Windows 7: Toshiba Qosmio and Win 7

I have had no luck installing 7 on my Qosmio G35-AV600.



Tried several versions (beta, RC, RTM) all crash on the same spot during install.

I know the OS's are good as I am using the RTM to type this post on my desktop.

When I install - clean on a formatted drive - about halfway through the computer reboots, blue screen error flashes (too fast to read) and the start windows normally screens comes up. The notebook has onboard raid and I have to manually install the drivers as requested by windows since the install cannot see my (2) sata drives. Tried the Vista Toshiba Raid driver and XP driver which I believe are actually the same.

Any ideas?

looks like the raid chipset is causing this bsod. however, to eliminate any issues from hard drive, try this method. it'll turn your hdd into a blank sheet. then install Windows 7.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/20...tallation.html
(just replace vista with 7.)

Thanks for the tip! It led me to a solution.

I ended up using 'Darik's Boot and Nuke' Darik's Boot And Nuke | Hard Drive Disk Wipe and Data Clearing

I wiped the harddrive clean using your suggestion then reinstalled 7 and all went smooth. The software is very thorough and runs for a couple of hours but did the job. I had previously formatted this drive using the windows 7 install disc - Quick and Standard. Neither worked properly for some reason.

Now I have 2 computers on a network running 7 and the whole process couldn't be any easier using HomeGroup.

I am very comfortable setting up networks but 7 does just about everything for you. It handles all the permissions and security settings automatically.

Thanks again!!

you are welcome >

Hello.
I have a Toshiba Qosmio G36AV600. I bought this laptop in 2006. I visited Toshiba´s website and they said that in this laptop Windows 7 can not be installed. I tried to install windows 7 Ultimate and when the laptop reboots the blue screen appears. I used the Disk Wipe software to format and clean my hdd, but the blue screen appears after the first reboot. Can you help me with my problem?
Thank you, Sergio.

I am using the same laptop with Win 7. Same issue you have until I used Darik's DOD Short.

I assume you used Darik's Boot and Nuke as mentioned above?

Did you try removing drive #2, Nuking drive #1 and installing Win 7?

I installed 32 bit - have not tried 64 bit 7 yet.

Hello.
Thank you for your answer. I do not how to use the Darik's DOD software. I used the disk wipe software. I remove the second hdd this morning but when the laptop reboots, the bsod appears. I want to intall windows 7 ultimate 32 bits, can you explain me how to use the Darik's DOD software please.
Thank you very much for your help.

You can also boot into the Windows 7 DVD, select "Repair My Computer" on the second screen, then from the Recovery Tools list open a Command Line and type:

DISKPART
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK # (for Windows 7 target HD)
CLEAN ALL (the "all" will zero the HD which is the deepest clean possible)
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ASSIGN LETTER=C:
ACTIVE
FORMAT
EXIT

Now boot back into Windows 7 DVD, plug ethernet, select "Connect to Internet during Install" to get latest drivers/updates, select Custom, Advanced drive tools, apply quick Format again, then install.

Hello,
Thank you very much for your help. I did what you said but after the LIST DISK command i have the following message: "the are no fixed disk to show".
Thank you for your help.

Have you tried the fixes listed in posts #2 and #3. For some reason Diskpart cannot see the HD.