Hello, I have been struggling with Vista 64 bit premium on my new build and still cannot get Vista to see my hard drive.



Problem: Windows Vista 64-bit OEM will not recognize my SATA hard drive during a clean install on new build.

CPU: Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4
MB: Gigabyte GA-P35 DS3L version 2.0
HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
RAM:CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
PS: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 EPS12V EPS12V 610W Continuous @ 40°C Power Supply
GC: VGA XFX PVT84JYAJG 8600GT 512M RT
CASE: RAIDMAX|ATX-612WB BK RT


Here is what I have tried:

only installed two gigs of ram for install
Changed SATA cable
Changed port - 4 on MB
Made changes in BIOS - turned on/turned off, set BIOS to defaults, AHCI and NATIVE port 0-1
Fed Intel chipset drivers that I downloaded from MB page when trying to install, did F6 and fed Intel drivers from the Intel download for my chipset
changed jumper to 150mb
I installed a borrowed copy of Xp which worked fine so hard ware is ok.

So my BIOS finds the hard drive fine but Windows Vista 64 will not see the hard drive for me to partition and install.

Thank you in advanced for any help you may be able to offer.