Boot device problem

specs:
rampage formula motherboard
old sata hp 500gb hard drive (want to set to secondary )
new sata hitachi 250gb hard drive (which i want to set up as master instead of hp 500gb hdd)

i have just purchased a hitachi 250gb hard drive which have formatted, and installed vista. My old hard drive also has vista which i want to format and leave my new hdd as the master.

I have gone into bios (version 0407) and changed the boot order to hitachi hdd 1st, floppy 2nd, and dvd drive 3rd, but every time i try to load vista from my new drive a message comes up saying 'reboot and select media device'. i have also made sure my new drive is connected to sata 1 connection on my motherboard.

(my new hdd does not have any jumpers, only sata power connector, sata data connector, and 2 pins to the right which are exposed).

if anyone could help me most grateful.

many thanks,
lee

yes i formatted and installed vista on my new drive while the old one was connected,

what try removing the old hdd while installing on the new one