Modern motherboards possess connectors for SATA drives rather than the older IDE hard drives. If you need to install an operating system on your computer and you don't have the SATA drives for your particular motherboard, your operating system will be unable to communicate with the motherboard. The solution is to change a setting on the motherboard that puts the SATA connectors into a legacy operating mode that makes them appear to the operating system installation program as older IDE connectors, which the operating system can read without the need for drivers.
Instructions
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Watch for the boot screen and press the key that opens the Setup Menu or BIOS (usually the F12, ESC or DEL key, but always displayed on the screen).
3. Browse through the options in the BIOS menu with your arrow keys until you find an option labeled "SATA Operation Mode."
4. Change the value of this mode from SATA to AHCI or IDE mode, whichever option is available.
5. Press the "ESC" key, select the "Save Settings and Exit" option and wait while your computer reboots.
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