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> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1967@×××××.com] |
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:43 PM |
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> Mike Edenfield wrote: |
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> >> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1967@×××××.com] |
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> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM |
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> >> |
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> >> Howdy, |
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> >> |
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> >> I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive |
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went |
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> >> out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he |
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didn't |
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> >> have the restore discs. We ordered those from Gateway. I went up |
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> today |
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> >> and tried to install winders 7 on the new drive. I put the system disc |
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> >> in and it booted. Then it asked for the recovery disc #1. It copied |
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> >> that over then asked for disc 2. After a bit it wanted the Language |
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> >> disc. Then it said to reboot and it spit out the DVD. |
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> >> |
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> >> When it reboots from the hard drive, it comes up and says it is setting |
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> >> up the hardware and it seems to finish it. Then a window pops up and |
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> >> says this: |
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> >> |
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> >> "Windows Setup could not configure windows to run on this computers |
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> >> hardware." |
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> > |
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> > Does this help? |
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> > |
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> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466753 |
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> > |
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> > You may have accidentially set the new drive in the BIOS as RAID: the KB |
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> > article has steps to find the error logs and get more details. |
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> Printed that page to try tomorrow. I didn't change anything in the BIOS |
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> tho. It saw the drive right off. I even used the same cable and power |
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> plug as the old drive so it sees them as C: or whatever. |
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> I bet it has something to do with AHCI or IDE settings tho. I hope that |
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> is it. After I get the install done, I can then upgrade the drivers and |
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> switch it back. |
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Make sure you check the ACHI setting before you install Windows: it's a pain |
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in the butt to change the settings later because Windows disables the ACHI |
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driver if it's not in use, and you have to manually re-enable it or your |
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boot will fail. (Kinda like having to enable the module for your root |
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drive). Of course, if you get it wrong you just lose some performance but |
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it's easy enough to just check first :) |
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--Mike |
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