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I have a pc which was working fine for about 11 months. All of a sudden it has trouble booting. I am now trying to do a fresh install (xp pro) but I am receiving a message that the pc can't find a hard drive. I believe the hard drive is ok; tested it in an external enclosure on another machine. Any suggestions/recommendations are appreciated.

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As HDD tested fine as an external,it maybe ok but testing as an external and it works does not meean it does not have faults.Make sure you have corrected it in computer.Is it an IDE HDD or SATA HDD?


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If its a SATA you must load the SATA drivers at the start of the Windows installation by pressing F6. Otherwise they won't see the HDD
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It is a SATA hard drive. Wouldn't the drivers already be loaded? Thanks for responding.
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No its SATA.
Here are the links for you to how to install,setup RAID etc have a read they will help you.
Seagate Technology - How To Install and Troubleshoot Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drives

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...trations/sata/

Seagate Technology - Troubleshooting Assistance


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