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have you tried installing W7 from USB yet?
USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create
Install Windows 7 from USB Pen Drive Using Grub4Dos
Windows 7 64bit Clean Install FAIL
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Posts : 9,606 Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)New #102
I still do not see this as needing SATA drivers
Of all the win7 I have done so far, I have yet needed to load any SATA drivers. Just did an install on Dec 31st, on a 1tb Samsung SATA HD. I pre-formatted it as one big partition, on another computer. Wam, Bam, 20 minute install 
If the HD is pre-formatted, the win7 installer should not need to format it again, just copy the files & install.
With as many errors as you have had, it sounds like corrupted win7 install files, not the HD's!
I would find somebody with a win7 DVD, to borrow from, to try
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New #103
Okay - Here's the current Status
I have installed Windows 7 from the original DVD to an old IDE HD.
I used the SATA DVD drive and MS Win 7 Dvd and successfully installed. However I am still unable to see the SATA HDs. In fact I borrowed a WD 80GB Sata drive and also was unable to see it.
I am in the process of running windows updates.
As of right now under device manager - Disk Drives - I have 2 listing
Disk Drive
WDC WD800BB etc
I am still unable to see the SATA HD.
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New #104
After 50 updates and multiple reboots last night I have an "up-to-patch" Windows 7 install to a local IDE drive.
That said, I am now able to see the Seagate 500GB Sata drive as RAW. I am in the process of formatting the drive. This afternoon I will attempt a windows install to the local hard drive.
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New #105
I saw your edit thanks for this info. When I was reseaching the issue it seemed there was a batch of bad broads produced last year/year .5 ago.
Unfortunately neither the box nor the board have a rev version that I could find. The info I found referenced CPU Parameter in the recall, did you see something referencing the SATA channel?
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New #106
When I attempted to format Sata HD through device manager - formatting hung.
Then when i attempted to format via DiskPart I get an I/O error = Diskpart has encountered an error: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.Last edited by CJMore; 05 Jan 2011 at 20:18.
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New #107
I am seriously spent....Now I can't even see the RAW SATA HD
Is it possible that I have received (2) Asus M4a79xtd evo motherboards? That is some seriously poor luck eh?
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Posts : 9,606 Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)New #108
This does sound really bad. What other brand of MB will work with your CPU, etc.
I have good luck with Gigabyte MB's, that what I just did on Dec 31st.
Edit:
your CPU
CPU - AMD PHENOM II x4 945 3.0G AM3
should work with most any Gigabyte AM3 MB :)
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New #110
Thoughts on a Gigabyte GA790XTA-UD4 ?
I'm like shell shocked here, second guessing myself all the way!!
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