Window 7 installation does not detect my Hard disk

[SlapStick77]

Hi, I have a 2.8 Ghz, P4 processor with 768 (512 + 256) MB ram and an Asus p5rd1-vm motherboard with a 128 MB ATI-Radeon Graphics Card. I have been running Windows XP for years. I have decided to upgrade to Windows 7 finally after reading all the reviews. However, During installation, my hard disk is not being detected (There is no drive on screen which I can format or set up on.) Can anyone help? Do I need to update my BIOS? Will it solve my problem? Also, I recently changed my hard disk (upgraded it) and XP has been installed and is running fine. Could it be a hardware problem? Could my hard disk not be compatible with 7, Is that a possibility? HELP!!

 

[theog]

Try this:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html

 

[SlapStick77]

Thanks..I installed an IDE-SATA convertor, it now detects my hard disk, but once windows 7 is installed and the computer is restarted, I get "Unkown Error" on screen. Any idea why? I have read reviews online where systems with lower configs have easily installed 7. Is it because my mother board is not compatible? It is an Asus pvrd1-vm motherboard. I have not updated my BIOS because I have no idea how to do so

 

[theog]

Take a look at these posts:

http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/34853-common-installation-problems.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...ck-reference-list-installing-windows-7-a.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/28129-questions-use-help-installation-issues.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html?ltr=C
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html?ltr=U
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/22550-filling-out-system-specs.html
Can you post your specs.