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March 13th, 2008 02:00
OS reinstall doesn't recognize HDD
I have a Dimension 8400 With an 80GB Seagate SATA drive. I'm trying to upgrade to Win XP Pro. I used a Seagate installation disc to wipe the HDD, repartition and format to get rid of original OS. When I put in the XP Pro Installation disc, it says there isn't a HDD installed. Anyone got a clue?
Thanks,
Dan
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Dan
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shesagordie
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March 13th, 2008 02:00
If you are not using RAID, enter the system setup, scroll down to drives, press Enter or + to expand the drive menu then down to "SATA Operation", press Enter.
Change the SATA operation mode to "RAID Auto/ATA" press ESC to save and exit the BIOS.
Then XP should install without a problem.
Bev.
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bellinc
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March 13th, 2008 04:00
I should have spent a few minutes looking at the next page in the forum for your answer there too.
This had me stumped, but the new install is working fine now.
Thanks again,
Dan
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March 13th, 2008 17:00
Pleased to have helped. :)
Bev.
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cciaffone
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March 13th, 2008 18:00
Works ok now, but is there anywhere a good explanation
of the options on the SATA Config page?? Like, when does
Combined (or something similar) apply??? Since I am not
running a RAID array, I naturally avoided any option that
started with RAID.
chuck
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March 13th, 2008 20:00
Sorry, but there does not seem to be explanation for the options.
Bev.
Ps. Maybe it's because I've not found one yet.
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