Computer won't find hard drive

Hello!
I have a problem with my new hard drive; it’s not recognized in either BIOS or in Windows Vista. The disk is a Deskstar P7K500.
I have tried the disk with different SATA- and power cables and in different ports in my computer, but it’s still not working. However, I have tried it in a friends computer, and it worked just fine there so it’s not broken. He also formatted the disk for me in NTFS-mode.
Bios is set to auto detect. I have also tried with “Safe-settings” in bios, but no luck.
I would really appreciate some help! Thanks in advance.

Go to friend computer again then limit drive to SATA1 with Hitachi Feature Tool http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#FeatureTool

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