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[Pancake]

(similar to: http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=81526 )

I have put together all my parts for my first build and in windows vista installation, where I come to step 13 here: http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install...ta_drivers.htm , it shows no hard drives to install windows in.


The hard drive I have plugged in shows clearly in bios. This is the hdd I have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320

The first time my hard drive showed up and I tried to partion it but it came up with some error saying to turn on my hard drive controller in bios. I restarted and went into bios to look for the hard drive controller option; couldn't find it, and I went back into windows vista installation, and hard drive was gone. Yet, I still could see the hard drive in bios.

I tried formatting it on a different computer that has xp, but it won't show up there either, still only on bios.

I believe it is windows vista ultimate 64 bit.

My build:


Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail


GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail



G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail



Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

[Karakawe]

What motherboard do you have? Might you have to install a third-party RAID or AHCI driver? Here's a link for how to make a driver FDD, along with how to slipstream the driver with nlite (for XP, use vlite for Vista).

[Pancake]

[Karakawe]

Oh, must have missed that.
Also, often the driver DVD that comes with your retail mobo is multi-functional. I haven't tried on a Gigabyte board, but the ASUS DVD boots into a command line interface, with several "Make x disk" options.

[Pancake]