Solved No Drive Detected in Installing Windows 7

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Hi Guys, needing a little assistance here.

-I just built my custom PC with an MSI P67A-C43 mother board, with Intel I5 quad core. Everything ran perfectly in turning the PC on and everything, however when trying to install my brand new Windows 7 CD, it could not locate the drive to install it within. At first it did locate it, and then after wards the percentage in expanding the files while installing the Windows CD was frozen at 14%, so i decided to restart the PC and reinstall it, however this time the drive was not found, was giving me that error message. The hardrive I am using is a Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 900RPm hard-drive. I'm under the impression that the hard drive might be defective.

-It was odd how the drive was found in the begining, but after trying it 5 more times, restarting and trying, restarting and trying, it could not locate it, kept giving me that error. I checked the setup and switched some wires back and forth and everything, but it was a no go. I have read that maybe something in the bios might have to be configured however, I did that also. Will a new hard-drive fix this issue? Any feedback is helpful.

Error Message : "No Drive found for Installation" -I am getting to the windows install screen, a few times it did go through, however got stuck in 14%, so i tried again, and no drive is being located to do the install at all now. Hard Drive defective?


FYI: These parts are all brand new, I just bought the barebone kit and put it together. But this error is driving me nuts.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Lnknprkfrk28, welcome to Seven Forums!


Is the PC BIOS detecting the Hard Disk Drive?

 

[brady]

shutdown pc and unplug from the wall for a minute or 2 and give it another go.

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Thanks!

Hello Lnknprkfrk28, welcome to Seven Forums!


Is the PC BIOS detecting the Hard Disk Drive?

Thanks Bare Foot Kid, Yes the Bios is detecting the Hard Drive. I mean i tried everything and its a no go. Upon installation it does not detect the drive. It did detect it before a few times, but completely stopped after a while. Do you think its a defective hard drive? I mean every part is brand new. I believe the error occurs when i try to install Windows 7.

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Didn't work tried it

shutdown pc and unplug from the wall for a minute or 2 and give it another go.

I did this maybe 7 times, did not work.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Find the appropriate info/app in the link below to test the HDD, new HDDs have been known to be bad, I just had to RMA a new (used very little) 640GB WD C. Black because of bad sectors that had to have come to me that way.

Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities

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[Lnknprkfrk28]

Find the appropriate info/app in the link below to test the HDD, new HDDs have been known to be bad, I just had to RMA a new (used very little) 640GB WD C. Black because of bad sectors that had to have come to me that way.

Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities

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Thanks! I will try that, I have already requested a new Hard Drive replacement for the one I have right now from Tiger Direct, waiting on that to plug in. I just hope that will fix the issue, but want to make sure its not another issue that is causing the error. Everything else on the PC runs great, turns on and everything, just the installation part.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Be sure to post back here with an update.

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Be sure to post back here with an update.

Will do, I should have the new drive on Thursday, and will try it out. I will keep you updated, appreciate the help.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Ny pleasure mate!

 

[gregrocker]

Where did you get Win7? If you burned the DVD yourself, confirm the ISO integrity and burn another using ImgBurn at 4x speed with Verify. To cross-check installer integrity, write to flash stick using this tool with WIn7 in dropdown menu: Universal USB Installer then boot under USB or HD's.

Next boot the HD diagnostics CD for your make HD, run Extended Test to see if the drive is good. It can repair a drive. Then boot into System Recovery Options on DVD Repair console, open a Command Line and run Disk Check with /r switch on each partition.

If you confirm the drive and file system are good, then reset the BIOS: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS

While in BIOS setup, set SATA controller to AHCI to try install. Unplug all other HD's and peripherals.

If installation continues to fail, try wiping the HD of possible boot corruption from Repair console Command Prompt: Clean with Diskpart Command

Report back on each of these steps, or ask back any questions.

 

[fseal]

The part about unplugging all other peripherals (including any secondary HDs) can be important.

Having a card reader or USB stick plugged in can (under certain BIOS configs) cause this /exact/ problem. Where it starts installing, then on fist reboot it cannot find the HD...

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Where did you get Win7? If you burned the DVD yourself, confirm the ISO integrity and burn another using ImgBurn at 4x speed with Verify. To cross-check installer integrity, write to flash stick using this tool with WIn7 in dropdown menu: Universal USB Installer then boot under USB or HD's.

Next boot the HD diagnostics CD for your make HD, run Extended Test to see if the drive is good. It can repair a drive. Then boot into System Recovery Options on DVD Repair console, open a Command Line and run Disk Check with /r switch on each partition.

If you confirm the drive and file system are good, then reset the BIOS: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS

While in BIOS setup, set SATA controller to AHCI to try install. Unplug all other HD's and peripherals.

If installation continues to fail, try wiping the HD of possible boot corruption from Repair console Command Prompt: Clean with Diskpart Command

Report back on each of these steps, or ask back any questions.

It's a brand new windows 7 CD. There shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

The part about unplugging all other peripherals (including any secondary HDs) can be important.

Having a card reader or USB stick plugged in can (under certain BIOS configs) cause this /exact/ problem. Where it starts installing, then on fist reboot it cannot find the HD...

Thank you for the information, I am waiting for a new hard drive, I will try that and keep you guys updated. Thanks!

 

[gregrocker]

Where did you get Win7? If you burned the DVD yourself, confirm the ISO integrity and burn another using ImgBurn at 4x speed with Verify. To cross-check installer integrity, write to flash stick using this tool with WIn7 in dropdown menu: Universal USB Installer then boot under USB or HD's.

Next boot the HD diagnostics CD for your make HD, run Extended Test to see if the drive is good. It can repair a drive. Then boot into System Recovery Options on DVD Repair console, open a Command Line and run Disk Check with /r switch on each partition.

If you confirm the drive and file system are good, then reset the BIOS: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS

While in BIOS setup, set SATA controller to AHCI to try install. Unplug all other HD's and peripherals.

If installation continues to fail, try wiping the HD of possible boot corruption from Repair console Command Prompt: Clean with Diskpart Command

Report back on each of these steps, or ask back any questions.

It's a brand new windows 7 CD. There shouldn't be an issue.

The part about unplugging all other peripherals (including any secondary HDs) can be important.

Having a card reader or USB stick plugged in can (under certain BIOS configs) cause this /exact/ problem. Where it starts installing, then on fist reboot it cannot find the HD...

Thank you for the information, I am waiting for a new hard drive, I will try that and keep you guys updated. Thanks!

What about the rest of the steps? Did I waste my time typing them out for you? These suggestions are based on helping with thousands of install issues here.

Due diligence has not been done to just assume it's HD, which is detected in BIOS. What if HD diagnostics show there is no problem? Troubleshooting is not like making a wish.

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Where did you get Win7? If you burned the DVD yourself, confirm the ISO integrity and burn another using ImgBurn at 4x speed with Verify. To cross-check installer integrity, write to flash stick using this tool with WIn7 in dropdown menu: Universal USB Installer then boot under USB or HD's.

Next boot the HD diagnostics CD for your make HD, run Extended Test to see if the drive is good. It can repair a drive. Then boot into System Recovery Options on DVD Repair console, open a Command Line and run Disk Check with /r switch on each partition.

If you confirm the drive and file system are good, then reset the BIOS: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS

While in BIOS setup, set SATA controller to AHCI to try install. Unplug all other HD's and peripherals.

If installation continues to fail, try wiping the HD of possible boot corruption from Repair console Command Prompt: Clean with Diskpart Command

Report back on each of these steps, or ask back any questions.

It's a brand new windows 7 CD. There shouldn't be an issue.

The part about unplugging all other peripherals (including any secondary HDs) can be important.

Having a card reader or USB stick plugged in can (under certain BIOS configs) cause this /exact/ problem. Where it starts installing, then on fist reboot it cannot find the HD...

Thank you for the information, I am waiting for a new hard drive, I will try that and keep you guys updated. Thanks!

What about the rest of the steps? Did I waste my time typing them out for you? These suggestions are based on helping with thousands of install issues here.

Due diligence has not been done to just assume it's HD, which is detected in BIOS. What if HD diagnostics show there is no problem? Troubleshooting is not like making a wish.

I am going to follow exactly what you stated, and keep you updated. I do appreciate your time in helping me out. Just a bit frustrated that a new product isn't working that's all. I will go through the steps you suggested. Thanks!

 

[gregrocker]

Let us know how it goes and feel free to ask back any questions.

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Let us know how it goes and feel free to ask back any questions.

I will definitely let you know, as soon as I go through those steps. Thank you!

 

[Lnknprkfrk28]

Its fixed!

Be sure to post back here with an update.

Will do, I should have the new drive on Thursday, and will try it out. I will keep you updated, appreciate the help.

Hey guys, appreciate everyones help with this issue. I was correct, the hard drive they had shipped me was defective. I recieved the replacement new one today, and plugged it in and Walah! It started working with no issues what so ever. The original hard drive was defective. Thank you everyone, and appreciate everyones help with this.

*Have two last questions : Anyone know what free anti-virus program I can download that is good? Also how can i switch my startup to old school classic on Windows 7 64bit? Any feedback is great. Thanks!

 

[theog]

Find the appropriate info/app in the link below to test the HDD, new HDDs have been known to be bad, I just had to RMA a new (used very little) 640GB WD C. Black because of bad sectors that had to have come to me that way.

Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities

​

Thanks! I will try that, I have already requested a new Hard Drive replacement for the one I have right now from Tiger Direct, waiting on that to plug in. I just hope that will fix the issue, but want to make sure its not another issue that is causing the error. Everything else on the PC runs great, turns on and everything, just the installation part.

+1 BFK.