You usually have to hit F6 when prompted for mass storage devices on XP
installation if you want XP to recognize the SATA drive. You'll then be
prompted to provide the drivers on a floppy.

Jim


"Bill Ridgeway" <info@1001solutions.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dkompr$qo0$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> On trying to install Windows XP doesn't detect the SATA hard disk drive.
> (CMOS doesn't detect it either).
>
> I know the hard disk is working -or at least it is partially booting which
> is why I want re-install Windows XP. How do you persuade it that a hard
> disk drive is installed please?
>
> Regards.
>
> Bill Ridgeway
>
>