Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer

Since many people would agree with me that Windows Vista has a lot of problems for developers, the only option is to revert back to Windows XP Pro on all these new pre-installed Vista laptops. But 90% of the time, upgrading poses this stumper:

Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer

To fix this issue, we need to change the SATA/ RAID mode one and disable caching as shown here:

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic18329.html

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/resolving-setup-did-not-find-any-hard-disk-drives-during-windows-xp-installation/

posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:04 PM

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# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 3/16/2008 7:32 PM athens

i have my new presario v3700 but i met the problem to install win xp....wonder anyone can give me the solution to solve it..by the way...i went into bios n it dont have any setting to change sata to ide

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 3/17/2008 12:44 AM Vivek

Hi,

Do a google search on this issue, you will see a lot of links with possible solutions, try each of them (with care ofcourse).

some require you to have an externla floppy drive, and some require USB drives.

There is no perfect one way to solve it, so need to try different things.

Vivek

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 4/2/2008 2:27 PM kalanithi

i have my new presario v6000 but i met the problem to install win xp....wonder anyone can give me the solution to solve it..by the way...i went into bios n it dont have any setting to change sata to ide

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 4/8/2008 5:39 PM manoj kumar

please tell as the tips for the following error...........

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 4/19/2008 10:08 PM Aamir Afridi

i searched on google for hours but didnt found any solution.

# Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 4/20/2008 7:16 PM Natasha

I am getting this same error on my Samsung R45 Laptop. I have tried insalling the Operating System CD and when I think all is going well, I get this error message. I have typed this in on Google and it says I need to install SATA by Floppy Disk!! Unfortunately I do not have a floppy sik on this computer and do not know where to go next?? Has my laptop had it or is there a solution. PLEASE HELP ME !!!!

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 5/9/2008 12:39 PM Yaseen afridi

Dear ,

Plz solve this problem.
I have a hp 530 laptop when start in than problem facing operating system missing,
and when i boot than face a big problem setup did not find any hard disk i think it is a sata hard disk issue plz if is any solution than u call me or email me ok i m waiting for your desiccation.

Thank and regards.

Yaseen Afridi
0333-9362136

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 6/25/2008 8:03 AM bluestone

Go to "SATA Operation":

CHANGE THE SATA OPERATION SETTING TO "ATA"

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 7/1/2008 6:05 PM gilbert

solution to this:

go to bios, and change sata to IDE

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 7/11/2008 6:06 PM LARRYMcCOY

@ Yaseen afridi

On HP530 enter setup ans go to Device config,turn of SATA Native mode to disable and you will be able to formate using XP OS............

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 7/13/2008 4:34 AM JD

Thanks bluestone that worked for me!

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 7/15/2008 12:04 AM John Wilson

Bluestone's solution worked for me too, by the way.

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 8/15/2008 1:40 AM tc

how and where do you go to sata operation in vista

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 8/15/2008 9:12 AM Lex

I'have a presario v5209 and i googl'it for a few minutes after that i realise that the problem is in BIOS change the "sata native suport" in to the other option ATA , IDE what other option u have and it is going to work guaranteeeee ....
THX for the suport guys.!!

# re: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer 8/20/2008 9:21 AM bigwillie

I have a compaq presario v5000 notebook and having the same problem but do not know where to get the oem drivers from if someone could help that would be amazing

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