GPT Hard drive issues with installing Windows 7 Ultimate..

[DrWolfenstein]

I had to go back into bios and enable boot menu. Though this is all I see in boot now, but the dvd drive name has changed?

 

[theog]

Well I went onto the acer forum about 2 hours ago and got this reply and came up with this!

Can you post a link to the thread.

I had to go back into bios and enable boot menu. Though this is all I see in boot now, but the dvd drive name has changed?

The HDD Drive should be first boot device.

 

[gregrocker]

Is Secure Boot still disabled, non-UEFI HDD available now?

If so set DVD drive first to boot then HD, boot the normal Win7 installation DVD to see if it will install.

You may need to wipe the HD first with Clean Command followed by "Convert MBR" to make sure it's not GPT.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Well I went onto the acer forum about 2 hours ago and got this reply and came up with this!

Can you post a link to the thread.

I had to go back into bios and enable boot menu. Though this is all I see in boot now, but the dvd drive name has changed?

The HDD Drive should be first boot device.

Packard Bell iMedia L4875 how to enable legacy BIO... - Acer Support Community

 

[theog]

Will the Packard Bell Recovery DVD boot in uEFI mode?

Yes or No?

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Will the Packard Bell Recovery DVD boot in uEFI mode?

Yes or No?

I dont have a recovery dvd the pc never came with one. I've made a driver back up disc and a system repair disk though. I have tried with 3 different usb sticks to make the back up but that always fails lol

 

[theog]

If you made this CD/DVD
System Repair Disc - Create in Windows 8
Will this disc boot in uEFI mode?

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Is Secure Boot still disabled, non-UEFI HDD available now?

If so set DVD drive first to boot then HD, boot the normal Win7 installation DVD to see if it will install.

You may need to wipe the HD first with Clean Command followed by "Convert MBR" to make sure it's not GPT.

I tried to run the win 7 install dvd i had this msg

 

[gregrocker]

Please answer my questions.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Please answer my questions.

Right as far as i'm aware i had answered your Qs

I put a pic up of the boot menu with the dvd and the hdd showing, thats the only thing i can see in the bios bootlist and the boot menu. when i got into legacy i had to enable the bootmenu you again. I've tried the dvd install with win 7 disc and nothing

 

[gregrocker]

Is Secure Boot still disabled?

In HD/storage choices in BIOS, is there another non-UEFI HD choice to select, then can you add it to BIOS Boot order. Or is it already cued in BIOS Boot order with Secure Boot disabled and CSM set to Always.

What other CSM menu choices are avaiable?

 

[theog]

If you made this CD/DVD
System Repair Disc - Create in Windows 8
Will this disc boot in uEFI mode?

Yes or NO?

 

[DrWolfenstein]

If you made this CD/DVD
System Repair Disc - Create in Windows 8
Will this disc boot in uEFI mode?

Yes or NO?

When i ran the disc is gave me a non system disk error

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Is Secure Boot still disabled?

In HD/storage choices in BIOS, is there another non-UEFI HD choice to select, then can you add it to BIOS Boot order. Or is it already cued in BIOS Boot order with Secure Boot disabled and CSM set to Always.

What other CSM menu choices are avaiable?

Yes secure boot is still disabled

i've took some pic's of what i see on the bios with CSM set at always

 

[gregrocker]

Any other menu choices for Launch CSM?

Have you tried as suggested several days ago to Clean the HD to "convert MBR" then partition following step 2.2 in SSD - HDD Optimize for Windows Reinstallation to define an active partition which sometimes forces the installer to recognize it?

I would continue to research how to get your mobo to allow normal MBR install in Legacy mode. Otherwise I'd reset to defaults and pursue the EFI install with theog and further research there.

You'll need to set CSM to Never to again try booting UEFI disks even though it's never given you that option. Theog is trying to see if any EFI disk will boot.

 

[theog]

If you made this CD/DVD
System Repair Disc - Create in Windows 8
Will this disc boot in uEFI mode?

Yes or NO?

When i ran the disc is gave me a non system disk error

1) Bad disc burn, remake disc.

2) uEFI/BIOS firmware not set to boot uEFI CD/DVD's.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Yes or NO?

When i ran the disc is gave me a non system disk error

1) Bad disc burn, remake disc.

2) uEFI/BIOS firmware not set to boot uEFI CD/DVD's.

Redone the disc worked and it did boot yes

 

[theog]

Is Secure Boot still disabled?

In HD/storage choices in BIOS, is there another non-UEFI HD choice to select, then can you add it to BIOS Boot order. Or is it already cued in BIOS Boot order with Secure Boot disabled and CSM set to Always.

What other CSM menu choices are avaiable?

Yes secure boot is still disabled

i've took some pic's of what i see on the bios with CSM set at always

P0 = your HDD
P3 = DVD drive (not in uEFI)
What is
P1
P2
?

 

[theog]

When i ran the disc is gave me a non system disk error

1) Bad disc burn, remake disc.

2) uEFI/BIOS firmware not set to boot uEFI CD/DVD's.

Redone the disc worked and it did boot yes

As the System Repair Disc is booting in uEFI mode,
Your Windows 7 x64 DVD has no uEFI support.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Is Secure Boot still disabled?

In HD/storage choices in BIOS, is there another non-UEFI HD choice to select, then can you add it to BIOS Boot order. Or is it already cued in BIOS Boot order with Secure Boot disabled and CSM set to Always.

What other CSM menu choices are avaiable?

Yes secure boot is still disabled

i've took some pic's of what i see on the bios with CSM set at always

P0 = your HDD
P3 = DVD drive (not in uEFI)
What is
P1
P2
?

I dont know what p1 and 2 are i cant see them?