New SATA hard drive, cant install Windows.

[block215]

My old IDE system drive failed so I bought a new Seagate SATA drive and windows wont install. During the installation process I get the dreaded 'setup was unable to create a new system partition...' message and I cant escape it. I currently have no windows installed so I only have the CMD to work with...please assist me.

 

[AddRAM]

And when you get to the partition page it shows the hard drive as unallocated space, correct ?

Follow this tutorial.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

and look over Greg`s

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

 

[block215]

the cmd list disk says 0 b free space on that drive...how can I allocate the space to install windows on?

 

[block215]

ok ill try to follow that, thanks

 

[AddRAM]

Don`t know why it says 0 GB free on a brand new drive, but choose drive options then choose delete until it shows the entire drive as unallocated space, as in step 7

 

[theog]

My old IDE system drive failed so I bought a new Seagate SATA drive and windows wont install.

Is the new Seagate SATA drive SATA3?

Do you have a SATA3 port on the motherboard?

 

[block215]

yes I do.

Ok, I installed 7 to the sata but now I get a blinking cursor on boot. Wont go past that screen.