

If this is a SATA drive and it is not recognised in the above step, you may need to install drivers provided by the motherboard manufacturer if the drive is connected directly to the motherboard, or install drivers provided by the controller card manufacturer if the drive is connected directly to a SATA PCI controller card. If the drive is not detected during or after loading the Serial ATA motherboard drivers, please troubleshoot the problem at our Serial ATA troubleshooter. WARNING! If you are installing a drive that has already been used, be sure to copy any files you will ever want to see again onto a computer or backup drive.įor detailed information on how to install Windows on a hard drive please contact the Windows Support. At this point the partition will show as Unallocated Space and is ready to proceed with Windows installation.


