Is it really possible to clean install win7 with GPT on 160GB HD?

Hello everyone!

I have an old HPdc7100 CMT machine, and I have tried to clean install Win7 ult 32 bit on this old motherboard. My wish is that, if I could do it with GPT instead of MBR. With MBR, that is not a problem at all.

Now, I made the 160GB Hard Disc unformatted (with no partition, blank, unallocated from start to finish). I inserted the installation DVD. Once started, at some point I chose to run on DOS mode to do the commands such as:
diskpart
list disk
select disk <disk number:0 in this case>
clean
convert gpt
exit

and from here I continue the installation to the end. But, when I looked at the Partition Table with EASEUS, the Boot sector is "Basic MBR" (But not GPT). I kept on repeating this, but it ends with the same result. So my question is: Is it really possible to clean install Win7 with GPT on a 160GB HD (not large HD more than 2TB, but lesser as it is now on 160GB) on an old motherboard?

Thank you in advance for help.

Thank you for the reply.

It makes sense for one good reason, because I couldn't do it. Thank you again.

Thank you for the reply.

I don't know quite much about the GPT, but I heard it doesn't crush that much compared with the MBR. I have enough with the Booting problems. That is the reason why I wanted it if possible. Thank you again.

ThrashZone:

I am always grateful to you for your expertise. Now, perhaps the thing which drives me craving for this GPT could be from this article, as I am already exhausted with repairing booting troubles. Let's bear in mind that, I was only attracted by the passage talking about the advantage of the GPT over MBR without paying attention to the rest of the text. Here it is...

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On an MBR disk, the partitioning and boot data is stored in one place. If this data is overwritten or corrupted, you’re in trouble. In contrast, GPT stores multiple copies of this data across the disk, so it’s much more robust and can recover if the data is correupted. GPT also stores cyclic redundancy check (CRC) values to check that its data is intact — if the data is corrupted, GPT can notice the problem and attempt to recover the damaged data from another location on the disk. MBR had no way of knowing if its data was corrupted — you’d only see there was a problem when the boot process failed or your drive’s partitions vanished.
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What?s the Difference Between GPT and MBR When Partitioning a Drive?

I like the word saying... "GPT stores multiple copies of this data across the disk, so it’s much more robust and can recover if the data is corrupted..."

After all, as MeOnMine above said that it's not possible to have it on an old motherboard, I might as well settle with that.

Once again, thank you very much for all the inputs.

ThrashZone:

Thank you again for more information. I must admit I had no idea about the WinPE and the imaging before. I read through them, and certainly I will adopt them as the way of dealing with this kind of problem from now on. Thank you so much again.