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  • Thursday, July 15, 2010 2:40 PM
     
     
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    I just build my first custom pc, when i got to the time to install winsdows 7 and choose which drive to choose from, I got the message no drives found, Can someone help me with this, What should I do?
     

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  • Thursday, July 15, 2010 5:23 PM
     
     
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    This would usually be caused by not having a driver for the hard drive controller.  If you have the controller set to either the RAID setting or the AHCI you probably need a driver for that setting.

    It is really difficult to tell you what is really causing your problem since you have not elected to share important information about your hardware and and how it is configured, especially some of the BIOS settings.

    No crystal balls here and I don't think there are very many psychics that frequent these forums.

     
  • Thursday, July 15, 2010 9:31 PM
     
     
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    On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:40:56 +0000, johnbaingan wrote:

    I just build my first custom pc, when i got to the time to install winsdows 7 and choose which drive to choose from, I got the message no drives found, Can someone help me with this, What should I do?

    I don't understand much of the above. Please tell us exactly how you
    are trying to install it. Are you booting from the Windows 7 DVD?

    What does "choose which drive to choose from" mean? Please provide the
    exact verbatim text of the message.

    Also please provide the exact verbatim text of the message "no drives
    found."

    Ken Blake
     
  • Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:21 PM
     
     
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    Im Booting it from a window 7 DVD. when it comes to " INSTALL NOW", it let you choose a partition and nothing is showing up to me, It says no drives found. 
     
  • Friday, July 16, 2010 1:52 AM
     
     
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    Have you entered the BIOS to see if your HD is actually detected??
    Have you checked the Power as well as HD to Mobo connection??
    Is that connection “turned on”  Some Mobo need you to turn the SATA connector on
    What mobo are you using and which connection are you using for the HD??
    Is it SATA or PATA ??
     
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    "johnbaingan" wrote in message news:4ebdab39-e58d-4fad-bd4b-4c65a98f68cc...
    Im Booting it from a window 7 DVD. when it comes to " INSTALL NOW", it let you choose a partition and nothing is showing up to me, It says no drives found.
     
  • Friday, July 16, 2010 3:00 AM
     
     
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    The HD is detected in bios and in other tools just the windows 7 installer. Im using GIGABYTE 890GPA-UD3H,  and im using SATA HD.. well the only problem I think is that when it comes to the point when you click install now, and let you choose the partition where you want to install the OS. theres no drive showing.
     
  • Friday, July 16, 2010 9:40 AM
     
     
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    The HD is detected in bios and in other tools just the windows 7 installer. Im using GIGABYTE 890GPA-UD3H,  and im using SATA HD.. well the only problem I think is that when it comes to the point when you click install now, and let you choose the partition where you want to install the OS. theres no drive showing.


    You still have not told us how the controller is set in the BIOS!  Is it set to IDE/SATA, AHCI, or RAID?  When the setup asks for drivers, do you have the AMD drivers on a USB stick for the system to read?

    We know your Win 7 setup can't find the hard drive and you are not helping by not answering questions!!!!

     
  • Friday, July 16, 2010 10:03 AM
     
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    According to your problem description, you might first remove all unnecessary hardware devices from the box; then download and run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to test whether your computer is compatible with Windows 7 OS, which might provide you the general troubleshooting steps of some known incompatibility issues.

    1. Upgrade BIOS to the latest version and then reset it to the default manufacturer settings.

    2. Change the hard disk type in BIOS.

    In BIOS there should be an option which says SATA Controller mode (or something similar) try changing the options to AHCI (Advanced Host controller Interface) or IDE mode.

    3. Unplug and re-plug the HDD on the motherboard.

    4. If the setup wizard still does not recognize the hard drive, you need to download the right driver from the official website and load it while installing the system.


    For More Information and help related to windows 7 installation
    The OP plainly states it is a brand new system and he is trying to install Win 7 - there is no OS on the system!  How is he supposed to run the Upgrade Advisor without an OS to run it from?  Also, if you check out the specs for his motherboard, it is Windows 7 compatible!
     
  • Friday, September 21, 2012 8:10 PM
     
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    After you get past the language selection, select Repair, and then open
    command Prompt. You can also press shift + F10

    Enter diskpart

    Enter list disk

    Enter select disk <number>

    Then Enter clean

    Restart the System, and now you should be able to complete the
    installation.

    Hope this works.

    You sure are prompt with your sage advice.

    You really think the OP waited for over 2 years for this advice?

    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”

    • Proposed As Answer by daward13 Sunday, November 18, 2012 5:32 PM
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  • Sunday, November 18, 2012 5:33 PM
     
     
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    After you get past the language selection, select Repair, and then open
    command Prompt. You can also press shift + F10

    Enter diskpart

    Enter list disk

    Enter select disk <number>

    Then Enter clean

    Restart the System, and now you should be able to complete the
    installation.

    Hope this works.

    You sure are prompt with your sage advice.

    You really think the OP waited for over 2 years for this advice?

    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”

    This worked for me whereas the selected answer did not!