barrylb
The hard drive in my Dimension 8400 has died with the exception of the utility partition. I bought a new SATA drive that shows up in setup, passes all tests in hard drive diagnostics. When I try to install windows, it says there is no drive installed, even though setup and all the diagnostics say otherwise. What else can I do?
It says there is no drive because you must install in ata Mode.
You can't boot an 8400 in AHCI mode.
You Must put the sata mode operation into Raid Autodetect ATA mode.
UNDER CMOS SETUP Change the
Drive Controller Configures the serial ATA controller's operating mode.
Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID.
You can set the SATA controller to RAID Autodetect/AHCI,
RAID Autodetect/ATA,
or RAID On
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System Setup Options
![]() | NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed. |
System |
CPU Info | Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache. |
Memory Info | Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual or single), and type of memory installed. |
Date/Time | Displays current date and time settings. |
Boot Sequence | The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list. NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list. |
Drives |
Diskette Drive | Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only. |
Drives 0 through 5 | Identifies the drives attached to the SATA or PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives. |
Drive Controller | Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID.You can Set the SATA controller to RAID Autodetect/AHCI, RAID Autodetect/ATA, orRAID On. |
