Help me troubleshoot this motherboard.

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Update: I fixed it. Thanks for the replies.

Motherboard: MSI 6167 ATX IR1

The problem: During the Windows install process (after a fresh format and copying system files) when it reboots it can't find the hard drive. I've tried 98SE, 2000, and XP Pro. Each time I get the same error. It can't find the hard drive no matter which version of Windows I use. It works fine with Linux because Linux doesnt require a reboot during the install process. After installing Linux I rebooted around 20 times and could never get the "hard drive not found" error like in Windows.

What I've tried so far: Changed hard drives. Tested the hard drive on another motherboard. I've tried a brand new hard drive. I also checked every BIOS setting to confirm its configured properly. I know I have the hardware installed correctly.

Could it be a setting in the BIOS I'm over looking? Or is the motherboard messed up? I would just use Linux on it but I gave it to a friend so his daughter could play games on it. Any help and suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Viper96720]

You formatted the drive before installing windows? Drive set as one of the boot devices in bios?

 

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I created a C partition and formatted during the install process. During the Windows install that reboots the computer before the Windows 2000 splash screen comes up to put in the user/serial is where I get the hard drive not found error. The drive is set in the bios.

 

[Tbirdkid]

Take the hard drive and put it in the second ide plug and try to boot it up.. If it sees the hard drive in the other channel but not in the first ide channel then you have a dead ide channel. That is the first thing I would try. If it does the same thing then I would say you are missing a setting...