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Problem installing OS to a new SSD getting error messages
Hello,
I bought an SSD to install Windows 7. Then, according to what I read, I connected it to the first SATA port. initialized the disk for MBR and created a single partition partition, all on Computer Management. I turned the PC off, disconnected all drives and started the PC from an already successfully used flash drive created with the original Windows 7 to USb-DVD tool as downloaded from Microsoft (I believe no longer available).
The problem was at this step. After the initial settings to install Windows?, at the Where do you want to install Windows? page where only the new drive appeared there was an error message:
Windows cannot be installed on this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting on this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS., I could not follow.
After checking the SATA settings in the BIOS were properly set to AHCI, I reconnected the other drives, not to install Windows elsewhere, but just to check how the BIOS behaved. Proceeded as if I were going to install, and when I got to the same Where do you want to install windows?, I noticed the same error message when selecting any of the other SATA HD drives.
Since then I always get the same error message that stops me from installing Windows on my new SSD. I tried changing the SATA settings to IDE instead of AHCI only to see what happened. There was no error message, but of course I did not proceed with the installation with that setting.
Another strange thing happens. After failing the installation the USB flash no longer boots, two new files (BCD.Backup.0001-256KB and BCD.LOG-5KB) are added to its Boot directory, and the BCD file changes its size from 256 KB to 8 KB . The original BCD file is backed up an replaced and the a log is added. I believe there are no more changes, and If I reset the files as they were, it boots again, but with the same result
How can I install Windows properly? What happens if I install the OS on the SSD and only change the SATA settings back to AHCI afterwards? This is not what I want, but will it work just the same?