Many "new" copies of XP --upgrade or complete install -- are actually versions which did not include the drivers for SATA drives. Without that modification in the install CD, the hard disk is not seen by Windows XP.
I had a friend who found the proper driver on the Microsoft Developers Network site, IIRC, and added it to his install CD image, which he then re-recorded on a fresh recordable CD. It worked quite well, too. Unfortunately, I don't know the URL for retrieving it. My dual-boot laptop has an XP install CD I got from HP, so I am (fortunately) not bothered with this issue should I have to reload the OS--*again* (sigh!). David > --- In [email protected], "Aditya Dhage" > <aditya.dhage@> wrote: > > > > Check if your BIOS detects your HDD, if not problem is with HDD. > > Since you have an upgrade version of XP, I assume you already have > > some windows version installed on your HD partition. > > XP upgrade is done from within windows, so probably it should > already > > know about your HD. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
