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  • Monday, November 23, 2009 4:06 AMmpeters3000 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I am having an issue installing Server 2003.  The BIOS recognizes the hard drives, but the Operating system says that there are no hard drives detected. 
     

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  • Monday, November 23, 2009 6:09 AMDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hello,

     

    What is the type of the hard drive you use? SATA or IDE?

     

    Did you ever try enabling SATA compatibility mode in BIOS?

     

    Besides, I suspect this could be a device drive issue for Hard drive?

     

    This Vincent thread may be helpful for you.

     

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/7e58be1f-3e97-44cf-ae11-de2627d9cd94/

     

    Hope it helps.

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  • Monday, November 23, 2009 8:35 AMdeva_1002 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hi Please try unplug and replug your hardware. Perhaps your hardisk has been crashed or it is a physical error.. if prople persist again contact your hardware vendor.. Thanks...
    Deva --Self-trust is the first secret of success.
     
  • Monday, November 23, 2009 4:39 PMmpeters3000 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    The hard drives are new and SATA.  They are 160 GB.  When I put the 1 TB hard drives in, it only recognizes those not the 160.  Doesn't matter where I plug the them into, it only recognizes the 1 TB.  The 1 TB is also SATA.
     
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:35 AMDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hi,

    Can you please tell us if these hard drive can be recognized in BIOS?

    Moreover, please run the following command in Windows Server 2003 R2, and test with unplug and plug the disk back to check if it can be seen in the OS. 

    Mountvol /E

    Hope it helps.
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  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:26 PMmpeters3000 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    The BIOS can recognize the hard drives.  When try to install windows server 2003, it says that there are no hard drives detected.  But when I go in the BIOS, it sees them.

     
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:49 AMDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hi,

    what is the type of the hard drive? Can you please try install hardware drive during the installation process?
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  • Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:28 PMmpeters3000 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    They are seagates and they are SATA
     
  • Friday, December 04, 2009 10:09 AMDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hi,

    You may need to F6 to install the hard disk drive during the installation process of OS.

    Installing Windows Server 2003 R2
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786375(WS.10).aspx

    Hope it helps.
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