[Help] Windows cannot find Maxtor HDD

[unusualvb]

Hello all

I have a DELL 8400 3.2ghz processor with 1 gig of ram. I currently purchased a Maxtor 100gb SATA HDD & a copy of Windows XP Home - SP2 OEM. When i try to install XP to the new Maxtor XP cannot recongnize the hardrive...But my bios and other stuff does. I tried loading 3rd party drivers that the maxtor provides but XP still doesnt see my HDD. Can anyone help me figure out why.

tnx~

Edited April 11, 2006 by unusualvb

[LLXX]

Try enabling "Emulate SATA as PATA" option if there is one in the BIOS.

[spacesurfer]

Third party drivers don't work as well as your original motherboard drivers. You'll needs to download your SATA/RAID drivers from Dell website and copy the SATA/RAID drivers to a floppy and use those.

I've recently bought a Maxtor SATA drive and did the same for the ASUS motherboard.