My brother recently bought a bunch of parts to get a computer which could handle some FPS games. (Mainly a free one called Crossfire but he's willing to jump into some other ones) Knowing nothing about computers, I had to build it for him. While it was my first build I put it all together and it powered up the first time I tried. Unfortunately, I have a problem.
When I try to install XP it can't find an installed SATA Hard Drive. I realize this is fairly normal but none of the suggested fixes have worked. The motherboard being used is a 760GM-P33 MSI motherboard. I tried disabling Native SATA Support (Or at least the equivalent option) in the Bios but doing so just stops it from even being able to get to the XP installation screen. When I change the mode to IDE or AHCI it doesn't do any better.
Another supposed fix involves nLite. I know how to use the program because I created an XP Service Pack 3 Installation disk hoping it would fix the problem. While I'm sure this method would work, I can't seem to find the proper SATA drivers. When I looked at other drivers to try figuring it out I didn't see any .inf files that are needed for the process. The guide I am using for nLite is found here: http://bit.ly/cLDeKJ
I even tried using an old IDE Hard Drive but it still didn't find the Hard Drive. It's really frustrating.
Thanks in advance.
When I try to install XP it can't find an installed SATA Hard Drive. I realize this is fairly normal but none of the suggested fixes have worked. The motherboard being used is a 760GM-P33 MSI motherboard. I tried disabling Native SATA Support (Or at least the equivalent option) in the Bios but doing so just stops it from even being able to get to the XP installation screen. When I change the mode to IDE or AHCI it doesn't do any better.
Another supposed fix involves nLite. I know how to use the program because I created an XP Service Pack 3 Installation disk hoping it would fix the problem. While I'm sure this method would work, I can't seem to find the proper SATA drivers. When I looked at other drivers to try figuring it out I didn't see any .inf files that are needed for the process. The guide I am using for nLite is found here: http://bit.ly/cLDeKJ
I even tried using an old IDE Hard Drive but it still didn't find the Hard Drive. It's really frustrating.
Thanks in advance.