Hardrive not been recognized

[J_P_6_9]

HOpe someone can help me when I turn on my computer It wont boot then it has me go into a set up window. when there I go to hardware and under hard drive it shows only two options diable and none So it is not recognizing my hard drive. Can anyone help I already tried using my windows system and nothing.

 

[brady]

Have you checked the cables ? When did this happen ? Did you change anything prior to this issue occuring ?

 

[alnilla]

Right click on MY computer ... Manage .... Then go down to disk management and then see if it is in there. If it is format it that way and your done. That is if its a second hard drive

 

[J_P_6_9]

I checked all the cables and it happened yesterday power went out and when i went to turn it back on it did not recognize the hard dirve. Windows does not load at all it takes me to a set up screen

 

[Osiris]

Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:

To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair. If Repair is not one of the options, read this Warning#2!
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.