Motherboard/ hard drive issues

Welcome to the TH community, Melissa!

Have you tried updating the SATA controller drivers from the motherboard's website? I'd recommend you to refer to it or the mobo's manual on how to flash BIOS and upgrade the firmware (in case it's not already). Another thing you should try is resetting it using one of these methods: http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-Your-BIOS
This will get your BIOS settings back to factory defaults, so you'd need to reconfigure them afterwards.

If you have access to another computer, I'd suggest you try the HDD there and test it in Windows using a brand-specific HDD diagnostic tool from the manufacturer. If can't find it, you can refer to this thread for some third-party tool suggestions: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility
If the other computer is not an option, you should try running a DOS version of such a diagnostic utility and troubleshoot without booting into any OS.

Hope this helps.
SuperSoph_WD

It`s all down to the interface mode you have selected in your bios.

When a device cannot be found.
Or in your case when you get to the point of where windows 8 asks you where, or what hard drive you wish to install it to.

If no hard drives are shown in the selection window of devices to install windows to.

It is because in the bios of the motherboard where the 1Tb drive will be listed.
The wrong Sata interface mode is selected Melissa.

The Interface mode it`s self for the drive is likely set to Sata.

The way to avoid the error while trying to install windows 8, is in the bios set the interface mode to AHCI mode.
Save the changes in the bios before you exit it.

When you install windows 8 from the Dvd disk, and you get to the point where it asks you what drive you wish to install windows to, it should show up in the main drive selection box.

After the change made in the bios for the Sata devices controller setting it to AHCI mode.



If Sata interface, is Set to Sata mode in the bios.

When you get to the same window where it asks you to select a hard drive to install windows 8 to.
To the left is an option to add a driver.

What you need to do is find the provided motherboard cd/ dvd disk for the Crosshair V Formula Z.

You insert the disk, and browse the disk for the Sata drivers and click on the driver file within the folder.
Once the driver has loaded the main window of the windows 8 install and setup, it will refresh showing your 1Tb based Sata drive Melissa.

Swap the motherboard driver Cd/Dvd, in the dvd drive back to the windows 8 install and setup disk again.

Format the 1Tb drive with the advanced drive options listed to the bottom right.

Then simply click next to begin the install, and setup of windows 8

These are the two ways to get the drive to show in windows install and setup.
The latter set of instructions is if you wish to leave the Sata controller interface mode set to Sata in your bios.

The loading of the Sata driver from the motherboards driver cd/dvd must be performed before any drive is shown in the main selection window where you are asked what drive you wish to install windows to.

By pre loading the sata driver provided on the Crosshair V Formula Z motherboard driver disk.
The error of "no device drivers" found is prevented during the windows 8 setup and install.