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SATA hard drive driver Windows 7

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Kamalovitch -  
 Kamalovitch -
Hello,

I had installed Windows 7 on my Vaio VGN-NR38M but everything crashed, and no repair was possible. Windows couldn't find the driver for my hard drive for reinstallation, so I just reformatted C: because I had a partition included in C: that it couldn't read (I thought the problem was there)... unfortunately, the issue persists. I found tools to scan disks and find drivers, but since the PC is down, could someone enlighten me on the necessary driver?

When it asks me where I want to install Windows, the list is empty. "Drive not found. Click load driver to provide a mass storage driver for the installation." The worst part is when I click "browse," I can see my "local disk C:"! So, it sees it to search for a driver but not to install Windows on it :(

Thanks for the help or any leads :)

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    flo88 Posted messages 28485 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 5 168
     
    Hello
    No need for a driver for Seven on a standalone SATA disk

    So, delete all partitions and format, then try again.

    Hello to you all
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    1. Kamalovitch
       
      Thank you Flo,

      To format, I go through "repair windows" and the command prompt since my boot manager is missing...I tried format a:, b:, c: etc but only c: was formatable (I skipped d: for the CD drive and x: because the command prompt starts on x:\source. How can I delete partitions using commands (and also identify them)? Is there another way besides the command prompt?
      I took a look in the BIOS as someone suggested a low-level format but there's nothing like that in mine apparently :(
      I'm sure I have a partition of about 7GB separate but I can't find it anymore, it’s probably formatted in something not readable by Windows or DOS.

      Anyway, how can I put your recommendations into practice?
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    2. flo88 Posted messages 28485 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 168
       
      Have you tried a complete reinstallation?
      https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/20873-windows-7-installation-personnalisee-mise-a-niveau
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    3. Kamalovitch
       
      That's what I'm trying to do... I don't have the request to download updates, by the way...
      The problem arises at the step "Where do you want to install Windows? Choose the disk or partition where you want to install Windows." ... instead of unallocated space, the list remains empty for me.... hence my question about drivers. I tried an XP CD, same result, no mass storage to install Windows: it asks me to turn it on, connect it, or install the drivers. I would like to delete all my partitions and format one as NTFS, is that possible?
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