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That is my root problem, getting the BIOS to allow me to set the SATA device as a primary boot device. Even If I had nothing on the drive at all, the BIOS should ATLEAST let me select it as a device.
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Seriously, I can't remember any MSI boards that show SATA in the boot order. It's an unusual option. You'll see other options for SATA but for boot order they generally just end up first in the HDD sequence. Older BIOS versions throw them into SCSI. Honest, honest, honest.
If:
- BIOS HDD booting is enabled
- The disk is recognized
- The disk has a primary partition marked as active (assuming Basic disk)
- It has a valid installation of Windows
It should try to boot.
It'll still need the correct driver and you need to modify the entry in boot.ini but even without, the BIOS will at least make an effort and Windows will blow chunks. Since you aren't seeing anything I have to believe one of the above isn't right.
Do you at least see the HD LED flicker when it should be trying to boot?