Installer can't find my HDD

[cmg]

I've installed other debian based distros before but not on this new machine i built. It only recognizes my 1tb HDD thats is plugged in externally. When I wan't it to install it on 1 of the 2 internal drives i have plugged in via SATA. Any suggestions to recognize these drives?

[viking777]

Are your internal drives set up with raid by any chance?

[cmg]

Nope. Just plugged in, normal settings.

[linXea]

could you please paste the output of following command;

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$ sudo fdisk -l

[cmg]

Disk /dev/sda: 4022 MB, 4022337024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 489 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe8cae8ca

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 488 3919841 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000202043392 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121600 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00021631

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 121601 976758784 7 HPFS/NTFS

[linXea]

I see no reason why it shouldn't show. According to that information, your /dev/sda is formatted in FAT-filesystem which should show in gParted and the installer of course. The size seem a bit odd for a SATA disc though, only 4Gb. Why is that ?

[viking777]

LinXea is dead right, not only is 4Gb pretty small for a drive these days, but the second internal drive is not recognised at all. Are they seen in the bios and are they plugged in properly?

[cmg]

They are both seen in bios, and the multi boot selection screen. The 4gb might the remaining space of the xbox drive that im using since I haven't reformatted that yet. But the other drive is 100gb that has a windows 7 partition on it currently.

[andrewmartin9]

I am also suffering for this problem. You people provide good guidence about it. I really like it very much. I think this is easiest technique that you provide over here. After reading this thread I have checked my bios as well as multi boot selection screen. And finally I found the problem.

[cmg]

I am also suffering for this problem. You people provide good guidence about it. I really like it very much. I think this is easiest technique that you provide over here. After reading this thread I have checked my bios as well as multi boot selection screen. And finally I found the problem.

What did you do to solve this problem?
Was "here" suppose to be linked?