the Fujitsu Siemens BIOS there is no such option. :(

Thanks for the reply.
 
When you say you've "used" the drivers, how are you using them?

You need to copy them onto a floppy and press F6 while the Windows disc is loading.



Or just integrate them with nLite.
 
I have tried both ways of doing it. I am pretty sure I am using the wrong ones.

PeaOn: The BIOS is very limited. The only thing I am able to change is the boot up devices. :(

Thanks for replies guys, much appreciated. :)
 
I've installed loads of SATA laptops that were sata and not needed to find drivers to see the HD during setup, I always use a SP2 install CD if you dont have a sp'd install cd maybe try and find one...
 
The laptop already has a copy of Windows XP professional on it. However this copy isn't legitimate. hence a format reinstall of a new copy of windows with a good key. However I am also using Windows XP Professional SP2 cd along with SATA drivers from FSC's website. Which cause a BSOD when it loads them. :mad::(
 
I tried to used Driver genius, with no luck. It needs a texmode.orm file to read properly off the FDD drive. :(

I cannot believe this is so hard to do!:mad:

Once again, I appreciated all the help! :)
 
problem solved. :cool:

I tried the above drivers which didn't work. I then thought, Siemens would not have faulty drivers on their site. So, I redownloaded their drivers and tried a different Windows XP disc. Worked first time. :D

Thanks for all the help guys!

Much appreciated!
 
.walls said:
Why not? I've seen faulty drivers from both HP and Dell on their sites (the HP example was only two weeks ago). Why not FJS as well?!
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Alright bud, take it easy there. ;)

My opinon was based on the fact that I have never seen a faulty driver from their website.
 
ice on fire.

use this tool to add tons of raid/sata drivers

http://www.msfn.org/board/RAID-Slipstreamer-x86-x64-t85842.html


copy xp disc to C:\xpcd, point that at it and fire away.
then use nlite to create the iso/disc

doesn't include nvidia drivers anymore...



or...
use the BTS driver packs
http://driverpacks.net/

have to read the forum to find out how to use that though
(then use nlite to finalize the disc again)

http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/DriverPack.php?pag=b
http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/DriverPack.php?pag=m
 
Once again, bledd useful as ever. :cool:

Thanks bud I will check it out as I always have issues with this sort of thing at work.


Much appreciated!
 
the BTS driver pack is worth doing tbh, you can add all sorts of drivers (lan, audio, gfx) i just use it for sata as the rest are always easy to find
 
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