Solved Problems Loading Win7 on Dell Latitude E7240

[diode84]

Hello
I have a Dell latitude E7240 and want to load Win 7 on its first partition, 97gb ntfs boot. There are other linux os on other partitions.
I have a rufus usb for boot made from iso. I have tried many ways but just get invalid partition table.
Has any one any ideas what I am doing wrong.
Help appreciated.
diode84

 

[SIW2]

There are other linux os on other partitions.

are they working OK?

if so have a look with gparted and post a screenshot

 

[torchwood]

w11 comp!!!
in Bios
you will have to dissable secure boot and possibly adjust to CSM/Legacy

 

[diode84]

are they working OK?

Yes fine. if so have a look with gparted and post a screenshot

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w11 comp!!!
in Bios
you will have to dissable secure boot and possibly adjust to CSM/Legacy

Secure boot is dissabled. Not sure what CSM/Legacy means but partition table in gparted is msdos ande is it possibleto change without wiping whole hdd os as it is actually EMMC

 

[SIW2]

as it is actually EMMC

cant natively install win7 to emmc. I vaguely recall there were some drivers for for a specific machine years ago.

How do I run Windows 7 on an eMMC laptop?

Can you put a sata ssd in that machine

 

[diode84]

cant natively install win7 to emmc. I vaguely recall there were some drivers for for a specific machine years ago.
Thanks SIW2 that may be the end of that with my knowledge.
How do I run Windows 7 on an eMMC laptop?

Can you put a sata ssd in that machine

Didnt look much room.

 

[SIW2]

Might be something on youtube that shows how

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM2BB1SZtIo

looks like msata ssd. Seems it can take two

https://youtu.be/_zLN0SAA7Dc?t=175

 

[diode84]

Thanks SIW2 and Torchwood.
I will have to give that one up as it is getting too complicated.
Thanks for the help, all the best.
diode84

 

[SIW2]

Those msata ssd are not cheap nowadays unless there are second hand ones lying around.

 

[maxseven]

w11 comp!!!
in Bios
you will have to dissable secure boot and possibly adjust to CSM/Legacy

Secure boot is dissabled. Not sure what CSM/Legacy means...

Interesting thread, thanks. I have a Dell Precision 3480 new/unpacked that's also a W11 comp and in the manual sez: Boot Mode: UEFI only so it seems I've no choice but to W11. Though Ubuntu seems a possibility but I've forgotten Linux from years past.

Good luck with yr quest.

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Those msata ssd are not cheap nowadays unless there are second hand ones lying around.

Ha I have a 1TB mSATA in this Dell Latitude E6540 circa 2015 and it's a wonderful thing. As is of course the W7 Pro x64 that runs on it.

Microsoft should never have abandoned W7.

 

[torchwood]

maxseven

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with

 

[maxseven]

Awesome, thanks torchwood.