Drive 0 unallocated space

[MAMA JOE JINGLY]

I'm trying to install windows 8 on my brothers brand new build with a 500gb drive, but my windows setup says that drive 0 unallocated space has total size of 3.9gb, and I'm not able to install windows on this drive, I have tried moving to different SATA ports but can't fix problem, please help.

 

[USAFRet]

No, you can't install Windows into a 3.9GB partition.

When it asks 'where', select Custom.
That should show you all of the existing partitions
Delete all of them, and let Windows install to that 500GB space, creating what it needs.

 

[USAFRet]

You ARE doing this with only the target HDD connected, right?

 

[MAMA JOE JINGLY]

It does not give me a delete option for drive 0 unallocted space, the options i have are refresh, load driver, and new. It does tell me that disk controller does need to be enabled, could that be the problem

 

[USAFRet]

It does not give me a delete option for drive 0 unallocted space, the options i have are refresh, load driver, and new. It does tell me that disk controller does need to be enabled, could that be the problem

When it asks where, does it show all the existing partitions on that drive?
What happens when you select 'New'?

 

[MAMA JOE JINGLY]

When i click new, the options are chaning the size, but i can only go down in size

 

[USAFRet]

When i click new, the options are chaning the size, but i can only go down in size

Can you somehow make a pic of this? Take a pic with your phone or something.

 

[MAMA JOE JINGLY]

I cant find option to take picture

 

[USAFRet]

I cant find option to take picture

OK then.

Tell me exactly what happens when you boot from the install DVD

What clicks you make, and what appears at each step.
There is something not right here.