How To Resolve “Setup did not any hard disks drive” error while installing XP over a laptop

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One of the most popular topics among our readers is installing Windows XP on your new laptop that comes with Windows 7 / vista computer - sometimes for compatibility reasons, but also because a lot of people just don't like 7 very much. The problem that people keep running into left and right is getting to the point where XP starts to install and getting the message "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer". This error happens because your new computer has a storage controller that isn't supported natively in XP, usually an SATA (Serial ATA) controller.  more...