Windows 7 install won't see a new hard drive

[Microwavedapple]

Hi, I have bought a laptop off my m8 and he took out the hard drive. I tried to put a new one in and install windows 7 but it can't c my new drive. I have looked in the bios but it don't seem to be showing there.

It keeps asking to load driver on install. The model is an Asus x58l.

Is there a way of adding raid or sata drivers or is this not the problem?

Don

 

[Encrypted Existence]

Do you have the BIOS configured to auto-detect the drive?


link: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...3c90e010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&locale=en-US

 

[johnrobert]

Change the AHCI mode from SATA to IDE in the BIOS...

 

[synack2]

I have had to downolad SATA drivers from the manufacturer before and put them on a CD and load them during the install. I had this problem on some new gigabyte board that I was setting up RAID on. If you can though do IDE or ATA in the BIOS.

 

[NETWizz]

Hi, I have bought a laptop off my m8 and he took out the hard drive. I tried to put a new one in and install windows 7 but it can't c my new drive. I have looked in the bios but it don't seem to be showing there.

It keeps asking to load driver on install. The model is an Asus x58l.

Is there a way of adding raid or sata drivers or is this not the problem?

Don

Just add the drivers to a memory stick.

When Windows Asks? "Where Do you Want to Install Windows?"

And it is totally blank no drives showing...

Click "Load Driver" and point it at the drivers on the memory stick... Then the drive will show up.

 

[JustMe]

Is the hard drive a regular drive or a SSD drive? I've seen this happen with SSD drives - had to use IDE mode instead of AHCI to load Windows.

 

[NBCS]

Hi, I have bought a laptop off my m8 and he took out the hard drive. I tried to put a new one in and install windows 7 but it can't c my new drive. I have looked in the bios but it don't seem to be showing there.

It keeps asking to load driver on install. The model is an Asus x58l.

Is there a way of adding raid or sata drivers or is this not the problem?

Don

If BIOS can't see the drive, then it's not a driver problem. It's either that the BIOS is too old to support the drive, or the drive itself is defective.

 

[red12049]

Interesting. So far, we've had six users try to help someone who is an obvious end user, and who uses the dreaded text talk to boot.

OP, this forum is for computer business owners. Please try somewhere else.

Rick

 

[johnrobert]

Try this download Parted Magic and boot from DVD see if it mounts drive
if it does then you know its a sata driver problem

http://sourceforge.net/projects/partedmagic/