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windows cant find hdd

  • 14-12-2007 5:18pm
    #1
    mastermind2005
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 339 ✭✭


    im booting from the windows xp sp2 cd and it gets to a point and then says it cannot find any hdd's?

    hold on it gets better.... i can take the hdd out of the laptop and put it into a desktop load windows onto it fine.... replace it into the laptop and it begins to boot????

    this is happening on two differnt brand laptops? is it anything todo with them having serial hard drives and windows cd does not have compatible controller drivers?


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,415 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you press F6 when the CD boots it will ask you for disk drivers
    XP SP2 has some sata drivers

    Also check in the BIOS in case you can change the HDD mode back to sata


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    My guess is that the SATA controllers are working in AHCI mode and therefore need external drivers from a floppy disk.


  • #4
    mastermind2005
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 339 ✭✭mastermind2005


    but the laptop doesnt have a floppy disk drive?

    and also neither of their websites have drivers associated with the hdd ????


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,415 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Karsini wrote: »
    My guess is that the SATA controllers are working in AHCI mode and therefore need external drivers from a floppy disk.
    AHCI thanks could not remember what it was called.

    so again check the BIOS in case you can choose a legacy mode for AHCI
    alternatively borrow and use a USB Floppy drive

    I don't think XPSP2 can use usb flash drives during setup ,
    otherwise you are into slipstreaming :(


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