Help With A Fresh Install

[Newcastleman]

Hello

 

I am trying to install a 90 day trail of Windows 2008 server. I have tried to download a few copies of the 32 bit disk from Microsoft website after reading a few posts on other forms in regard to this issue.

 

I am installing Windows 2008 on a Dell optiplex GX520. It has had both Windows 2003 and Windows 7 Ent installed on it with out any issues. I get the error message "No drives were found. Click Load driver to provide a mass storage drive" when it displays the available hard disks to install Windows 2008. I have tried downloading some drivers for the hard disk and using the dell download options but I am not a 100% sure on what drivers I should download and put on CD and then I guess I use the use driver option

 

the Hard drisk that i am using is a hct721016SLA380 160

could anyone please point me in the right direction to sort this issue out

 

thank you

[ICTCity]

Hi,

 

Unlucky this problem has been experienced by many people (as you've said).

 

The only thing I can suggest you is to download the driver for the CONTROLLER (RAID)... otherwise, I have no other solution...

 

sorry.

[Newcastleman]

Hello

 

I am using an IDE SATA drive.

I went to Dell Website and downloaded the Chipset and SATA drivers - burned them to CD and tried to use the CD in the install - but it could not find any drivers on the CD (the Hard disk in the PC is not the original HD from Dell)

[ICTCity]

Hello

 

I am using an IDE SATA drive.

I went to Dell Website and downloaded the Chipset and SATA drivers - burned them to CD and tried to use the CD in the install - but it could not find any drivers on the CD (the Hard disk in the PC is not the original HD from Dell)

 

There's really nothing more you can do... I suggest you to ask directly to the Dell's forum... I had this problem one time and I never found a solution!

[n33dh3lp]

I have heard of success in setting the BIOS to the IDE compatibility mode for your SATA drive.