Solved How to do clean Win7 install on ASUS UX32A

[dewilaz]

Hello guys. Today I have found this nice forum, so I am new here and sorry for my bad english.

I have big problem with my ASUS UX32A. I bought it today with Win7 Home Premium 64bit with a lot of bloatware. All I wanted to do is a clean instal of Win7 64bit which ended up in dead spot.

I did install Win7 a lot of times to my old ASUS, but this time was different because of ASUS UX32A hybrid drive 320GB HDD/24GB SSD.
First of all I made bootable USB which helped me to enter setup of Windows install.
There I deleted two partitions, one had old Win7 in it, and another was empty. But then I realized that there are a lot of more partitions, I and didn't know what to do with them

and another

As you see there are a lot of partitions and I cant merge them all. As I understand one of them should be SSD for faster cache or something? I don't know which partitions I should delete and format which I should leave, to safe my SSD for fast cache. Moreover when I try to install Win7 on ANY partition I got this:

Now I am stuck here, because I cant log in to my old Win7 and I can't do clean install. It's my new PC and I need it to work very much. Btw I found in google that there are some system recovery thing, after I press F9 at boot time, I could restore factory settings, but it doesn't work..
Please guys, help me.

 

[gregrocker]

The PC has an EFI BIOS explained here: Installing Windows to an EFI-Based Computer
The 30-year-long Reign of BIOS is Over: Why UEFI W... - Input Output

It requires special installation steps: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums

 

[dewilaz]

One more question, as you see from pictures there is DISK 0 Partition 2: Recovery. Could I do Windows recovery from that disk? Or this is not Win recovery?

 

[dewilaz]

The PC has an EFI BIOS explained here: Installing Windows to an EFI-Based Computer
The 30-year-long Reign of BIOS is Over: Why UEFI W... - Input Output

It requires special installation steps: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums

In my boot menu there is no "booting to UEFI" . What I should do?

 

[theog]

Remove Disk 1, as there is a OS install there.

You can delete Disk 0 partition 2 Recovery. This the ASUS Recovery.

If use a USB Pendrive, the most be formated FAT32.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html



Use the one boot menu, to boot the uEFI boot DVD/USB drive.





http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[dewilaz]

When I tried to use this guide, I didn't find that my Win is instaled as UEFI. What should I do?

"Confirm UEFI installation
Here's a simple method to check if Windows is installed as UEFI:
1. Open an administrative command prompt
2. Type
Code:
bcdedit /enum
3. You should see that the path on both Windows Boot Manager and Windows Boot Loader entries has a .efi extension. (i.e. \Windows\system32\winload.efi)"

 

[gregrocker]

Unplug all other HD's and peripherals, Boot into BIOS setup to see if there is an EFI Boot Disk in BIOS Boot order. If so remove it, set DVD drive first to boot. If EFI BIOS also set to Legacy BIOS. Then set SATA controller to AHCI. Save changes and Exit.

Then boot into installer DVD or flash stick burned or written using tool and latest ISO here. How to Boot your Computer from a Bootable CD or DVD

At first screen Press Shift + F10 to open a Command Box, type:

DISKPART
LIST DISK
SEL DIS 0 (after confirming Windows 7 target HD #)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SIZE=102400
FORMAT FS=NTFS LABEL="WINDOWS 7"
ACTIVE
EXIT

Next click Install Now to Clean Install Windows 7 to the partition you created. If it fails then report back at which step and the verbatim error message.

In addition read over these steps to understand the tools and methods which work best to get and maintain a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7. The steps are the same for retail.

 

[dewilaz]

Thanks, I will try.

According to one guide, I had to format USB to FAT32, but then it doesn't boot. I'll try to do format it with NTFS

 

[gregrocker]

The latest ISO and tool to burn or write it are in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

 

[dewilaz]

At first screen Press Shift + F10 to open a Command Box, type:

DISKPART
LIST DISK
SEL DIS 0 (after confirming Windows 7 target HD #)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SIZE=102400
FORMAT FS=NTFS LABEL="WINDOWS 7"
ACTIVE
EXIT

This will delete HD in which I have win7 now?

 

[gregrocker]

Yes, back up your files first.

You said you tried to run Asus Factory Recovery using the F9 key. Is this the key given on the first screen to run Recovery? Most Asus' use the F8 key for Factory Recovery, on the Repair My Computer menu. Have you tried that?

 

[dewilaz]

Ye, noting happened. I went to warranty, they restored factory asus win7 with all bloatware wich I don't want to, so now I will try to do clean install

 

[gregrocker]

Follow the steps closely in the Clean Reinstall tutorial and you will have a perfect install.

 

[dewilaz]

At first screen Press Shift + F10 to open a Command Box, type:

DISKPART
LIST DISK
SEL DIS 0 (after confirming Windows 7 target HD #)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SIZE=102400
FORMAT FS=NTFS LABEL="WINDOWS 7"
ACTIVE
EXIT

When I try do clean, it reports error:
"Virtual Disk Service error:
Clean is not allowed on the disk containing the current boot, system, pagefile, crashdump or hibernation volume. "

 

[gregrocker]

Are you running the commands from within the OS?

The commands are to be run from the Win7 installer's Command Line as stated.

Please follow the instructions carefully, reading every step thoroughly.

 

[dewilaz]

Yes. I booted from USB, I am in Win7 setup

Ok, I cleaned it.

 

[dewilaz]

So to install win7 I should use this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-7-a.html guide?

Is it normal that my Disk 1 partition 1 is OEM (reserved) , not like in guide above MSR (reserved) ?

 

[gregrocker]

Did you confirm you have EFI BIOS?

If so you have been given the steps to install in EFI mode, and how to remove EFI mode to install normally.

 

[gregrocker]

I do not accept private messages for help.

You need to pay attention and manage the steps we give you, not ask us to do it for you.

In post #7 I show you how to determine if you have an EFI BIOS, and how to disable it to install normally if you do.

Earlier you were given the steps to install to an EFI BIOS if you have one: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums

 

[theog]

So to install win7 I should use this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-7-a.html guide?

Is it normal that my Disk 1 partition 1 is OEM (reserved) , not like in guide above MSR (reserved) ?

Remove Disk 1, as there is a OS install there.

Are reading the posts?