The only reason I can think is either the power cable connected to your hdd is loose/defective OR the IDE/SATA cable connected to your hdd is not making proper contact.Since you say you have a DVD&HDD connected I presume it is an IDE setup in which case the master/slave question will come into play. Just a thought. good luck after checking! Venkat On 08/08/2013 EUGENE JOHNSON wrote: > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 21:38:36 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Setup boot sequence does not see the hdd > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Thanks for the suggestion however, the hdd is not recognized by the bios. I > have a DVD and HDD connected and the bios only sees the DVD. When I get > windows to run with the OS and the DVD, the HDD shows in "computer" and > "device manager". I loaded the OS on a new HDD and the same thing, the bios > doesn't see the hdd so there is no way to link to it. > > Thanks > > > Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to > Digest mode - visit our web site: > http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml