T400 Windows 7 or Vista clean install - cannot detect hard drive

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• I had windows 7 x 64 enterprise installed on my HARD drive. now the company win 7 has expired, and I have to install win vista with sp1, but got a 0 x 80070017,.

  I can't format my HARD drive, but during a test partition, _X, who was only 26 MB in size of about was some sort created and vista tried to install instead of the main partition, partition (_: X) was created several times not by me, as I was using full disc for my installation. What's wrong?  fries, HARD drive, or win vista DVD fried, or win vista with sp1 wont install on a hard drive that had win 7 on it before formatting HDD and clean install that? Help? also, I got an error code 0 x 80070017.

  Hello

  1. When this error occurs during the installation?

  2. you have the Vista installation disc or the service pack disc?

  Method 1:

  I suggest you try the steps in the following article from Microsoft to install Windows Vista on your computer and check if it helps.

  Installation and reinstallation of Windows Vista:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-Vista

  For more information, see the following Microsoft article to know the system requirements to install Vista.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/products/system-requirements

  Method 2:

  I would also refer to a similar thread with a possible fix:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itprovistasetup/thread/6749eaaf-6a40-4ED3-b5e2-8cb134cd1e39

  Hope the information is useful.

• clean install on new hard drive

  My hard drive crashed on my Hp laptop.  I installed a new hard drive and want to install my os vista on the computer.  I did the recovery disks when I bought the computer and told me that I could reinstall the operating system on the new hard drive.  My problem is that I keep getting error codes 1005 and 100a.  It stops the installation.  I then told me that I have to buy own recovery disks.  Can someone make me scroll through the process of getting the OS on my computer.  Can I use the recovery disk that I did or do I need to buy new, or I need to find a single version of full vista... Please help and thank you in advance!

  I'm sorry but it is the HP recovery, not Microsoft Software/process of.

  Also, you did your own Disk(which is correct to do) Recovery, but nobody would know if you make them correctly, or not.

  http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

  Contact HP above the link for any problems with their software/recovery process.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Win 7 install cannot see hard drive

  My office has a dual boot with two RAID 0 configuration bays (2 x 40 GB SSD Corsair and 2 x 230 GB Seagate Barracuda) with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on each table. I wanted to convert the largest to a standard IDE configuration with a clean install of Windows 7. I disconnected one of the 230 disc gig and put the other 230 as an IDE drive in the Intel Storage Manager. Now, it appears in the BIOS and I can see as a D: drive in Windows, but Windows 7 install do not.

  With most large raid so disabled both Windows 7 boot choice appeared again during the boot, but of course that one can load. I tried to fix things with msconfig, which showed the two BONES, and I removed the disabled. But Windows 7 install again does not see the drive of 230 gig. (It's the disk Win 7 Upgrade btw)

  How can I resolve this installation issue?

  (1) you remove the existing partition and reformat the hard drive before installing Windows 7 on it? If this is not the case, do.

  (2) also the 230 GB drive must be connected to a standard SATA (Non RAID) port before installing Windows.

  What drives when using two pairs as RAID configurations has the "System" partition, it was the SSD drives or disks Seagate 2 x 230. I guess the system partition is on the SSD you can still start Windows with only the connected Yes SSD?  If Yes, then the steps 1 & 2 above are still valid.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• I have Windows XP. Can I install a second hard drive which will act as an extension of my current hard drive?

  My computer is windows XP.   Can I install another drive hard 160 GB to work in connection with that that I have in it?

  original title: if I install a second drive to har to use as extension with windows Xp

  As long as your Windows XP partition is formatted NTFS, the answer is Yes.

  How to create and use NTFS mounted drives in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307889

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Bought a new hard drive and installed Windows 7. I then installed the old hard drive XP in a different machine and now I am told to reactivate Windows XP.

  Bought a new hard drive and installed win 7 to him to replace my old hd in xp. I then installed the old hd in xp to replace a system running under win2k, but I was prompted to save it. can I use the old license key that accompanies the xp or should I get a new license?

  original title: Win2K to XP

  Registration and "Activation" are two different things, registration is not required, the activation is and if the road that has XP on it done from another computer and a "Retail" version, then you will need to activate by phone using your existing product key.

  How to activate Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307890/en-us

  See the section titled: "how to activate Windows XP by phone.
  Also, make sure that you do not confuse the product key numbers and letters
  (number 8 for the letter B, etc.)

  Blank page to activate Windows in the wizard of Windows Product Activation
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314935

  How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/950929/en=us

  Microsoft Activation centers worldwide telephone numbers:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx
  (This site is for activating Volume License, but if you call, they will help you)

  The phone number is not working:
  Microsoft Wordwide contacts: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.aspx

  Once Windows activated / Genuine Advantage Notifications:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=afd45b36-3d77-4259-801c-d31a9a90cdcf
  (This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on your PC is genuine and authorized)

  J W Stuart: Http://www.pagestart.com

• Satellite L40 - installation of XP cannot detect HARD drive

  Hi, Toshiba support

  I have Satellite L40 - 18Y (PSL48E-03702NAR) with Windows Vista

  I want to install Windows XP, but I can't because my HDD is SATA and installation of windows XP cannot detect the HARD drive.

  I know that I have to update my BIOS.
  I have 2 files on Toshiba drivers download

  I downloaded their extract them & try to update the BIOS one. After that, I log in the BIOS
  I can't find (HARD drive Mode) must Mode IDE.

  How can I solve this problem?

  Hello!

  > How can I solve this problem?
  I think you find hundreds of discussions in the forum about this please use the forum search!

  A BIOS update is not necessary to install Windows XP. You only need the SATA drivers you can find in the Intel Storage Manager driver package that can be downloaded on the Toshiba site. Pilots must be integrated during the XP installation with an external floppy drive or use you nLite to create a new installation disc.

  Anyway, check this link from Toshiba which is an order exact step by step installation:
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  Good bye

• Cannot detect hard drive

  Dear Sir.

  I just got this T320 and my problem is now I have no cd, readers, manuals, etc coz they it shipped from China. I tried to follow all of the instructions but cannot find the 2 installed 500HDD (Constellation of Dell).

  Please help me to make the system work.  I tried ATA AHCI RAID and so forth, but could not detect the hard drive.

  Thank you for your support and greetings to all.

  Water

  Hello

  The reason Windows installation doesnot see readers, is that pilots of PERC is not loaded.

  Here's what I suggest:

  (1) you've seen stranger configration in PD MGMT. (something I need to know is, you are about to install a new window, right?) -If so, clear the foreign configuration. Page 44 of the reference: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/Common/poweredge-rc-h310_User%27s%20Guide_en-us.pdf

  (2) after deleting, move forward and create a RAID. Reference page 41, same link.

  (3) you can proceed to installing windows using some methods. I recommend the Page 8 "Installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 using USC"

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  Our company have a Lenovo RS140 server with 4 SATA HDD.

  When I boot with EasySetup DVD, it does not detect any HARD disk.
  But the BIOS detects all the HARD disk properly.

  I have updated firmware on the controller BIOS and LSI to the current version of EasyUpdate DVD, but no result...
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  Hello

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  As seen in PIC1, you must go to the LSI WebBIOS to configure the adapter and create your virtual drive. This should allow you to install the OS.

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• ACER SWITCH 10 - cannot detect hard drive 500 GB

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  My 10 switch does not detect the hard disk of 500 GB, only detect below the picture.

  

  It's happened after I did the recovery following the instructions.

  Please let me know how to solve this problem.

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  It has been a very long and tedious struggle day. I'm very tired and don't know where to look next to find answers...

  Any help this dispute would be really appreciated thanks.

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  Typing this from the newly built Office.

  Any Solution used (thanks to Paul Tikkanen to put me on the right track)

  (01)

  Update BIOS to fix a blank (black) screen during windows 7 Pro (32 bit) install on a hard drive (new & empty).

  Dc7800 SFF - Windows 7 drivers

  Update of firmware for HP 786F BIOS of computers with Intel processors families
  sp51245.exe

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  Prepared the botable USB using - key USB W98 back Starter Kit

  (02)

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  Size: 2.26 GB - 2,434,566,144 bytes
  Size on disk: 2.26 GB - 2,434,596,864 bytes

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  (03)

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  200 files

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          Intel AMT AMT 3.0 LMS_SOL
  sp46134.exe

  (05)

  I run one - SAPPHIRE HD 5450 1 GB DDR3 PCIE HDMI - Twin (DVI & VGA) graphics card

  First configuration - downloaded the drivers from the manufacturers Web site.

  On the installation of what I thought was the at and the latest driver, 2 problems...

  1 - the installation says that I needed .net Dot 4

  Downloaded and installed - Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (stand-alone Setup program)

  2 - the second test video driver installation is finished - but - screens flickered and flashed like crazy.

  I did correct anything that.

  Wiped the hard drive and run through the steps above.

  This time, making sure to use the original cd that came with the card of 2011. Result!

  PS - In the first leg through after installing windows successfully, I did all the updates of Windows 7.

  It took hours to download and install.

  Second time, I did not bother with the Windows updates immediately.

  Next step-

  3 future issues to be covered in the following threads

  (a) preparation of the utility of the technology Intel Management Acive - entirely private or disabled.

  (Do not need or want but hate having outstanding pilot flags in Device Manager).

  (b) the image of the hard drive and train you to restore boot partitions for multiboot Windows 7 installation.

  (c) work on a quick way to landslide-live stream the latest windows updates in the installation.

  Thanks for the help and I hope that some info above is useful.

  Advice on the high road (preferably free) partition SW of imagery to manage encrypted data of the partitions would be a good thing.

  Next thread?

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  everything indicates that the use of a Dell OEM recovery disk which is valid on a Windows 7 Dell. Your installation is not a upgrade license.

• Local tech installed Windows Vista Home Premium after a hard drive failure. However, my key is Windows Basic. Is the copy, he put on my system illegal?

  Genuine Windows clean install

  Hello

  I had a problem with my laptop Acer Extensa 5230th. It was not started and so I took for Matech computers.  They diagnosed as having a mechanical drive problem.  So they replaced the drive and installed a more recent version of windows vista on.  Note: I haven't bought a new copy of vista family premium, he said he was going to reinstall vista.  It had windows Vista Home Basic, it has installed vista Home premium and said that he had validated by call from windows, but I'm suspicious because I don't think you can use a base of windows key to validate Home premium!  It means that he has put on an illegal version on windows or used the genuine key that came with the laptop.

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  Kind regards

  Lewis

  Here are some utilities which displays product key Vista Matech used to activate Windows:

  Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
  (He did a good job of providing a wealth of information.
  However may not detect a key to office, then try one of the other two below)

  Also: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
  and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

  Please do not post your key on this forum, rather checking to see if it matches the key on your laptop, I(Correction: "if it isn't') it will fall sooner or later"Non-genuine"that your key was for another version of Vista so what was installed.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• I installed a new hard drive on my computer and re-loaded windows vista. Will not be installing SP1

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  1. Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
     http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/133c8953-c9cd-4FA5-8883-03e91bb6f2021033.mspx
  2. Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)
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  How to troubleshoot Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation issues
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947366

  Manually install the SP1 and SP2 then.

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• Having trouble installing new drivers after installing a new hard drive and Windows Vista.

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  original title: new installation from hard drive problem

  Hello

  I suggest that you run the Startup Repair tool and check if it solves the problem:

  Startup Repair: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/startup-repair-frequently-asked-questions

  I suggest Download driver network card on another computer, and then transfer the file using any flash drive and even install in the computer you have challenged.