"Ralphw" <Ralphw.37v420@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> This is 1 yr old hardware that "should" detect the controller and in
> fact has done so without issue during the (semi)successful install and
> the original XP install. Installation is being done via a SATA DVD that
> continues to work without issue. MB BIOS has been reset to failsafe
> default AND Optimized setting with no change. Drives are detected in the
> bios and ID'd in the correct size/type/mfg.
>
> I tried loading the SATA drivers when Vista stated it couldn't find a
> drive to install on and that failed as well after the drivers loaded.
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>



Possibly a harddrive problem or even a problem with the controller itself?