Formatting a new HDD in BIOS

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Hey guys thanks for taking the time to look at this, I have a situation, my current HDD got shocked somehow and surged itself along with the Power supply, I have bought a new psu and HDD this week and I need to install Windows on the HDD. But when I go to my bios I do not see my new HDD at all, I have replaced all the sata cables, removed to different ports and everything over and over. I looked that I might have to format the HDD before I can be able to install windows on it? Anyways, is there a way to somehow format the HDD in the BIOS or a different method?

I have a USB windows bootable flash drive to install it to the HDD but when it goes to "find a hard drive to install it to" the hard drive is no where to be found, and everything is plugged in. Could there be something Im missing?

Thanks for taking the time to help me with this.
 
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The hdd is a Western Digital Blue 1TB, Im positive it is fried cause I had it tested, but I also bought a NEW Western Digital 1TB as well. So you are saying that the Installation Media (aka the Flash Drive) used to install Windows the the new HDD formats the hard drive automatically? I must be doing something wrong then, I'll provide pictures of the process
 
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The windows dvd or flash drive once it detects the hdd gives you an option to format / partition a hdd before you install windows on it

Whats the mobo? And what version of windows is it??

If the mobo has a UEFI BIOS, and you're installing Win10 64 bit. Enable UEFI, AHCI and secureboot


 
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The Mobo is a ASUS maximux VI formula, it is windows 10 64. I will go and make sure to have the enabled. i'll check back with updates
 
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I just put it in the 1st and 3rd slot, I had no idea that there were actual "intel" ports. Where would they be?
 
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