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  1. john3347

    Windows 7 One more DVD won't work

    I see numerous CD/DVD threads here and mine is similar but somewhat different from any of the others, so I will start an additional thread. I have a home built computer with a Biostar 945GZ Micro 775 Motherboard (Intel 945GZ an ICH7/R chipset), Pentium D 830 3GHz Processor, 2 GB ram, 250 GB...
    • john3347
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    • bios settings cable select cd/dvd issues computer hardware drive letters drive recognition dvd drives fresh install hard drive home built hp dvd-rw ide drives lite-on dvd-rom motherboard pentium d ram registry tweaks sata troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  2. G

    Windows 7 Told windows my second drive is CDFS its not.

    I wanted to make Windows 7 recognize my second hard drive. Following online instructions I went to control panel --> computer management --> storage. when the window opened it asked me what filetype the drive is. I accdentally/stupidly clicked CDFS. now storage manager sees the disk, but...
    • GRY086
    • Thread
    • access problem cdfs computer management data recovery disk formatting disk management drive recognition file system file type hard drive recovery replugging second drive storage issues troubleshooting unallocated drive user guidance windows 7 windows troubleshooting
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  3. B

    Windows 7 Dell Latitude E5400 DVD drive not working after Win7 upgrade

    So I've been running Vista Business until today. My dvd drive has worked fine until I finished the Win7 Pro (32 bit) installation, and now my dvd drive is not listed in "my computer" or "device manager" at all. I installed windows 7, so of course it works outside of windows...and I can still...
    • benjaminsmurray
    • Thread
    • 32 bit bios dell device manager drive recognition dvd drive eject button firmware hardware issue installation latitude e5400 not detected plds software conflict support troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. B

    Windows 7 Windows 7 not seeing hard drives or partitions

    So here's the situation: I have a 300GB IDE drive partitioned into three parts, and a new Western Digital 1 TB drive I just bought, along with a 500gb, and an 80 gb for my OS. Windows 7 recognized all of the drives, and all three partitions when I installed it, but after the installation was...
    • blizzardwolf
    • Thread
    • 64 bit access problem bios computer hardware data recovery disk management drive recognition file system hard drives ide drive installation my computer operating system partitions storage issues troubleshooting western digital windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  5. T

    Windows 7 Dual Boot Problem w/ Win7 & Multiple HDs

    I've spent quite a few days trying to install Win 7 in a dual boot enviroment with an existing Vista operating system. Vista came pre-installed on a large SATA HD that I reconfigured into 2 partitions (Vista on the 1st). Unfortunately, the OEM cabled the drive to one of the middle sequenced of 6...
    • taoistguy
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    • bcd editor bios settings boot loader boot management computer configuration drive recognition dual boot hard drive hardware setup installation motherboard multi-boot operating system partitioning sata system configuration tech troubleshooting windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  6. R

    Windows 7 Dual Boot Vista 64 / Win 7 64 - 0xc000000D on win7 boot

    I've been going at this all day searching, trial and error, and it's all very frustrating at this point. I wanted to try Windows 7 since it has been released in the RC status (because I had aquaintances try 7000 beta, and no one liked it). So I want to have it on my machine to tinker with and...
    • RyanEricW
    • Thread
    • bcdedit beta testing boot loader boot manager command prompt corrupt file disk partition drive recognition dual boot error 0xc000000d installation issue logical partition rc status sata drive system32 technical support troubleshooting windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  7. S

    Windows 7 Win 7 not recognizing SATA drive when XP does on same PC

    I have XP Pro (32bit) on my C partition (Disk 1), Win 7 32 bit on my F partition (Disk 2) , both are SCSI drives. I also have two WD sata drives 120gb and 640gb. XP recognizes all drives, win7 does not recognize the 640gb hard drive. Suggestions please (in addition to uninstall Win 7...
    • SSR
    • Thread
    • drive recognition dual boot hard drives sata drives scsi drives storage issues troubleshooting wd drives windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. Q

    Windows 7 how to undo?

    i installed windows 7 in my computer with little problems that i have solved. the problem is that i have a external hd and it was showing up in device manager but not in my computer. after triying the drivers that came with the enclosure still wont show up in my computer.after triying for a...
    • quilla333
    • Thread
    • computer help device manager disk drives drive recognition drivers external drive storage issues troubleshooting usb controllers windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  9. kevin from Chi-town

    Windows 7 SATA help pls...

    I have HDD installed on slot SATA_0, and stat disk drive installed on SATA_1. Bios doesn't recognize HDD, but it will allow me to install an OS. I'd like to see the HDD in BIOS....any thoughts. i've alreay moved them to SATA_1 & SATA_2 with same result
    • kevin from Chi-town
    • Thread
    • bios disk drive drive recognition hardware issues hdd installation os boot sata storage troubleshooting
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  10. K

    Windows 7 Does Not See My DVD Drive

    does not see my dvd drive any chance of telling me how to fix this as i use it alot ? thanks
    • kerr123
    • Thread
    • device manager drive recognition drivers dvd drive hardware issue not detected optical drive system settings troubleshooting windows fix
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  11. V

    Windows 7 Virtual Hard Drive

    I have setup a Ramdisk with Virtual Hard Drive Pro and would like to install Windows 7 there, but when I run the installer it does not recognize the drive. Can someone help? Thanks.
    • victord66
    • Thread
    • drive recognition installation installer ramdisk setup tech support virtual hard drive windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Virtualization
  12. H

    Windows 7 Not recognizing/seeing one of my partitions....

    Hi there, I'm using Build 7000 of the Windows 7 beta... I had Vista as my main operating system... my HDD was already split into 2 partitions (plus I had a separate physical drive, for 3 drives total)... I installed Windows 7 on the other partition of my main drive (dual boot). Everything...
    • Holmes108
    • Thread
    • beta version disk manager drive recognition dual boot hardware issues hdd partitions vista volume management windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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