How do I fix "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer" error during Win XP Pro install?

How do I fix "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer" error during Win XP Pro install? I just bought a nettop. It came with WinXP Home. I first installed Win 7 on it. I wasn't that happy with the performance so I decided to go back to XP. I am using an external dvd drive and a Win XP Pro disc.
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bert [Entry]

You need to go into the BIOS and see if there is something similar to "SATA Operation Mode" and set it from AHCI to IDE. This usually works if you cannot find the right AHCI driver.

bert [Entry]

You need to enter the BIOS and change the hard drive settings from AHCI to ATA. Save the changes, restart, boot to XP disk and VOILA!