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    Windows 7 problem with computer , wont start , ide drive doesnt exist or all primary partions are occupied

    ok so i have a build computer by my dad , it is windows 7 home premium . i wanted to format the computer using the CD that i have which is GIGABYTE 6-quad/ S-series . Ok so i was playing around to see if it could load ( but nothing was loading until it came a point that when i try to start...
  2. After you change the SATA mode of disk devices to use the AHCI specification, the computer or certai

    Updates Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to fix an issue in which the whole system or some applications randomly stop responding for 60 seconds or for longer. More...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 installation crashes before it begins

    Hello all, I've got a big problem. Before I begin I would like to say that I'm not a native English speaker, so my English isn't perfect. Sorry for that. I've bought a new PC without Windows 7 installed on it. I thought that installation of Windows 7 can't be really hard. Oh boy, I was wrong...
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    Windows 7 Infrequent but still annoying BSODs

    Hello all, Every few days or so I get a BSOD, usually IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL but I have had SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION a few times. I've had my computer for about 3 weeks now, and I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I've tried resitting every piece of hardware in my computer, I've ran chkdsk...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 64bit PC with 3 x 3TB hard drives no longer boots in AHCI mode after installing "Intel Mat

    I successfully installed Windows 7 64bit in AHCI mode on a PC with 3 new 3TB Western Digital WD30EZRX Caviar Green hard drives. Then I installed "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver [v8.9.0.1023]" & as soon as Windows restarted after installing it, Windows would not boot, & will now only boot...
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    Windows 7 BSOD - Nothing Works

    Hello All, Okay. About a week ago when I started up my computer, it went straight to Windows Error Screen with 2 options to either launch startup repair or start windows normally. Neither worked and when disabling system failure gave me the BSOD with the error message unmountable_boot_volume...
  7. Windows 7 Intermittent SSD Freezing on Newer Laptops

    With new laptops coming out at a deep discount, many savvy computer users may be interested in taking advantage of such offers and then upgrading their laptop with a 3rd party solid state drive. The most common updates appear to be made through Crucial, OCZ, and Intel, all of whom make decent...
  8. Windows 7 Windows 7 Install w/ Intel Matrix Storage ICH9R

    Issue: After completing the Windows 7 64 bit install, the screen goes black with a white blinking cursor. After rebooting the screen freezes at the ‘Starting Windows’ screen which should proceed with the configuration of the Windows 7 install (select computer & user name, etc.) Before the...
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    Windows 7 Help! :( Windows won't install.

    Hi everyone! I'm having a lot of trouble and I really don't know what to do. :( I'm installing Windows 7 x64, Ultimate on my new rig. Phenom II x4 965 BE 3.4ghz MSI 760GM P33 Mobo 4GB DDR3 1333mhz RAM 500GB Western Digital Blue HDD, SATA Radeon HD 6850 1GB Every time I try to...
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    Windows 7 AHCI mode add a HDD and context scan disabling

    Thank you for your help , In AHCI mode I can add a HDD via Hot Swap, and Windows 7 keeps scanning the contents each time I do so , this is quite annoying . How can I disable this function please ? Thank you Ralph
  11. Windows 7 Can't Boot from CD-ROM in AHCI mode

    I'm trying to do a startup repair of Windows 7 x64 on an SSD but can't boot from the CD-ROM while in AHCI mode. I have set CD-ROM at the top of the boot order in BIOS but this is just ignored and the computer boots from the SSD with the knackered version of W7x64. I read somewhere that when...
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    Windows 7 BSOD when installing Windows 7 in AHCI mode

    Hi guys, I'll try to explain my problem in as few words as possible. First thing, my build: Board: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 CPU: Core i7 870 @ 2,93 Ghz Graphic: Sapphire AMD Radeon 8670 Mushkin 2x2Gb Red Culvert Kit @ 1600Mhz CAS 6-7-7-18 Seagate 320 GB SATA II HDD + WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA III...
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    Windows 7 New SSD. Existing Windows 7 x64 install on standard HDD. Want everything moved to SSD.

    I bought a smallish but low priced 64GB SSD on SATA II. I have already changed over to AHCI successfully and initiated the TRIM command. I have a 640GB HDD. I have brought used space to below 59 GB(actual capacity of SSD). However when using Driveclone I cannot copy because it does not have...
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    Windows 7 Can't re-install Windows 7 (Factory Install) after virus

    My Acer 7736Z-4809 laptop (pre-installed w/ Win7 Home Premium 64bit, so I don't have the Win7 CD) was recently hit with a virus. I constantly got the BSOD "iaStor.sys" and a black screen. Startup Repair at first couldn't complete repair, but when I tried again, it found no errors. Tried System...
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    Windows 7 Permanent BSOD 0x0000007B Windows 7 Ultimate

    I will try to make the long story short : system : Dell xps 1645 HDD: Seagate ST9500420ASG SATA PGP full disk encryption - including the boot sector I installed Windows 7 Manager Utility - I accidentally disabled AHCI feature from windows. => permanent BSOD STOP 0x0000007B I tried to set...
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    Windows 7 SATA - AHCI vs compatibility mode

    I am having much problems with my laptop graphics for a while now ! I currently have my bios setting to compatibility mode and i was wondering ,,,,if i reinstall windows,, what setting should it be on ? And which setting is the recommended one for my Lenovo T-61 running windows 7 32 bit ? And...
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    Windows 7 Does My Motherboard Support AHCI for Hot Swapping SATA?

    Does my board (Link RemovedLink Removed) support AHCI ? I am trying you get my Sata to hot swap
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    Windows 7 How to do repair without losing settings

    I have win 7 pro OEM installed on my custom computer. I am trying to change my ASUS P6T Sata setting in BIOS to AHCI. I Get a blue screen when I do this. According to ASUS I must reinstall Windows which is not an option since I have tons of applications installed or they said I can do a repair...
  19. Windows 7 No device drivers found

    Hi i bought a new dell inspiron n 5010 and i have downloaded windows 7 professional(64 bit) from the MSDNAA account and burned the image on the DVD. In the bios of my laptop i set the sata mode to ahci when i try to install windows 7. it loads file completely but after install and next...
  20. Windows 7 Can Install 32-bit But Not 64-bit?

    Recently a power surge did something funny to my computer. Everything pointed to drive corruption, so I bought a 1TB drive to replace my 2x160GB RAID 0 array. Now I can install the 32-bit version with seemingly no problems but not the 64-bit. I usually get a BSOD but sometimes I get an error...