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    Windows 7 Win 7 Install not finding hard drive - clean install on new hardware

    Figured some stuff out, but still cannot get anywhere. I tested my HDD in my other pc and it was fine, formatted it and everything. After realising the difference between on-board SATA and intel SATA I set up the BIOS to have the intel at ACH (long night, you know what I mean), and then...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 Install not finding hard drive - clean install on new hardware

    Hi, Thanks for your excellent suggestions. One thing I did realise is that the HDD is plugged into the intel chipset controlled sata port on the mobo, rather than the Gigabyte mobo sata plugs, didn't even realise this until now (first build). When prompted for the drivers I had the Gigabyte...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 Install not finding hard drive - clean install on new hardware

    Hi, I spent the afternoon putting together my new PC: Intel i5, GB P55-UD3, Seagate 500gb SATA, my optical is an IDE. All brand new virgin hardware (except the ide optical obviously). Everything went well, POST with no problems and everything is looking good in BIOS: CPU, RAM, HDD optical...
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