UEFI and ARECA RAID card installation woes
I just created a new 8TB RAID-0 array using an ARECA ARC-1882-IX-12. When I set my primary DVD boot device to a non UEFI device then Windows 7 installs ( with over 5 TB of unusable space ) and works....
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ok so im trying to install AIO windows 7 onto a new hard drive i bought 1tb wd black. i have an emachine t 5224. anyways so i go to install it and it needs drivers. i found the drivers on the emachine...
View ArticleHard disk Partition
Well! I have purchased a new Dell laptop with windows 8 already installed. They have already made drive c not rest of the drives. Now! how can I create my own desired partitions? I didn't get any...
View ArticleTransfering Windows 7 to SSD from HDD on new laptop?
I just purchased a Dell XPS 14 laptop that has two hard drives, a 500 GB standard hard drive and a secondary 120 GB SSD. From device manager I found that the standard HDD is in the 0 spot and the...
View ArticleSolved Windows 7 Installation Problem
Hi everyone, hoping someone can help me here! I just got myself a newer computer and i'm trying to install Windows 7 (x64) version. The installation goes without hitch and I can enter my name, choose a...
View ArticleMonitor goes to sleep after completion process during Windows7 install
Hello everyone, I hope someone here can help me out with this strange problem I am running into. I just built my first computer build today, & I must say that everything has seemed to go quite...
View ArticleTrying to clean restore windows 7 with DVD+R
I have an Acer aspire 5336 laptop and the other day i was trying to do some modifications to my android device and while i was doing it my laptop completely froze so i turned it off with the power...
View ArticleMatlab installation problem
Hello. I am new in Windows 7 Home premium and i have a "small" problem with installing matlab. While the installation starts the progress bar is showing that installation is proceeding well, but after...
View ArticleHow to go from windows 8 to windows 7
Hello, I have a new Samsung laptop that I just got, it came with windows 8 and honestly I don't like it. It dosent run that programs I need and to, but anyway, I need to put windows 7 on it and I have...
View ArticleFresh win7 pro install with no pro disk
Hi, great site here. Is there any way to do a fresh install without a disk that my key is for? I have a pc with no backup copies of Windows 7 Pro OA that came on it. I only have a Windows 7 Home Prem...
View ArticleWindows 7 Boot Manager BCD Error
Help. I'm getting this every time I boot up my computer. It happened after I had my computer on "sleep". When I woke up and tried to open my laptop, it shut off and showed me this: Windows failed to...
View ArticleCant install Windows 8 - Says it needs 2gb of ram when I have 8gb
Hi. I have Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate installed and activated. I am trying to upgrade to Windows 8 and the upgrade assistant tells me it needs at least 2gb when I have 8gb and Windows 7 sees and knows I...
View ArticleAdding SSD to existing sytem.
I recently purchased a Samsung 840 Pro SSD, and I have a question or two in regards to setting it up. I was planning on doing a data migration or cloning the current HDD, but from what I have been...
View ArticleFresh win7 install need driver and HDD install advice
Just did a clean install of windows pro on new hdd. Told setup to only install important updates and auto updates in turned off. Searching this forum i found a few folks say "definitely let windows...
View ArticleWindows 7 Ultimate Reinstall DVD by DELL - Are these legitimate?
I have purchased a Windows 7 Ultimate Reinstall DVD by DELL from eBay, because I have a DELL laptop, and didn't receive any disc with it, I only have a sticker on the bottom of the machine. When it...
View ArticleSolved Recovering files in the middle of an installation
Not sure if this goes here or the recovery section, but this seemed to fit. Anyways, I'm in a bit of a pickle:my laptop has been plauged with some kinda virus for months, and my attempts at removing it...
View ArticleSolved Windows 7 Home Basic install questions
First question is, where can I find this online? Surprisingly, I can't find it at Best Buy, Amazon, etc. Second, I ran the installation compatibility check for an older computer. It says it failed...
View ArticleServer question - 2 DC's on same network
Hi all i know this is not related to win7, but i just wanna know if i can have 2 Domain Controllers with different names, on the same network without they know each other on the network ? like a test...
View ArticleError related to EFI system..unable to install windows 7 64-bit
Hi, I have Lenovo g580 which had DOS preinstalled in it {i5, 500GB, 4GB} and initially I had installed Win 7 32-bit on it. At that time, it gave some problem while rebooting 1st time, but i ran repair...
View ArticleGot a problem
I have ordered the parts for a new computer which I am going to build, however the Windows 7 I have is a disc and I have not ordered an optical drive. Do I need to now buy one just to use it this once...
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