Hard disk is not detected

jerryl · 06-08-2011, 01:19

Hi, I have recently built my new pc and installed windows xp.
However to install windows xp you have to have a floppy drive right? However my pc uses SATA HDD and CD-ROM. So I somehow bypass'd it by changing my SATA configuration to "disabled".
Then I set the BIOS to boot up from CD-ROM to install windows.
Now whenever I boot up my pc it says breifly "Hard disk not detected" and resumes like nothing has happened!
My Computer is fine and I can run anything and there are no problems. I even installed windows 7 and same thing with the "Hard disk not detected".
I changed the SATA configuration back to normal, which is "ACHI" mode and I've changed the BIOS to boot up from HDD.
Everything seems to run smoothly. Is there anything I need to be cautious about? Or shall I just leave it?

thanks!

Jerry

tizmeinnit · 06-08-2011, 11:20

there is probably more than one sata controller on your board and its not finding a disk on ther other one

Welshchris · 06-08-2011, 11:55

Well if you have a SATA hard disk and you have disabled the sata configuration then thats proberbly the problem.

JUst leave it set at ACHI u should be ok.

jerryl · 06-08-2011, 12:07

I have changed my SATA configuration to ACHI and it's still the same.

Yeah I have 4 SATA plug-ins on my motherboard. Each SATA plugin has two ports. The first SATA plug-in is for MARVELL 6.0gb/s and the second is for INTEL 6.0gb/s.
The third and second is INTEL 3.0gb/s.
I plugged my HDD into the INTEL 6.0gb/s (since it uses SATA6.0gb/s).
I plugged my CD-ROM into the third INTEL 3.0gb/s.
Should I try the other SATA plugs?
Or shall I just leave it as it seems my pc is running smoothly.

tizmeinnit · 06-08-2011, 12:37

just leave it alone. If you enable AHCI and you have not installed windows using that method then your system will not boot unless you enable AHCI in the registry.

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