Hard Drive Problem

Question

Hey Guys, I recently ran into some problems with my xp installation (loading bar on the load screen keeps going and going).  Anyways I pulled out my installation CD and tried to repair my installation, unfortunately I get the following message: Setup did not detect any hard disk drives installed in your system.  I did some searching around and I read that I have to Change the settings in 'SATA Operation' in my BIOS.  Unfortunately, there is no 'SATA Operation' in my BIOS.  It's not under Drives or anything.  Anyways, help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance edit: Not exactly sure on the model, but it's a Generation 5 XPS Desktop running on Windows XP

osprey4 · Answer

Hi, Ezzaron: This description of your BIOS lists 'SATA operation' under drives. Can you tell me what you see under drives?

Ezzaron · Answer

Hi osprey4, Under the Drives tab, I see the following: Diskette Drive Drive 0: SATA-0 Drive 1: SATA-1 Drive 2: SATA-2 Drive 3: SATA=3 Drive 4: PATA-0 Drive 5: PATA-1 SMART Reporting

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