SATA drive not detected

[yeoldewiz]

my computer does not recognize a sata drive connected to it.
bios= d686 (ser#281145577)
phoenix tech., ltd 6.00 pg 8/3/05
os= xp home 5.1.2600 sp3 build 2600
motherboard= ms-7142 ver:1 (gateway?)
sys type= x86 family 15 model 44 stepping 2 authentic amd ~1799 mhz
chipset= via 82c204 rev 0
sata drive= seagate barracuda 7200.10 250gb

The drive functioned properly prior to this attempt to install on this system. However, it was connected to another machine via a usb adapter.

 

[Tmagic650]

The SATA drivers should have been installed during the initial XP install. I don't know if this will work, but you could try it. This is an Intel SATA driver:
Intel SATA Driver