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Precision 370 with SATA drive and Windows XP install
I am trying to reinstall Windows XP Pro to a recently purchased 370 with a single 80GB SATA drive. When I boot with the included OS CD I press Enter to install a new copy and then get a message telling me that the hard disk cannot be found. Anyone know a way around this?
mikefenske
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October 13th, 2004 19:00
What I found so far is that the BIOS provides 4 possible settings for the disk interface:
The BIOS defaults to the first (AHCI) and when booting from a Windows Pro XP install CD the hard disk cannot be found however booting with a DOS boot disk (ala Ghost Boot Disk) I can see the hard disk. If I switch to ATA then the Windows XP install CD (and DOS disk) can now see the hard disk.