On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:13:56 GMT, "smackedass"
<kemanospamcomputer@verizon.net> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I am attempting to install Windows XP Professional onto a 76 GB SATA hard
>drive. The tower contains another 76 GB SATA hard drive, which was
>configured as a RAID mirror.
>
>The installation begins, however, when I get to the point where it says
>"Starting Windows", the next screen says (to the effect of) "Cannot find a
>hard drive to install". So, I broke the mirror, but still am getting the
>same message.
>
>The mobo is a Biostar M7NCD Ultra, and its ports that connect the SATA
>cables are labeled JSATA1 and JSATA2.
>
>To make matters more difficult, the SATA drives don't even show up in the
>BIOS, in the boot sequence, or anywhere else. However, SATA is enabled in
>the BIOS.

You should resolve this first. If the BIOS cannot detect the drive, it
won't be able to boot Windows or any other operating system from it.

>
>And, there's nothing about this in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. And, at
>the Maxtor (now Seagate) site, when I went to search the model of the hard
>drives, which is 6Y080M0, nothing was found.
>
>I'm thinking that maybe if I disconnect the second SATA drive, Drive 1, it
>might make a difference. I'm also thinking that it might make a difference
>if I upgrade the BIOS.
>
>I did a quick Google search, but I don't even know how to phrase my dilemma
>into the form of a question.
>
>Help. Please. Am hopefully, shamelessly ignorant about what my next move
>should be.
>
>Any requests are appreciated.
>
>Thanks, in advance,
>
>smackedass
>