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[jack12]

I have just build a pc i5 2320 sandybridge, 4gb kingston ram, gigabyte Z68AP-D3 motherboard and 1 Generic Hard Disk Drive 500GB SATA II along side 1 seagate barracuda 7200.7 200gig hard drive i had lying about. When i boot the system posts however when asked were i want to install windows iam told that no drives were found the hard drive led says that a hard drive is present

 

[theog]

Try Cleaning the HD Drive, using Step one in this tutorial:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
Than type> convent gpt
& than Reboot PC to install.


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


Make sure you boot the DVD from the UEFI DVD Drive.

 

[jack12]

im a bit of a noob and have no idea what you are talking about and the 500gb hard drive is brand new so doesnt need cleaning as nothing is installed on it

 

[theog]

im a bit of a noob and have no idea what you are talking about and the 500gb hard drive is brand new so doesnt need cleaning as nothing is installed on it

Just type> convent gpt

 

[jack12]

when?

 

[theog]

Click here::ar: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html


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

 

[gregrocker]

What theog is trying to say is that you have a UEFI BIOS:
The 30-year-long Reign of BIOS is Over: Why UEFI W... - Input Output
Technical Note: UEFI BIOS vs. Legacy BIOS - YouTube

It requires the special steps shown in UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums.

If you don't feel it confers enough advantage then you might find it easier to Bypass UEFI to Install Win7

Let us know what you decide, and how it works for you.

 

[jack12]

i think i understand but iam a little confused do i need another pc to make the bootable usb as iam currently using a mac

 

[gregrocker]

What is it that you've decided to do?

 

[jack12]

iam trying to load windows 7 btw

 

[jack12]

iam not sure as i dont have a system with windows 7 running all i want is for the disk to recognise my hard drives

 

[jack12]

i need a quick and simple way to get the computer to work

 

[gregrocker]

I know that but are you trying to burn a DVD, write a flash stick installer? Do you want to keep trying install in UEFI mode or bypass EFI mode which requires a different method to write installer stick?

I gave you some options to consider in my last post. Did you read them over? One line responses aren't really very much to go on. Can you reply a little more fully exactly what you're thinking and how you prefer to proceed? Or ask all the questions needed to decide.

 

[jack12]

i just need the simplest way to get windows to recognise the hard drive

 

[jack12]

im so sorry that im wasting your time with this

 

[Golden]

Are you trying to install using a DVD or USB?

 

[mmkarimi]

you should first format your drives with ntfs format, then using a bootable DVD of the win7 or copy past all the component in the disk into the flash and boot your system with flash

 

[jack12]

iam trying to install using DVD

 

[gregrocker]

Jack, if you built your PC you should realize if you bought a new technology UEFI mobo that there is a whole new process for installing Win7 as detailed in UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums.

Theog tried to guide you on this earlier today. There was no feedback from you or futher questions to ask how to get this done correctly.

I presented you with more information to read to understand more fully UEFI, so you can decide if you want to mess with it or even bypass it using the method I linked you. Theog specializes in installing to UEFI while I have had better luck helping users bypass it to install normally to an MBR HD. So you need to decide which you want to do, or try UEFI first and then if it doesn't work for you I'll help you bypass it.

 

[mmkarimi]

then use your dvd to install the os. but first change the drive format to ntfs