Hdd is inacessible during windos xp setup

[Kratus10]

During windows xp installation, the wizard displays available partitions for the installation. The thing is, the wizard says that the hdd is not acessible. I cant delete any partition or do any other thing. Please can someone help me, is my hdd dead?

 

[hytecgowthaman]

Try hirens boot cd.

 

[EEEE8-9-0]

Do you update a compatible driver for this HDD?