Detection problem while formatting disks

[Galvin]

I have a presario c700 with vista basic, I tried to format to install xp but when configuring my pc is a message saying that there is no hard drive detected, I try again several times but it didn't work.

[jasonR]

It requires drivers to your hard drive and install by F6 while installing XP starts.
"Press F6 to install third party drivers. Otherwise, without hard disk drivers, it does not recognize.

[Lillebror]

Try another disk. if it doesn't work then check the cabling and whether the drive is set to Slave or Master and that the cable is connected properly.