I've got an A7N8X deluxe, and by default it has the sATA ports disabled via a jumper on the motherboard. Drag out your user manual and find the sATA enable jumper. Once enabled, you should get a Silicon Image detection screen during POST before bootup. Your drive should be detected by the sATA chipset then. If you're getting the Silicon Image stuff during POST but your drive isn't being detected, check your sATA cable. If your drive is being detected properly during POST but doesn't appear in Windows, check your drivers and try using the Windows Logical Volume Manager to partition/format the new drive.
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