No hard disk" error on XP install (SATA). My notebook came installed with Vista, which of course had to go. When trying to install XP I received a "no hard disk" error. The HD in the laptop is a SATA drive, hence the error. As the laptop doesn't have a floppy...

easier. However, I have not been messing with it because I believe you need a floppy drive to install SATA drivers, and I do not have a floppy drive readily available. I've also managed to install open SUSE on the hard disk, which is what I'm currently using...

is... that it is my SATA harddrive that shuts off, not an actual reboot, i know this because i disabled the reboot on serious error option in windows.... and i can hear the harddrive spin down, but the MB and graphic etc.. keep on spinning... haha it feels...

listed minus the space from the previous install). Looks good. I click, it begins to copy and extract. Uh oh. Error. "Windows has failed to install when trying to partition the hard disk. Error code: 0x80070057" I close the box and restart. This time,...

the BIOS. I get the one beep like I am supposed to, the memory is detected correctly, the SATA hard drive and optical media drives are auto-detected, but then I get "SATA 1 Hard Disk Error / Press F1 to resume". If I let it go through the normal boot cycle...

the windows installation and give me the usual "hard disk not detected please check cables etc " crap. So obviously im thinking its a SATA driver problem (Which is strange as my last hard drive I bought was a MAXTOR SATA and it worked just as i plugged it...

contents so you can install Windows on it. If that is not so, DO NOT proceed with this installation until you have safely backed up all old data from it. (e) If you are going to install Windows to the hard drive, you must place your Install Disk in the...

you will NOT boot from. I expect the 320 unit is connected to a SATA port - probably SATA_0. You also have an optical drive installed, maybe on another SATA port or maybe as the Master on an IDE port. None of that needs to change. Now you have a Maxtor SATA...

Hard Disk Error Messgae. Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell () Diminsion 8400 running Windows XP Media Edition 3.2ghz, 1gb, 250gb SATA I experianced data curruption of some sort that resulted in not being able to start Windows (missing config...

to the mobo. In POST the CPU, RAM, and OPTICAL are all recognized. My hard disk is no where to be found. The mobo has 5 SATA ports, 4/5 are labeled AHCI/RAID only. So initially I placed the HDD sata cable in SATA 1 and to the HDD's sata port. I usually get...