About this tag
The disk selection tag on WindowsForum.com covers issues where a hard drive or SSD does not appear in the Windows installation disk selection screen. Common problems include drives not showing up during clean installs of Windows 7 or later, even when the BIOS detects the drive. Troubleshooting often involves checking RAID settings, driver availability, and BIOS configuration to make the drive selectable for installation.
  1. hmdn46

    I cant find my ssd

    I'm trying to do a windows clean install but my hard drive is not showing up in the disk selection part. All I see is the installation usb. Does anyone know how to fix this
    • hmdn46
    • Thread
    • clean install disk selection hard drive troubleshooting usb installation windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. tremblinglight

    Windows 7 Trying to install Windows 7 on a New Hard Drive and Intel Bad Axe 2 Motherboard...

    Hi, guys. I am trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on a computer with an Intel Bad Axe 2 motherboard and brand new, never used Western Digital 2TB (WD20EARS) hard drive. Problem is, I am getting a ton of errors; when I set the hard drive up with RAID I get array errors (and I will be...
    • tremblinglight
    • Thread
    • 2tb bios compatibility disk selection driver issues error format issues hard drive installation intel legacy hardware motherboard raid recovery storage tech support troubleshooting ultimate western digital windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support