Cant install XP onto harddrive

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I just got a harddrive today from newegg (160gb sata)

I am trying to install windows xp onto it....but when i press setup windows xp, it says the harddrive isnt found....


How can i fix this?


Thanks

 

[holdenssx]

It sounds like you need to provide your motherboard with SATA drivers via floppy disk.

 

[hyPoxxx.dll]

Well, I took out the harddrive from my XPS (which works fine with windows media) and put my new one in place of it. When I go into the BIOS, it knows its there..

 

[holdenssx]

It may be different in other computers, it all depends on the motherboard really.

 

[hyPoxxx.dll]

Okay, anymore help? anybody? I hope i can get this working before the lan party this saturday!

 

[Cromewell]

THe BIOS knows it's there but if the SATA controller isn't native then windows cannot see it without providing SATA drives by the F6 method at the beginning of setup.