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Windows 7 Can't install Windows 7 to SSD anymore in IDE or AHCI
Im tryin to get my 64GB Mtron SSD runnin with Windows 7 but I can't get it to show up in the installation process. It shows just fine in the BIOS, in device manager, in My Computer and in Windows Disk Management, in fact I can even use it as storage but for some reason It will not show up as a...- Bodom
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- ahci bios compatibility device manager disk management formatting ga-ep43-ud3l gigabyte ide installation ocz partition q8600 ram speed issues ssd storage troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 critical system driver is missing or corrupt during installation
Fresh install off a brand new home premium 64 bit OEM DVD. Computer was running perfect on XP beforehand, and everything passed the windows 7 compatibility program. I'm attempting to install on a new Intel SSD, but I can't even get to the screen where you chose partition,drive,etc. About 20...- bishop
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- ahci boot clean install compatibility corrupted driver digital signature drivers error ide installation memory oem ram repair disk sata ssd system tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 Reinstall Win 7 x64 Pro and Reformat RAID1
Hi, I'm currently have 1 SSD for OS and 2 HDD in RAID1 for data, all connnected to the same Intel controller on my EVGA X58 3x SLI motherboard. I'm planning to re-install Windows 7 x64 Pro on the SSD. While doing this, I would also like to reformat the 2 RAIDed HDD's. What are the steps that I...- vinhcit
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- ahci bsod configuration data evga external backup hdd installation intel matrix storage raid reformat reinstall security ssd steps storage user guide windows 7 x58
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Windows 7 Upgrade to RAID 0 array
I've run out of space on my 320G "C" drive, and would like to add a second identical hard drive in a RAID 0 array on my Gigabyte EP45-DQ6 motherboard to improve both speed and space. This, of course, means wiping out the existing OS, and I don't want to do a fresh install if I can avoid it. I...- Episteme
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- ahci backup cloning configuration data recovery drivers gigabyte hard drive installation motherboard norton os upgrade partition performance raid storage system restore windows 7 windows backup
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Windows 7 Random BSOD PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA
I was getting BSOD and freezeups/slow downs on my Vista machine and did the easiest (but most expensive fix) - I upgraded by doing a new build. Windows 7 x64 Intel i5-750 Lynnfield on a Gigabyte P55A-UD4P mobo 8 GB (4x2GB) Corsair DDR3 1600 OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD for the system drive 2 - 1TB WD...- boneman
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- ahci bsod corruption drivers error codes event viewer gigabyte hardware intel core i5 logs memory diagnostic minidump norton page file ssd troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Switching to Raid0 - Upgrade Disks
Hello, I'm interested in switching to a RAID 0 setup from AHCI now that I have two drives, but I have a concern regarding the type of Windows7 disks I own -- namely they are the Upgrade version. I have successfully done a clean install from Vista -> RC1 -> Home Premium, but my understanding...- refuzed
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- ahci clean install configuration data wiping disk raid setup storage tech support upgrade user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 AHCI and No DVD drive on browser
Hello folks, I have a easyNote LJ61 with SB700 chipset. The cdrom Slimtype DVD A DS8A3S ATA does not display on my computer browser. When I insert a cd then the drive then it will be shows on the browser but after several second the cdrom drive disappeared again. I think there is a...- itmgoer
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- ahci bios boot issues cdrom access chipset configuration controller error device management device not ready driver issues dvd drive event log hardware issues ide native laptop issues phoenix bios slimtype dvd troubleshooting windows boot
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Windows Setup Cannot Configure Windows to Run on this Computers Hardware
Trying to do a fresh installation of Windows7 Home premium 64bit on my system. I have removed all existing partitions from the disk and allowed Windows setup to create new partitions. Setup will then give the message "Windows Setup Cannot Configure Windows to Run on this Computers Hardware"...- stom
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- 64-bit ahci bios settings clean install devices dual boot graphics card hard drive hardware home premium installation legacy mode nic issues quad core ram sata configuration system specs troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 full AHCI mode causing slow startup?
Hellooooo peopluuh My beautifull litlle PC is having startup problems! oh noes! :O Well, I got only SATA drives, so I changed some registry value (yea i did that after windows install, my bad) and changed all Bios option that had anything to do with IDE or so to AHCI. It's runnning like that...- Nilsb7
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- ahci background bios drive hardware lag multi-monitor noguiboot performance registry sata slow startup troubleshooting usage windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 AHCI with multiple partitions?
My system was/is running XP Pro 32-bit. Just installed Windows 7 Professional 64. Installation went fine. Cleared partition C and did a regular install. BUT, I'd like to turn on AHCI, which I found instructions for, so I'm up for giving that a try. My concern is the other partitions on...- dkperez
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- 32-bit 64-bit ahci boot drive configuration dual boot installation partition windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 DELL XPS 625 cannot upgrade vista ultimate 32bit to W7 ultimate 32bit
hi all yesterday i recived my DELL W7 upgrade pack for my XPS 625 32bit sys new on 16 oct 09. and decided to upgrade, inserted the DELL Upgrade assistant dvd and run and auto removed, DELL 968 AIO printer, AMD Fussion for gamers, ATI install manager then displayed big green tick stating ready to...- f0xy0k
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- ahci ati compatibility computer management controller dell drivers error gaming help installation issues storage support system update upgrade windows 7 windows vista xps 625
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Windows 7 Installation cant find my harddrive
Hey, been trying to solve this through google quite some time now, but I cant seem to find a solution, My SATA hdd is recognised in BIOS, but windows installer cant find it. Ive trÃÂed to install drivers and whatnot, but it wont take them. Tried switching in BIOS to RAID and ACHI,, still...- callez
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- ahci bios compatibility corsair deskstar drivers gigabyte graphics card hard drive hardware hitachi installation performance raid sata troubleshooting windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 New AMD RAID/AHCI Driver
With the release of the 9.10 Catalysts, the RAID/AHCI driver has been updated from 1540.127 to 1540.151. I've already updated my system (SB600 S/B) and they seem ok. Whether they'll be seen when I next do a fresh install is unclear but if not I'll revert to my former method of using an old...- kemical
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- ahci amd catalyst drivers installation performance raid sata system update
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Windows 7 Windows 7 RTM x64 slow trasfer speed
Windows 7 RTM x64 slow data transfer speeds Greetings, I'm experiencing weird problems, I have Windows 7 64bit RTM (latest) installed, with latest critical updates from MSDN. Now I have 2 HDD's 500 GB one is split into 2 drives C (200GB) D (the rest) and the other drive is full 500GB for my...- sup3r1or
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- ahci data transfer hdd media files performance speed technical issues transfer speed troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Resolving AHCI Driver Issues for Dual Boot Windows 7 and XP on RAID0
Hello all, new member here. I have been using the Windows 7 RC for about 3 months, dual booting with XP on another disk. XP was on a RAID0 array on my P5Q Pro through ASUS DriveXpert, allowing the drive configuration to be set to ATA. After reading that I would get better performance if I used...- Matt2000
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- ahci drivers dual boot installation intel matrix performance raid recovery tools registry repair ultimate boot cd windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 AHCI and SSD's
According to a bulletin on the OCZ site; With AHCI on; my drive score went from 7.1 to 7.3, but my computer became unusable from the same symptoms quoted in the bulletin. As for my overall WPI score; it is limited to 4.4 because of the over emphasis on Aero Performance. I have not invested...- sisyphus
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- aero ahci benchmark bios computer drive freezes graphics hangups installation memory native command queuing ocz performance processor score ssd storage upgrade windows
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Windows 7 System stops after booting in second installation phase
Hi, I tried to install the RC amd64 Version on my PC, an installation of Windows XP SP3 exists on the installation partition. I choose a new installation and SETUP informed me, that the old Windows XP won't be able to boot because of the renaming of former %SYSTEMROOT%. After doing the first...- data68
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- ahci boot issues bsod compatibility disk issues drivers error gigabyte hardware installation memory motherboard restart setup system crash troubleshooting windows 7 windows xp
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Windows 7 RC installation freezes with stop error
I tried to install Windows 7 RC x86 several times. Every time I tried to do it, my computer froze at the very beginning of the process, still running from the DVD like here: Link Removed The moment of freezing is the same, however the stop errors (BSODs) are not. I get IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL...- freespeech
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- ahci asus athlon bsod clean install dual boot error codes file copy freezes installation legacy support memory issues memory test nforce safe mode sata controller system crash toledo troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
I came across these updated drivers if anyone is interested. They have support for Windows 7 RC. Supports SATA RAID 5/10 on specific desktop platforms, SATA RAID 0/1, AHCI, and matrix RAID on specific desktop and mobile platforms- loathe
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- ahci drivers intel matrix raid sata storage update windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Anyone with P5K-SE complete installation ??
i got a problem with blank screen during "Completing Installation" and after "Windows is starting" after boot. so i tried many solution such as : 1.got the other build ( I tried 7100 , 7264 ) 2.burn new dvds with low speed ( I tried 2 times of build 7264 ) 3.Change DVI port to D-sub port...- abnolzmic
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- ahci asus bios blank screen compatibility drivers feedback geforce help installation low resolution monitor issues nvidia p5k pc build safe mode troubleshooting upgrade user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation