Vista Cannot Find Hard Drive To Install

thank you ! I had to disable flash module and switch from AHCI to ATA on a Dell. Per the instruction, I used nLite and slipstreamed the chipset drivers from Intel's website, but I still get this error message about the hard disk when I try to install XP. my laptop doesn't have a floppy disk hard drive. weblink

Report schutt- Aug 23, 2010 02:57PM i have a 2000 gateway computer and harddrive dont want to work right from boot and I need help on how to fix the problem My new Vista-installed laptop had a SATA controller not supported in XP. Setting the SATA config to Compatibility mode worked like a charm! Then I tried switching to a front panel USB port - it worked.

Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Computer

Still get the message "Setup did not find any hard………To quit Setup,press F3. I have a Toshiba Satellite L40-14Y Originally with Windows Vista. September 22, 2007 Cheeno Im sorry where in the hp website do you get the drivers i cant find it October 1, 2007 Wil Well, i had the same problem. Thanks R.

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• They say : the only supporeted system for this coputer is Vista !!!
• Toshiba Satellite A200 January 13, 2008 Maks DUDE!!!
• A problem has been detected and windows has to shutdown to prevent damage to your computer. …Check with your hardware vendor for any bios updates. …restart your computer.
• but problem with wind 7.
• in my BIOS my harddrive is detected in my sata port.
• this tutorial saved me a lot of freegen time.
• You'll have to try it and see what happens.

pls help me. What can I do next? Click here to Register a free account now! Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Windows 7 plz help…what else can I do?Thanks in advance.

Crystal, simple and 100% working instructions. Harddrive inaccible in windows while can boot in mac os x but cannot see any files solved Data Hard-Drive Crashed - Bios see it, Win 7 doesn't solved Gigabyte X99 Ultra Once I did this I was golden, well apart from missing drivers in XP. Reply kelvin says: September 14, 2010 at 21:57 you have saved me loads of money.

But i was getting this error ‘Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed' … How do i locate the SATA configuration in BIOS settings on this machine? Windows 7 Install Cannot Find Hard Drive December 18, 2007 Art This worked great for installing xp on my HD dv2660se. tommy760Nov 10, 2008, 4:29 AM matt2012 said: I have the exact same problem using an IDE optical drive.Any help? I had the same problem.My solution was, that I had to put my installation USB into another USB port.

Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Computer Server 2003

Reply Robert S. Anyway, assuming that your BIOS is crippled (as mine was), and you still have Vista installed, then ensure you have looked in Device Manager (right-click ‘My Computer' > Properties > Hardware) Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Disk Drives Installed In Your Computer Like Us? Windows 7 Install Not Recognizing Hard Drive It will then install the sata drivers first.

Does anybody have any advice. http://softwaredevelopercertification.com/hard-drive/vista-cannot-find-hard-drive.php Reply Krazygator says: November 6, 2012 at 12:47 Worked on Acer Aspire 5315 Thanks DUDE Reply Abhishek says: June 9, 2014 at 04:43 how did u solved ur problem…my bios setup been up for 2 days trying to figure this out.I dont have a MSM32 file on my gigabyte cd. ive been at it for 5 hours and it's still integrating drivers.. Windows Xp Install Can't Find Hard Drive

The problem that I had was the corrupt disk ( after adding the drivers and burning it thru a shareware burning software). Browse to the directory where you extracted the driver files, and then select Open. Maybe that will change the RAID to IDE or AHCI mode. check over here solved Trying to install windows 7 on USB and can't detect my hard-drive.

Your first fix worked like a charm. Hard Disk Not Detected In Windows 7 Installation nathan March 10, 2008 nathan palmer also regarding my last comment i tried disabling stata in bios and cant find it anywhere. R.

Reply jack says: March 26, 2011 at 20:19 i cannnot find to set up my compaq cq40 netbook pc !!!

If I do so, the blue screen will come back again saying the HD can not be found. IMPORTANT: Make sure you REMOVE the stock xp SATA driver and ADD your new driver as TEXTMODE or it WON'T WORK :) It sounds complex, and I won't lie - I I might want to try your solution but i've read all the replies here is regarding new installation of windows. Windows Xp Install Not Detecting Hard Drive Then I follow the instructions per Solution 1 (change to Compatibility mode).

If in doubt hit F9 on boot and select your Optical Drive to load first. Can you share with others? THANKS!!! this content any advice on what im doing wrong?

I have a HP Pavilion DV6570ED, Vista Home Premium, same problem. You should make sure the hard disk is physically installed and detected in the BIOS first before even attempting to start Windows setup. Rosco Reply Christy says: November 19, 2010 at 14:41 I have a Dell Precision T7400. internet12Aug 26, 2013, 1:09 AM ur6beersaway said: Reset the CMOS, (power off) move the jumper pin or pop the battery out for 10 min to default the bios.

im using hp pavilion dv2000.. Please help, Many Thanks…. Suddenly the Windows installation process could see my HDD. i didn't even get the thought of changing ahci to ata..

I tried this with my HP pavilion dv2601 it worked only problem is with graphix drivers that i downloaded from nvidia site itself . Reply Kevin says: December 9, 2009 at 14:21 changing the sata from ACHI to IDE in my BIOS worked for me. Ask !