Windows 7 not installing on Dell Hard drive


  1. Ankie
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7
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    Windows 7 not installing on Dell Hard drive


    Hi People,

    I am an IT Administrator.

    We have a Dell Server Poweredge R310, of which the hard drive (wd5003abyx-18wera0) running on a custom OS from a product needs to be formatted to Windows 7. Now, When on the screen for the format, It says "Windows cannot be installed to Disk 0 Partition 3 (which is the Hard drive from the server).

    I know for windows to be installed, the Hard Drive needs to formatted as NTFS.

    What I cannot find out is the current format for this Hard Drive.

    Can any experts help me on this ?\

    Much Appreciated :)
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  3. Layback Bear
    Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       New #2

    If the hard drive is installed on a computer.

    Start Orb
    Right click Computer
    Select Manage
    Select Disk Management
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    It should state there.
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