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Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Small Shoe Magoo on September 13, 2007, 07:20:34 PM
Alright, My computer is currently running Windows XP Professional because it apparently couldnt run Vista because the Motherboard wasnt SCSI or something. Anyways, now I want to reformat my harddrives because I have way too many viruses and my computer bluescreens whenever I try running a sweep w/ Spysweeper.

Heres what happens :

I put the boot CD in, everything loads (files off cd, etc), and then it comes to a screen saying Windows cannot find your hard drive disk. If it is off please power it on... etc...

Thing is, I've done this before on this computer, and I've never had a problem like this..

My hard drive is obviously on :S, and I'm just really confused :S...

Anyways, any help is appreciated

Thanks,
Matt
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Small Shoe Magoo on September 15, 2007, 08:31:13 PM
Any help /sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':(\' />
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Homer Jay Simpson on September 15, 2007, 11:00:37 PM
isnt that happening because of the viruses..? maybe one [censored]ed up ur hard drive..that happened to my comp b4..i bought a new one
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Small Shoe Magoo on September 16, 2007, 06:47:58 PM
Why didn't I think of that b4 o.o... I'll just get one from my downstairs comp /tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':P\' />
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Small Shoe Magoo on September 17, 2007, 08:16:21 PM
Did that... connected a wrong wire and it blew my power box /biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':D\' />, dad went out to buy a new one and a fresh hard drive
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: ST3ALTH on September 19, 2007, 06:41:34 AM
i think u need to disable the SATA drives from the BIOS, same thing happend to me
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: guestolo on September 19, 2007, 08:43:23 AM
[quote name=\'ST3ALTH\' post=\'389503\' date=\'Sep 19 2007, 04:41 AM\']i think u need to disable the SATA drives from the BIOS, same thing happend to me[/quote]

That would be my guess also
OR, load the Sata drivers from the floppy when prompted at the F6 window of the installation
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Homer Jay Simpson on September 22, 2007, 12:59:40 PM
dang i understood none of what they say.. almost telling you to go fly like a bird..dang /smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Small Shoe Magoo on September 23, 2007, 02:24:16 PM
SATA that was it... When installing vista it couldnt find the SATA drives.... and yeah.. the motherboard blew not the power supply /wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\';)\' />, so once i go get another one of those... it should be fixed /tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':P\' />
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: ST3ALTH on September 24, 2007, 04:21:58 AM
glad it helped  /happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'^_^\' />
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: avir on April 19, 2008, 05:36:13 AM
[quote name=\'guestolo\' post=\'389517\' date=\'Sep 19 2007, 03:43 PM\']That would be my guess also
OR, load the Sata drivers from the floppy when prompted at the F6 window of the installation[/quote]
dear sir.
i do not know from where to take the sata driver for the f6.
the disk is wd800jd and the raid controller is sis 180
pls help
my mail is [email protected] ([email protected])
Title: Windows XP Clean Install : Need help..
Post by: Small Shoe Magoo on April 19, 2008, 11:47:32 AM
The CD should have came w/ your motherboard including all drivers. Find the drivers manually -> look for Drivers -> SATA -> or something similar. Once you have them -> copy them to a floppy -> f6 when prompted -> and from there select the SATA for XP.