bruinator Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) I'm trying to install windows 8 on my desktop. When I get to "where do you want to install windows?" I am getting a message of "We couldn't find any drives. To get a storage driver, click load driver." I then click load driver. Next window comes up asking me "to install the devuce driver for your drive, insert the installation media containing the driver files then click ok.. Note: installation media can be a cd, dvd or a flash drive."I am in BIOS now, under boot tab it says hard drive order it says no HDD..Someone said to me it sounds like controller is set up for IDE. I looked under advanced tab looked under drive configuration and "configure SATA AS" it says IDE, when I highlighe ide and hit enter I have the option of IDE, RAID, AHCI. Which one do I pick? Also under SATA port 0, 1, 2, 3. It says not installed. Do I need to change something there?Plz advise. tkx Edited April 4, 2014 by bruinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPECTRUM Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 load biod defaults and try again, and also check if there is a BIOS update available and install that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 What did you do before this? Maybe you do not have any active drive? You will need to make at least one, and it must be marked as active drive. If you're using a disk wipe or wipe partition before, then you've got a blank hard drive, and the problem is there. But maybe drive is, but there isn't drive letter.If you goes it this far, as you said, there isn't nothing wrong with yours BIOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 did you format the drive with the install disk??/ full formant ...wipe entire drive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruinator Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 All set was a bad HDD. thx guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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