Bios and HDD's

[cornemuse]

Another issue from yours truly!
In one of my (many) computers, I want to install XP-64. Everything is/was fine with the original os. I removed the os hdd, "XP-32" (I have removable drive trays, so this is easy), & put in a new hdd. The bios will not recognize the new hdd. I even tried several other hdd's, same issue. With the original os hdd installed, all these 'new' drives are recognized. {<- all connected via sata/esata}. I tried XP-64 CD install disk and E2B usb installer. Both came back with "no hdd found" or words to that effect. The new hdd I tried 1st right out of the cellophane(!). Then set partition [primary] & formatted it with the original XP-32 installed, but the bios still would not recognize new hdd.

It is an old mobo 'ECS NFORCE6M-A2' I bought years ago. I liked it so much I bought 2 more. Previously I used in bios "Use Default Settings", and this always worked with both SATA and IDE drives.

Ideas or comments?

-corne-

 

[Jetster]

Format a new drive MBR not GPT see if that helps
If not than update the BIOS

 

[Cheese_On_tsaot]

As Jetster has already mentioned, it needs to be MBR (Master Boot Record) for XP as it is an older OS.
On top of this does your XP installer have SATA drivers?

 

[cornemuse]

I bought this/these mobos 13-14 years ago. I've never had any issues till this week installing XP - XP-64 - even 7. Early on, I used IDE drives, (have not used IDE's in years, have a big box full of 'em somewheres)

Also, it has never been an issue with either 2½ or 3½ hdd's, till now, even installed on 1 or 2 ssd's for giggles!