Windows 7 will not recover with original DVD used to install it

It seems the system recovery options were looking at something on your 2nd hd - and declaring incompatibility with that.

Did you have your 2nd HD set ahead of the other one in BIOS boot order?

Have done some more testing on this issue and have found that if there is more than one HDD on the system then to prevent the occurence of:-
"This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of windows."

the windows system disc has to be on a lower channel than any other disc and must be the first disc in the boot priority list
or
all discs but the system disc should be disabled in the BIOS

Having the same problem trying to do a repair.

Is it possible this "not compatible with the version of Windows..." error is due to the system having been updated to SP1, while the original Windows install disk is not?

John

Yes, I think you would be better using a install disc with SP1 integrated.

You can get them from digital river Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life