http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/ It's all about delivering Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Ken Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:40:43 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-1194 Well, I'm happy for all of you but it didn't help me. Grrr! I had already tried what Coy suggested on my own (Tried every combination of things) And it still doesn't see my drive! Dell Dim. 8400 new 320 gig drive. It doesn't give me any errors using the "Combination" but Win XP says it can't find a drive....Anyone else suffering? Well, I’m happy for all of you but it didn’t help me. Grrr! I had already tried what Coy suggested on my own (Tried every combination of things) And it still doesn’t see my drive! Dell Dim. 8400 new 320 gig drive. It doesn’t give me any errors using the “Combination” but Win XP says it can’t find a drive….Anyone else suffering?

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Carl stephenson Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:17:06 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-1153 This solved my problem on a Thinkpad. Switch AHCI to " compatibility" in the BIOS. Thank you! This solved my problem on a Thinkpad. Switch AHCI to ” compatibility” in the BIOS. Thank you!

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-847 CSR Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:50:37 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-847 Fantastic advice... exactly what I needed while trying to rebuild this Dell Dimension 9100 and install XP. I tried with SuperFdisk to zero partitions etc, but it still wouldn't recognize the drive. Now it is formatting happily under the WXP setup program... thanks!!! Fantastic advice… exactly what I needed while trying to rebuild this Dell Dimension 9100 and install XP. I tried with SuperFdisk to zero partitions etc, but it still wouldn’t recognize the drive. Now it is formatting happily under the WXP setup program… thanks!!!

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-225 lawrence Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:11:32 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-225 Hey, I work for the Sacramento Sheriff's Toy Project. Computer refurbishing section.<br />I run across this problem 4 to 5 PCs per day.We just scrap them out for parts. Hey, I work for the Sacramento Sheriff's Toy Project. Computer refurbishing section.
I run across this problem 4 to 5 PCs per day.We just scrap them out for parts.

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Anonymous Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-226 Cory:<br />Thanks. I was receiving the same problem and your advice fixed it. <br />Thanks. Cory:
Thanks. I was receiving the same problem and your advice fixed it.
Thanks.

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Anonymous Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:18:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-227 Thank you...saved me a headache... Thank you…saved me a headache…

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Anonymous Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:02:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-228 Amazing post, you just solved hours of frusteration and cash to pay for support, thanks a bunch. Amazing post, you just solved hours of frusteration and cash to pay for support, thanks a bunch.

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-229 digital chaos Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:32:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-229 omg i was working on my moms computer and this happened so i freaked and hit google. thanks man you saved me big time. omg i was working on my moms computer and this happened so i freaked and hit google. thanks man you saved me big time.

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Anonymous Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:13:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-230 Thanks for the info, Im on a brand new Inspiron 1525 that came with Vista and attempting to happily down/up grade to XP :) when this prob came up,it's a new machine so I knew the prob could not be Hardware, so I googled and found this site and your tip solved the problem thanks. Thanks for the info, Im on a brand new Inspiron 1525 that came with Vista and attempting to happily down/up grade to XP :) when this prob came up,it’s a new machine so I knew the prob could not be Hardware, so I googled and found this site and your tip solved the problem thanks.

]]> http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/10/setup-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Anonymous Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=197#comment-231 Thank you Cory Foy Thank you Cory Foy

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