HDD does not[ show up on Install!

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  1. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 RTM 32Bit
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    HDD does not[ show up on Install!


    Hi all, im trying to install Windows 7 On my brothers Dell Precision 530.

    But im having a bit of trouble, i have installed windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems, but on his, the HDD does not show up at all when i choose "custom" to do a fresh install.

    Anyone else had this problem, and know how to fix it?

    Cheers
    Keith
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    Windows 8.1 PRO
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    Hi can you properly fill your system specs please? :)
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  3. Posts : 28,845
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    keefo said:
    Hi all, im trying to install Windows 7 On my brothers Dell Precision 530.

    But im having a bit of trouble, i have installed windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems, but on his, the HDD does not show up at all when i choose "custom" to do a fresh install.

    Anyone else had this problem, and know how to fix it?

    Cheers
    Keith
    Keith

    If you are around your brothers computer, does he only have 1 partition? Are you booting from the dvd? and not inside windows.

    Ken
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  4. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 RTM 32Bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    hmmmm give me a few mins, will get them off the computer asap!

    all i know off the top of my head is its a standard Dell Precision 530, nothing has been changed on it at all.

    I belive it may have a Scsi HDD, could thing cause problems?
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  5. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 RTM 32Bit
    Thread Starter
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    zigzag3143 said:
    keefo said:
    Hi all, im trying to install Windows 7 On my brothers Dell Precision 530.

    But im having a bit of trouble, i have installed windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems, but on his, the HDD does not show up at all when i choose "custom" to do a fresh install.

    Anyone else had this problem, and know how to fix it?

    Cheers
    Keith
    Keith

    If you are around your brothers computer, does he only have 1 partition? Are you booting from the dvd? and not inside windows.

    Ken
    It only has one partition, it previously had Windows XP on it, and i have booted from a DVD.
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  6. Posts : 4,573
       #6

    keefo said:
    Hi all, im trying to install Windows 7 On my brothers Dell Precision 530.

    But im having a bit of trouble, i have installed windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems, but on his, the HDD does not show up at all when i choose "custom" to do a fresh install.

    Anyone else had this problem, and know how to fix it?

    Cheers
    Keith
    What HDD and controller does he have?
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  7. Posts : 4,573
       #7

    Ok. So I'm slow. The service tag will tell what the components are.
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  8. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 RTM 32Bit
    Thread Starter
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    The Service tag is 5L4170J
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  9. Posts : 4,573
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    Precision 530 mt - single xeon 1.7ghz ba
    1 512mb pc600 rdram memory, (2x256mb)
    1 10gb ide ata-100 (7,200rpm) hard drive
    1 additional 40gb ide (7,200rpm) hard driv
    1 12x ide cd-rw drive
    1 16x dvd-rom drive + mpeg support for ela
    1 matrox g450 (dual-monitor capable) 32mb
    1 creative labs sound blaster live! Audio

    {ENGLISH - }MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000, SP1
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  10. Posts : 13
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    Thread Starter
       #10

    hmmmm strange... just had a looky on the specs of it, and it has 2x xeon 2ghz

    2gb of Ram.

    and only one HDD
    a new Gfx card 265mb (Radeon)
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