My hard drive doesn't show up in bios?

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

I just built a new pc ,but I didn't change the hard drive. Whenever I open my pc ,instead of loading windows it redirects me to bios my motherboard is asrock z370 pro 4,how can I see whether or not the hard drive is enabled ? Help me please

SkyNetRising · Jun 22, 2018

Tomatoes :

You look at storage configuration in BIOS.

You will have to reinstall windows.

prince_xaine · Jun 22, 2018

If you didn't change your Hard Drive, then your computer won't load Windows because Windows installs everything directly for specific devices. For example, if I have 2 computers and take a hard drive from one of them and put it into the other, it won't boot. You need to reinstall Windows to that computer.
If by any chance, this is not the issue,
in the BIOS move around your settings until you find the boot order. It should list connected devices in there somewhere. If the drive isn't showing up anywhere, it either may not be connected correctly, the boot order is looking for something else first or the drive is dead.

avalon096 · Jun 22, 2018

Could be ur cables are not in correctly

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

I have created a media installation tool but I think my bios does not recognise it ...

avalon096 · Jun 22, 2018

Start from scratch disconnect and reconnect everything

SkyNetRising · Jun 22, 2018

Tomatoes :

Are you sure, you did everything right?
Use this tutorial.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-3567655/clean-installation-windows.html

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

when I try to install windows it says " no signed devices drivers were found make sure the installation media contains the correct drivers then click ok" what should I do?

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

https://imgur.com/a/dw4kXsc

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

https://imgur.com/a/tQM3v2I My hard drive is connected I checked the sata port

prince_xaine · Jun 22, 2018

Oh! That's a common issue!
in the Install now interface, please tap on "Shift + F10" combination keys to call out Command Prompt, then type:

Diskpart

List disk

Select disk 0

Clean
(using Clean command in diskpart will delete all partitions on the selected disk)

Exit
(exit from Diskpart)

Exit
(exit from Command Prompt)

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

but this disk is my usb not my hard drive ? https://imgur.com/a/tQM3v2I

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

and now I deleted everything in my usb including media creation tool...welp f@ck me

prince_xaine · Jun 22, 2018

Oh you should've seen the size of the disk before deleting

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

It's okay I recreated it,still even with that method hard drive doesn't show up what should I do ?

SkyNetRising · Jun 22, 2018

Check if sata controller mode in BIOS is set to AHCI (not IDE or RAID).
Disable secure boot in BIOS.

If still windows install doesn't show your HDD, then use storage controller drivers from SATA Floppy Image ver:15.9.1.1018
(copy extracted files to your USB installation media in a separate folder and load them during windows install)
https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z370 Pro4/index.asp#Download

BTW - what's the model name of your HDD you're installing windows on?

Tomatoes · Jun 22, 2018

Well I just found out that the other cable (not the sata one) is not connected to the drive . I think is the cable from the PSU right ? Which cable do I use ?

SkyNetRising · Jun 22, 2018

HDD needs 2 cables. 1 - for data (motherboard to drive), other - for power (psu to drive).

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