A aplus21 Distinguished Mar 7, 2009 4 0 18,510 Mar 7, 2009 #1 New build, Gigabyte mb ga-ep45-ud3l seagate 7200.10 250gb hdd Vista is telling me to load a driver before i can select the install drive for vista. Help please
New build, Gigabyte mb ga-ep45-ud3l seagate 7200.10 250gb hdd Vista is telling me to load a driver before i can select the install drive for vista. Help please
G GhislainG Titan Jul 16, 2008 23,962 5 74,965 Mar 7, 2009 #2 Drivers normally are not required to install Vista. What else is installed in your system? Did you boot from a USB DVD-RW? Upvote 0 Downvote
Drivers normally are not required to install Vista. What else is installed in your system? Did you boot from a USB DVD-RW?
A aplus21 Distinguished Mar 7, 2009 4 0 18,510 Mar 7, 2009 #3 graphics card, ram, dvd is sata too. tells me it cant find the hard drive and to install a driver Upvote 0 Downvote
G GhislainG Titan Jul 16, 2008 23,962 5 74,965 Mar 7, 2009 #4 Is the HDD detected by the BIOS? Is it in the list of bootable devices? Upvote 0 Downvote
A aplus21 Distinguished Mar 7, 2009 4 0 18,510 Mar 7, 2009 #5 GhislainG : Is the HDD detected by the BIOS? Is it in the list of bootable devices? Yes, it is listed incmos setup utility IDE Channel 0 Master and as a bootable device Upvote 0 Downvote
GhislainG : Is the HDD detected by the BIOS? Is it in the list of bootable devices? Yes, it is listed incmos setup utility IDE Channel 0 Master and as a bootable device
G GhislainG Titan Jul 16, 2008 23,962 5 74,965 Mar 7, 2009 #6 Then Vista should have no problems finding it, unless it's defective. What was installed on it before? Upvote 0 Downvote
Then Vista should have no problems finding it, unless it's defective. What was installed on it before?
A aplus21 Distinguished Mar 7, 2009 4 0 18,510 Mar 8, 2009 #7 nothing. brand new hhd Upvote 0 Downvote
G GhislainG Titan Jul 16, 2008 23,962 5 74,965 Mar 8, 2009 #8 Then there's something wrong with the hard drive, the SATA cable or a BIOS configuration. Upvote 0 Downvote