XP did not detect HDD?

[jagsouth]

I am trying to load an OS on a new computer. The BIOS sees the HDD but when I get the XP loading it says that it did not see a hard drive. I have checked cables, power and both are good. What can I do to let XP know that there is a HDD configured to go?

 

[wolluf]

Can you clarify a bit please. What does 'when I get the XP loading' mean? Is this booting machine from XP install CD, and if so, what's the exact error message you get from it?

Do you need any special drivers for this machine/drive (eg, not a SCSI drive, or using a controller card or there is at least one mobo that although its a normal IDE controller connection, needs its own drivers for XP/2k to be able to recognise the drive)? Can supply these by pressing F6 when prompted during install.

 

[jagsouth]

The mobo is a Aopen Ak77-333. The hard drive is an older one, 8/2000; It is a Western Digital 153AA (15.3GB). The HDD is the only thing that is used.
As for your question, The XP cd is in the CD drive going through the "determine your system configuration" when it comes back saying that it did not detect a hard drive. Could it be that XP does not see it when the BIOS does? That is what is happening now. Would i need a driver on the HD so it could be seen by XP? thanks wolluf and all.

 

[wolluf]

If bios sees drive but XP doesn't, you may need to supply it with a driver (but looking at specs for your mobo, doesn't look like it). Can you try booting with win98 boot floppy (you can get one from

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm),

and run fdisk - to see if it can see the drive. If it can, then almost certainly a driver for XP required. If not - hard drive issue (have you got it jumpered correctly - incorrect jumper might allow it to appear in bios but not be accessible).