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Answer» Hi, I recently erased a hard drive and reformated it. When I install it back into the computer, it is not recognized as the primary master in the bios. It shows it as a drive I can boot from, and it is shown as a raid driver or "serial driver?", but is not recognized as a primary driver. When I try and install WINDOWS, it does not recognize a hard drive. I can't figure out if there is SOMETHING in the bios I am missing. If I plug the hard drive into another computer, it is recognized as a primary master and I was able to install windows on it. However, when I put it back into the other computer, it starts to load windows, but then resets the computer. I can't figure out what's WRONG!!bodtchboy......Quote I recently erased a hard drive and reformated it. [highlight]When I install it back into the computer[/highlight] ...... Why was it necessary to remove the HD to wipe it and do a clean install? Please specify what type of HD it is we're dealing with. dl65 It is my in-laws computer. They got a bunch of viruses & spyware on it. I don't know MUCH about that stuff, so I back up their necessary files and then wipe the drive and reinstall everything. I do it to mine every couple of years to clean out the junk. Anyway, it is a seagate 7200 160g SATA(model ST3160023AS). I can't figure out if I am missing something in the BIOS. I also can't find any jumpers associated with the SATA. Not sure if there are supposed to be any or not. I would use the free Seagate utility to set-up the drive EXACTLY as you want it (primary partition set to active, choose file system, extended partitions, if wanted etc.) [highlight]before Windows sees it[/highlight]. Be ready with SATA drivers when Windows asks (F6) Then when you see "Regain Hero Status with in-laws", hit Restore If it was working before, why worry about jumpers now ?

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Hi,

I recently erased a hard drive and reformated it. When I install it back into the computer, it is not recognized as the primary master in the bios. It shows it as a drive I can boot from, and it is shown as a raid driver or "serial driver?", but is not recognized as a primary driver. When I try and install WINDOWS, it does not recognize a hard drive. I can't figure out if there is SOMETHING in the bios I am missing.

If I plug the hard drive into another computer, it is recognized as a primary master and I was able to install windows on it. However, when I put it back into the other computer, it starts to load windows, but then resets the computer. I can't figure out what's WRONG!!bodtchboy......Quote

I recently erased a hard drive and reformated it. [highlight]When I install it back into the computer[/highlight]

...... Why was it necessary to remove the HD to wipe it and do a clean install?
Please specify what type of HD it is we're dealing with.

dl65

It is my in-laws computer. They got a bunch of viruses & spyware on it. I don't know MUCH about that stuff, so I back up their necessary files and then wipe the drive and reinstall everything. I do it to mine every couple of years to clean out the junk.

Anyway, it is a seagate 7200 160g SATA(model ST3160023AS).

I can't figure out if I am missing something in the BIOS. I also can't find any jumpers associated with the SATA. Not sure if there are supposed to be any or not. I would use the free Seagate utility to set-up the drive EXACTLY as you want it (primary partition set to active, choose file system, extended partitions, if wanted etc.) [highlight]before Windows sees it[/highlight].

Be ready with SATA drivers when Windows asks (F6)
Then when you see "Regain Hero Status with in-laws", hit Restore

If it was working before, why worry about jumpers now ?

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