Hard Disc not recognized

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jkeller783 - Jun 7, 2010 at 10:27 AM
closeup22 Posts 8922 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 - Jun 9, 2010 at 08:28 AM
I have a HP ze5600 Laptop that a friend gave me. I am trying to get XP back up and on it, but when I try to run the setup I keep getting a hard disc not found error. I tried to go into the bios and change the settings, but none of them work, and it keeps saying there is no hard disc. Help?????

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jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020
Jun 7, 2010 at 11:04 AM
go to BIOS and search for IDE configuration option --> there you can find

configure SATA as " here select standard IDE" and then save the settings --> restart your laptop.

or

download the sata drivers and slipstream the sata drivers into XP
jkeller783 Posts 1 Registration date Monday June 7, 2010 Status Member Last seen June 7, 2010
Jun 7, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Where can I get the sata drivers? I've tried changing all the settings in the bios and it still will not see a hard drive. I have the original recovery disks and they aren't helping either.....
closeup22 Posts 8922 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 2,099
Jun 9, 2010 at 08:28 AM
Hi there,

The drivers are available for download on official Hp website,and for installing xp,please refer to Faq,here are links given below:


https://ccm.net/faq/2370-downgrade-from-windows-vista-to-xp-hdd-s-ata-not-recognized
https://support.hp.com/us-en/

Thanks