Need help: HARD drive not recognized in XPS 8500

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  ·          Were there any changes made to your computer before this problem?

  Step 1: Try running Microsoft fix it in the following article:

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  > I bought a week ago and everything worked well on different systems: Win 7 (64), Vista (32), XP Pro.
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  If the HARD drive worked perfectly in the past without the use of drivers, then I guess that this has nothing to do with a missing driver.

  In your case I would recommend to check and test the HARD disk on another computer/laptop running a Win XP or Vista.

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