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qwerty86
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_ 		6. July 2006 @ 23:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi, just need some guidance to configure a SATA hdd for the first time
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ddp
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_ 		7. July 2006 @ 10:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
configure in what way?
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qwerty86
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_ 		8. July 2006 @ 22:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok, i just built a computer with a sata 120gb hdd and ive gone to install xp on it on through the start of the installation it says no hdd found " this may involve running a manufactured supplied diagnostic or settup program."

i have also been told i need to format the hdd, how can i do this in dos?
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Deadrum33
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 05:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is the drive found by the BIOS of motherboard? I dont know what you have but if you hit the "delete" or maybe "F2" (depending on your board) at the startup screen to open your BIOS. Dont change anything you arent sure of, but find the hardware tab and check if it sees the hard drive. If it sees it you may just just have to change it to boot from CD/DVD disk first not hard drive and the windows disk should let you format if it is an install disk. Let me know if this helps at all.
_edit_ maybe hook it up to a known good computer and go through disk manager to format it?
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ddp
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 12:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you have to use motherboard sata driver at the 3rd party f6 prompt when installing xp.
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