MY HDD won't let me install Windows on it!

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  1. Erick Aguilar
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    And what size is the drive? Some motherboards can only work with so much hard drive capacity, and yours might not support the capacity your new HDD has.
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  3. Zerolicious
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    My old one was 1.5 TB and the new one is 1 TB.

    Well i have Phoenix AwardBios...I read somewhere that controller of the HDD might not be on...And change from IDE to AHCPI?

    Where can i enable that in this bios? I looked it up and theres nowhere!
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  4. TVeblen
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    Depends. Is this a desktop or a laptop?
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  6. Zerolicious
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    Desktop..
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  7. TVeblen
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    In older Phoenix BIOS settings the option is on the Integrated Peripherals tab > SATA Mode

    Sometimes named "Onchip SATA Type"
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  8. neo101
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    Zerolicious said:
    Desktop..
    All you probably need to do is Format 'NTFS' your drive

    On the other hand - it is quite rude of you to ignore repeated calls to stick your hardware down - if you want help

    If you dont understand filling out your specs - just ask
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  10. Zerolicious
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    Hey Neo, im sorry i was just stressed.

    Problem is solved, i wnt back to my hardware store, returned the driver, got a new one and everything is okay.

    Thanks everyone for help :)
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