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Thread created 05-13-2012 by thejas
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that's your problem right there, you bought from cowboom........
one thing you could do is burn ubuntu on a disc and try that to see if it will load without actually installing it. then you can...
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Thread created 05-13-2012 by thejas
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when you load up ubuntu, try gparted I think under the systems menu and then it may show up and reformat the hard drive. If your system has DOS installed, I don't think it allows you to format the C:...
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Thread created 05-13-2012 by thejas
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First purchase, lesson learned! hah!
Thank You so much for your response, off to try!
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I've seen that happen a few times before, when the drive is either not online, or is seriously damaged.
I suppose the BIOS is a bit less discriminating than Windows is.
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Final update :
Had HP send new pre-imaged hard drive, arrived today. Those phone calls sure are long and rough but they do seem to try to take care of you, Im impressed with it arriving already!...
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Thread created 05-13-2012 by thejas
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Done both of the above. Doesnt seem to be a driver issue, maybe I should edit first posting.
Hard drive is recognized in BIOS
Hard drive isnt listed when running new OS set up.
It only shows...
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Win7 should have the drivers for the controller in this PC. Check the HD mode in the BIOS. It should be in AHCI mode. If it's in RAID mode, it will prompt for drivers. You can also try...
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So what was the issue? The hard drive? Odd that it was seen in BIOS but not during Win7 install?
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New HD from HP, fixed up and running... Thanks for the help and suggestions!
I hope you all can help me out! I bought a desktop from Cowboom.
See this thread:...
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Thread created 05-13-2012 by thejas
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I don't think you need a driver. That's just a default option.
I think that your hard drive is offline.
All you would have to do is attach it to another computer and bring it online, for it to be...
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Thread created 05-13-2012 by thejas
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That will be next on my try list, thanks! It does show in the BIOS, just not as an option to load windows on to. Tricky! Ive seen many forums today with people asking the exact question but none that...
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Well....
After another hour on the phone with HP, they are sending me a new pre-imaged hard drive. Should be here in a couple days. If that doesnt work for some reason, Ill just return it. I do hope...
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Can you take a photo of this "x:boot" screen and post it here? Or maybe point us to an image online that looks like it.
If something like x:boot shows up when you boot the computer from a windows...
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Are you using a retail\OEM Win7 disc? Or a burned Win7 disc?
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what make is the hard drive download driver from that site