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Bulazard
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      7th Mar 2008
I installed a new hard disk (SATA) and when i try to install Windows XP
starts the setup then says that Windows has not found a hard disk. What
should I do?
 
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Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk
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      7th Mar 2008
Bulazard wrote:

> I installed a new hard disk (SATA) and when i try to install Windows XP
> starts the setup then says that Windows has not found a hard disk. What
> should I do?


http://www.alexnolan.net/articles/installxpsata.htm

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      7th Mar 2008
Bulazard <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I installed a new hard disk (SATA) and when i try to install Windows XP
>starts the setup then says that Windows has not found a hard disk. What
>should I do?


I believe that you need to install drivers before Windows can see it
(I'm working from memory of when I installed a SATA drive in my
system).

Did a CD come with the drive?
 
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      7th Mar 2008
First, formatting new hard disk. Use bootable cd.

Last edited by Gorica; 7th Mar 2008 at 08:50 PM..
 
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      7th Mar 2008


"PD43" wrote:

> Bulazard <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I installed a new hard disk (SATA) and when i try to install Windows XP
> >starts the setup then says that Windows has not found a hard disk. What
> >should I do?

>
> I believe that you need to install drivers before Windows can see it
> (I'm working from memory of when I installed a SATA drive in my
> system).
>
> Did a CD come with the drive?
>

Yes it has, and yes now is working. Every thing is fine.
Thank you for your suggestion
 
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      7th Mar 2008
Bulazard <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> I believe that you need to install drivers before Windows can see it
>> (I'm working from memory of when I installed a SATA drive in my
>> system).
>>
>> Did a CD come with the drive?
>>

>Yes it has, and yes now is working. Every thing is fine.
>Thank you for your suggestion


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