"Jay" <Jay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I hadn't run anything on this hard drive yet. It was an OEM version so i
> took it out of the bubble pack and installed it into my computer. So
> maybe I
> take it out, attach to my other computer and try to format it.
>
> "Bob F." wrote:
> Quote:
>> "Jay" <Jay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:C3113AAC-9DCF-46F0-9B6B-07C5292608EF@xxxxxx Quote:
>> >I am trying to do a clean install on a newly built system but Vista can
>> >not
>> > see my SATA hard drive. I have a Seagate 7200 barracuda 320 GB SATA HD
>> > and a
>> > Giga-byte P35 Mobo. Not knowing if it was a Vista issue or a hardware
>> > issue,
>> > I put in a XP installation disk and XP could recognize the drive. I
>> > stopped
>> > the install and tried loading some drivers off of the disk from
>> > Gigabyte.
>> > Vista still can not see the hard drive, but now when I throw the XP
>> > install
>> > disk back in, it can not see the hard drive either. Anyone know how to
>> > fix
>> > this?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> What do you see with Seagate Disk Tools? That should be able to format
>> the
>> drive and prepare it for an OS installation.
>>
>> --
>> BobF.
>>
No need. You should have gotten a copy of Disktools from Seagate. If not
you can download it free. It runs standalone. It should find your drive
and it format it where it is. Very simple and fundamental. Disktools
doesn't care if it's OEM or where it is.
--
BobF.