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    Hard drive not recognized when installing windows 7 pro

    How would I check that the boot HDD is being selected as a regular legacy type bios device and not one with UEFI in the device title? And also when I change the sata port type from IDE to AHCI under the integrated peripherals the HDD no longer appears in the BIOS under channel 1 master so...
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    Hard drive not recognized when installing windows 7 pro

    Is there an easier way to solve this problem like just buying a new and different hard drive or will this problem persist even then? Because I have just installed the f10 driver and still nothing is working
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    Hard drive not recognized when installing windows 7 pro

    RealBeast I managed to install windows 7 pro on a different hard drive that I think i sata I and in the OS I am able to see the hdd, put files on it and runs applications. However the hard drive I have windows installed on is fairly slow, is there any way to move the installation to the new...
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    Hard drive not recognized when installing windows 7 pro

    Specs: Gigabyte motherboard Z68XP-UD3 socket 1155 Hdd Seagate 1TB Barracuda Internal Hard Drive - OEM I am trying to install windows 7 pro but the hard drive is not recognized. I have followed instructions in the manual and connected the hdd to sata3_1. I then set the PCH Sata control mode to...
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    My windows 7 install does not detect my hard drive but bios does.

    Specs: Gigabyte motherboard Z68XP-UD3 socket 1155 Hdd Seagate 1TB Barracuda Internal Hard Drive - OEM I am able to detect the hdd is the bios setttings and able to boot from the hdd but window 7 pro does not detect the hdd saying i need to load driver. I cannot find these drivers on the install...