Windows XP Pro doesn't recognize new hard drive on T61 thnkpad

Hard drive: 160GB 7200 RPM SATA
                    The Lenovo part number for the new hard drive on my invoice is: 41N5737
                    However, the sticker on the hard drive itself has this Lenovo part number: 42T1057
                    It is made by Hitachi.
Thinkpad: T61 (8891-CTO)
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 (newly purchased, shrink-wrapped)
This thinkpad had Vista Home on it. I bought the new hard drive for the purpose of loading a just-purchased copy of Windows XP Pro SP2 on it (. After installing the new hard drive:
1. I turned on the machne and inserted the Windows XP CD.
2. Files from the CD (drivers, etc.) started being loaded (into memory, I guess).
3. Then got a prompt to select whether I'd like to install a new version of XP or restore an existing version.
4. I selected Install a new version.
5. Then I got a message saying Windows could not find a hard drive on my machine.
6. Then I restarted, and interrupted the restart to look at the BIOS config settings
7. I found the hard drive test function, and started the hard drive test.
8. It took a while, but the hard drive test was successful. So hard drive is OK, and the BIOS is aware of it.
How can I make Windows XP aware of my new hard drive?
Thanks for any help....
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Tdc3, welcome to the forum,
change the BIOS settings in Config > SATA to Compatibility Mode from AHCI.
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