Sierra Installer not detecting Hard Drive

[henryzzz]

my build: GA-H97N-WiFi | i5 4460 | HD 4600

Trying to install but no success detecting my hard drives on sierra installation.

tried put SATA-100-series-unsupported on my other folder but no succes.

 

[cmn699]

my build: GA-H97N-WiFi | i5 4460 | HD 4600

Trying to install but no success detecting my hard drives on sierra installation.

tried put SATA-100-series-unsupported on my other folder but no succes.

Your uploaded config.plist as well as the one inside the Clover folder you had uploaded are both BLANK. Does this USB Installer disk from which the files are uploaded boot at all?

• How did you create your Sierra USB Installer?
  
• What BIOS options have you selected and saved?

Answers to the above questions and a screen image of your problem boot screen uploaded to this Forum through [Upload a File] button below to this message box might help us to assist you.

 

[henryzzz]

Your uploaded config.plist as well as the one inside the Clover folder you had uploaded are both BLANK. Does this USB Installer disk from which the files are uploaded boot at all?

• How did you create your Sierra USB Installer?
  
• What BIOS options have you selected and saved?

Answers to the above questions and a screen image of your problem boot screen uploaded to this Forum through [Upload a File] button below to this message box might help us to assist you.

blank ??? i'll upload again!

The only problem is: i cant select a hard disk to install because the installer shows only my usb stick in disk selection inside sierra installer. i can boot with no problem.

1 - Sierra usb installer - following https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ierra-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.200564/

2 - M.I.T. Advanced Memory Settings -> Memory Enhancement Settings: Enhanced Stability PC Health Status -> CPU Fan Speed control: Silent PC Health Status -> System Fan Speed control: Silent Bios Features Boot option #1: Macintosh HD Boot option #2: Recovery HD Boot option #3: <disabled> Bootup numlock state: Disabled Fullscreen logo show: Disabled Windows 8 features: Windows 8 CSM Support: Never Network stack: Disabled Secure Boot: Disabled Peripherals Initial Display Output: IGFX XHCI Mode: Auto Intel Processor Graphics: Enabled Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation: 96M XHCI Hand-off: Enabled EHCI Hand-off: Disabled Super IO Configuration Serial Port A: Disabled (no connector for it anyways) Power Management AC BACK: Memory ErP: Enabled Platform Power Management: Enabled

 

[cmn699]

blank ??? i'll upload again!

The only problem is: i cant select a hard disk to install because the installer shows only my usb stick in disk selection inside sierra installer. i can boot with no problem.

1 - Sierra usb installer - following https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ierra-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.200564/

2 - M.I.T. Advanced Memory Settings -> Memory Enhancement Settings: Enhanced Stability PC Health Status -> CPU Fan Speed control: Silent PC Health Status -> System Fan Speed control: Silent Bios Features Boot option #1: Macintosh HD Boot option #2: Recovery HD Boot option #3: <disabled> Bootup numlock state: Disabled Fullscreen logo show: Disabled Windows 8 features: Windows 8 CSM Support: Never Network stack: Disabled Secure Boot: Disabled Peripherals Initial Display Output: IGFX XHCI Mode: Auto Intel Processor Graphics: Enabled Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation: 96M XHCI Hand-off: Enabled EHCI Hand-off: Disabled Super IO Configuration Serial Port A: Disabled (no connector for it anyways) Power Management AC BACK: Memory ErP: Enabled Platform Power Management: Enabled

In your BIOS Options>Peripherals >SATA Controller >SATA Mode Selection> AHCI Enabled or Disabled.?
If Disabled > you won't find HDD in Disk Utility.
See attached edited image of BIOS screen to illustrate what I meant above in telegraphic style.

 

[tomkz]

having this same problem on my friend's box... any solutions?

I'm pretty confident that the bios settings are right, but his f20 bios has more settings than i've ever seen. I've reloaded optimized and redid the changes a number of times now. Disks show in bios, but not in installer.

Problem is with both pretty old school HDDs and NVME drives (950)

Mobo - z170x-gaming-6
CPU - i7 6700k stock
GPU - None
M.2 - Samsung 950
HDD - slightly older drives... 250 / 300 gb size... can get the models, but not thinking it would help.

 

[henryzzz]

In your BIOS Options>Peripherals >SATA Controller >SATA Mode Selection> AHCI Enabled or Disabled.?
If Disabled > you won't find HDD in Disk Utility.
See attached edited image of BIOS screen to illustrate what I meant above in telegraphic style.

yes!!! AHCI enabled :/