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    Windows 10 Problem installing to a GPT partition

    I'm trying to install win10 to a new SSD on an intel NUC5i5RYK. I created a GPT partition table containing two equal size partitions using GPARTED (Knoppix). Then I booted to a win10 install DVD (usb device) using the default bios settings. Windows setup shows the two primary partitions...
    • pmennen
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    • bios boot drive configuration disk setup drive 0 error message gparted gpt installation intel nuc legacy mode mbr partition partition tables ssd tech support troubleshooting uefi user guide windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    windows disk mirroring repair corrupted data

    LS, In a pre ReFS era, is it possible to somehow run a process(can be 3rd party software) that scans all disks (minimum of 3) in a mirror setup. If all but 1 disk have the same data then repair that 1 bad data to be similar to the others. If more than 1 disk report some different data then...
    • Diversity
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    • automatic repair backup data consistency data corruption data integrity data repair disk scan disk setup file check file management file recovery manual intervention mirror setup mirrored drives raid refs storage third-party tools windows filesystem
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums

  3. Windows 10 Won't install from supplied USB Drive

    As a Newbie here I am not sure if I posted this on the wrong section so please forgive the duplication. I purchased from Amazon Win10 Pro on a USB Datastick. My current set-up is as follows. Toshiba Satellite S50T A117 Laptop running Windows 8.1 which works properly. ùP is i7 2.4Ghz Ram...
    • Steve Foley
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    • amazon bios computer setup datastick disk setup error message eula hardware compatibility installation installation issues laptop product code software issues tech support toshiba troubleshooting upgrade usb windows 10 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Optimal Partition Size for Windows 7 and Virtual XP on 1TB Hard Drive

    I have a new Lenovo computer with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. I'm going to partition it into drives C, D, E and F. It has a 1 Terabyte hard drive (actually 918 GB) I need to allow sufficient space in the C partition for the W7P operating system PLUS Virtual XP, which I plan to install...
    • Jerome100
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    • c drive computer setup d drive disk setup drive configuration e drive f drive hard drive lenovo operating system partition space allocation storage tech support virtual xp windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 RAID 5 on Win 7 - worked fine but suddenly wouldn't boot

    Hi! I've got a ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 card and a fresh install of Win 7. I've got four 1Tb disks, one with the OS-install and three disks set to RAID 5. I just set BIOS to "use SATA disks as RAID", installed Win 7 on the first disk and then used the software that comes with the motherboard (Ctrl+I...
    • CJD
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    • asus bios boot issues clean install computer setup data recovery disk management disk setup error recovery error search motherboard operating system p6t deluxe raid sata storage configuration troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 boot install freezes on background...help?

    Hi, I'm a noob to these forums so many apologies if this has been answered before, but I have a problem. Currently I have XP and want to do clean install of 7. I have two HDDs, one 500gb and one 200gb. The 500 is divided into C:, E: and F: drives, but C only has 25 gb so I want to completely...
    • ruisleipa
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    • boot issues clean install disk setup freezing hard drive installation repartitioning troubleshooting windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Soft RAID 5 Setup Issues on Windows 7 RC

    All, Im trying to setup a Soft RAID 5 on my Win7RC install. Disk Manager hates me, it takes forever to connect to the Virtual Disk Service, and then it sits there and never loads the disk information. When and if it ever loads I cannot create a RAID 5 set even though I have upgraded by 3 500...
    • rejection_man
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    • disk management disk setup dynamic disk raid storage issues system reserved troubleshooting virtual disk service windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 NTFS partition not recognized

    I have got Ubuntu installed on Disk 0, XP (C:) on 80GB partition, DATA (F:) on 287GB and new WIN7 (E:) 97GB partition (all NTFS) on Disk 1 and I'm trying to install Windows 7 RC in this new WIN7 partition restarted PC with Win 7 DVD followed instructions on Install Windows page...
    • Lawrence_P
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    • boot issues compatibility custom install data partition disk management disk setup dual boot error installation linux compatibility ntfs partition setup log storage system partition troubleshooting ubuntu upgrade windows 7 windows installation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation

  9. Windows 7 Partition of only one drive in windows vista

    Hi, I have only one drive C:\ in windows vista and i want to do partition of it so i can put my data in different drives. How i can do partition of C:\ into different drives. Please help... I will be really thankful to you guys in this regards,
    • shsh_shah
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    • c drive data management disk management disk setup file system hard drive ntfs partition storage windows vista
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Software