P6N SLI won't detect SATA drive

Specs:
MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel MB, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700, EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX, Seagate Barracuda 320 GB 7200 RPM, Corsair 2GB DDR2 Twin2X (x2), Windows XP Pro, Zalman 9700, Sony DVD/CD-RW, Antec True Power Trio ATX12V 650W
Im putting together a new build with the following components above. Everything is running great. The computer posts and begins the installation of Windows, however; when it comes time to format my SATA HD the motherboard can't seem to detect it. I've checked all my connections many times, and made sure my HD is connected to SATA port 1, but I can't seem to get the MB to detect the drive. Is there anything more I can try?

Is the hard drive detected during the initial BIOS post?  If it is detected and Windows hangs during install, do you have it set in BIOS to run as AHCI?  If so you would need to load the drivers before hand (F6).

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