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Windows cannot be installed to this disk/unable to create a partition
Hi -
I'm trying to do a custom install of Windows 7 on my friend's computer. Needless to say because it isn't mine I don't have full data on what was done to it before. I do know that they used "cleanall" to delete the existing partitions on the disk; and that prior to this, they were receiving an I/O error: 0x80042453.
On the windows install screen, I see "Disk 0 - Unallocated Space". It throws an error that says "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that this disk's controller is enabled in the BIOS menu." When I click next anyways, I see an error that says "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition."
When I try to create a partition from command prompt diskpart, list volume only shows "volume 0" [E - the DVD I have the Windows install files on] and Volume 1 [removable]. There are no other volumes on which to create the partition. List disk doesn't show the HDD, only the removable disk.
When I look in the BIOS settings, I don't see the HDD in the information screen. Other settings -
Quiet boot - enabled
Network boot - disabled
F12 boot menu - enabled
D2D recovery - enabled
SATA mode - AHCI mode
Boot order
-CDROM
-HDDO
-USB FDD
-Network Boot
-USB HDD
-USB CDROM
Can this thing be saved? I know basics, but am not advanced at this, so any advice that isn't overly complicated would be great. Thanks!