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wildfire4   10-31-2008 at 06:52:38 PM

can't install vista onto hard drive
hi all,

Took out my old ide 160gb hard drive and swapped it for a WD 500gb (sata).

After posting it'll come to a screen that says hard disk not detected but will immediately start gathering the files for install from vista. After I enter the key for vista, I choose custom install and can see the hard drive and have the options to 'delete, format, new' etc.

No matter what I've tried, I can't go to the next screen. Clueless as to what to do. Do I have to format the hard drive from a different PC before I install an OS onto it?

asus p5q-e
e8500
4gb gskill

dvd drive is also sata but both ARE recognized in BIOS so no clue what's goin on.

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roadrunner197069   11-01-2008 at 12:14:06 AM
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Check the boot order. Or a simple cmos reset will probably fix you right up.

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charles48864   11-01-2008 at 01:30:59 AM
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You might need to go into the bios and set the drive to sata drive. Before installing vista. Might also disable drive expert in the BIOS


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wildfire4   11-01-2008 at 11:24:00 PM
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roadrunner197069 wrote :

Check the boot order. Or a simple cmos reset will probably fix you right up.



yeah, have it set to boot from vista install CD. cmos reset? you mean just loading default bios settings?

@ charles

will try that

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charles48864   11-04-2008 at 02:13:44 AM
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check page 3-12 in your manual on how to set drive for achi mode unless your are going to use raid mode. Make sure you are using the correct sata port also.

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