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Discussions tagged with sata drive cover a range of Windows installation and hardware troubleshooting scenarios. Users report issues such as Windows 7 or 10 failing to detect the hard drive during setup, often requiring SATA drivers to be loaded. Others describe boot loops and BSOD errors on systems with SATA drives, or problems with SATA drives not being recognized in BIOS. The tag also appears in contexts like Hyper-V home labs, where users consider using direct-attached SATA drives versus USB datastores, and in shared drive configurations where an internal SATA drive behaves differently from an external USB drive. Common themes include driver integration for older Windows versions, hardware compatibility, and storage setup for virtualization.
  1. M

    Hyper-V USB Datastore

    Hi all. With the VMware broadcom pricing issue and them doubling the costs overnight we are starting to look at Hyper V. I have been a VMware guy for over 10 years and while i have worked with Hyper V some small details escape me. I need to get up to speed again. I am looking at setting up...
    • McFarTech
    • Thread
    • broadcom enterprise solutions hyper-v infrastructure lab setup labs learning pricing sata drive storage technology usb datastore virtual machine virtualization vm management vmware
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Virtualization
  2. ShakyJakey

    Windows 10 Windows 10 boot loop & unable to boot from disc/USB

    IRQL Not less or equal, System Thread Exception Not Handled, Stop Code: Page Fault, Stop Code: Memory Management, and quite a few others. After about 2 weeks of no problems running Windows 10 Enterprise v20H2 b19042.330, and having all updates disabled, including BITS. On mid execution of a...
    • ShakyJakey
    • Thread
    • bios update boot loop bsod bsod loop diagnostics error codes graphics card hard drive hardware issues motherboard pc build power supply ram sata drive system error system repair tech support troubleshooting windows 10 windows installation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. A

    Windows XP Nightmare making XP custom install disc

    Hi, I previously used Nlite to make a custom xp install with the sp3 slipstream feature, it also let me install drivers for the sata drive. Upon installation I had a variety of issues like missing files. Anyway today I wanted to just make a original xp disc using the driver packs software...
  4. N

    Windows 10 each window opens & blinks out

    W10 working OK except each page I open it blinks out & returns. Anybody knows the reason & cure? Home made CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W 2.4GHz, OCZ Vendetta Cpu Cooler, 2x2GB, 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 800 (400mhz) PC2-6400, EVGA GeForce 6600 GTX, HD sata1 TB, Corsair TX750M Psu, X45, W10 pro...
    • nichos
    • Thread
    • 1tb storage blinking cooling corsair evga geforce hardware page issues q6600 ram upgrade sata drive troubleshooting windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. cookietran

    Windows 10 Error installing Win when not recognizing the hard drive

    I'm not see a list of hard drives and partitions to choose from. This error usually occurs when installing Windows 7 or a standard NVME hard drive. The reason is that Windows 7 was born quite a long time, while some new machines need newer SATA drivers. What can I do?
    • cookietran
    • Thread
    • error hard drive installation nvme partition sata drive system compatibility troubleshooting upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. B

    Windows 7 Installing Windows 7 on Dell Inspiron 17-7778 Laptop

    Guys, I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron 17-7778 that currently has Windows 10 installed. This laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive and it only has (2) USB ports. I'm having trouble getting Windows 7 intalled, here are the things I have done to boot to CD or USB 1. Disabled...
    • BoKnows04
    • Thread
    • boot order bootable usb compatibility dell driver issues dvd drive error message format drive hard drive installation laptop legacy bios media player sata drive secure boot tech support troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  7. K

    Windows 10 Shared drive pops up an Explorer window every 20 minutes

    I shared two drives on my PC so I could play my media on my Raspberry Pi KODI box and one drive opens an Explorer window every 20 minutes on my PC. One drive I shared was F: which is a partition on an internal SATA drive, it never opens a window. The other was J: an external USB drive. The...
    • KhunMooCurt
    • Thread
    • bug report configuration drive configuration drive management explorer window external drive file explorer file sharing kodi partition pc performance raspberry pi sata drive shared drives streaming tech support troubleshooting usb user interface windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. nichosi

    Windows 10 how to regain control of both screens

    After changing the video card the second monitor does not show up in screen resolution & both screens show the same thing. How do I get the screen resolution to show both screens like before so that I can select what shows up in the second screen. Home build, Asus P5K Premium WiFi,Intel, CPU...
    • nichosi
    • Thread
    • asus p5k configuration corsair display settings evga graphics card hardware home built intel monitor setup multi-monitor overclocking pc components pc performance resolution sata drive tech support troubleshooting windows 8.1
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  9. J

    Windows 10 Windows 10 keep crashing when i shut down or restart my laptop

    Hi, i am using a windows 10 laptop, i had recently been messing around with different sata drivers for my series 7 hard drive controller, i dont know if its linked but my laptop recently has been crashing anytime i restart or shut down the laptop, it will go to a sort of bsod screen which looks...
  10. N

    Windows 7 SSD Free Space Issue

    I have Win 7 Pro 64bit installed on a SSD 250GB along with my Programs and Data on a second SATA Hard Drive. Recently when I looked at my C: SSD from My Computer, I noticed the Used Space Bar was Red and I only had a small value of Free Space left (13GB). I used CCleaner to clean up Temporary...
    • Nasho23
    • Thread
    • archiving ccleaner cleansing compression data management disk space file system free space hard drive performance recycle bin sata drive ssd storage issues temporary files troubleshooting upgrade user experience windows 7 windows tools
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. William B

    UltimateBootCD (V5.3.5 )

    William B submitted a new resource: UltimateBoodCD - The diagnostic/make-ready/fix it "Do-it-All" toolkit for serious technicians Read more about this resource...
    • William B
    • Thread
    • cloning data management data recovery diagnostics dod standards file repair hard drive partition management power delivery resources sata drive software temperature monitoring toolkit tools ultimate boot cd v5.3.5 windows repair windows tools wipe drive
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Software Updates
  12. NightEagle

    Windows 7 Changing Default Media folders

    I have a Compaq Presario SR1819UK Desktop PC with 2 Sata hard drives installed. One is a 80GB Maxtor drive (Windows and Applications) and a 1TB WD Green Drive (File Storage). Because the OS is installed on a small hard drive, I want to put all my files on the 1TB drive. That means, that I want...
    • NightEagle
    • Thread
    • change location compaq data management default folder desktop document management download file management hard drive library folders music operating system pictures sata drive storage user files video windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  13. NightEagle

    Transferring OS from old HDD to new HDD

    I was wondering something... I have bought a new 1TB SATA hard drive to use in my desktop computer and to replace my old 80GB IDE hard drive currently sitting in there now. I have not long reinstalled Windows on it and installed all the updates. When the new hard drive comes, I want to be able...
    • NightEagle
    • Thread
    • backup computer help data transfer desktop disk cloning file transfer guidance hard drive hdd upgrade ide drive migration migration tools os transfer sata drive storage tech support tutorial windows installation windows update
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General Computing
  14. Jragon

    Windows 8 Booting Issues with Lenovo Y50-70: Black Screen and Recovery Menu Solution

    My computer is a Lenovo Y50-70 and if I press the power button to start up I get a black screen with a blinking underline character in the upper left hand corner, I don't seem to be able to type or do anything from this screen. If I start up using the Lenovo one key recovery key I can open up a...
    • Jragon
    • Thread
    • black screen boot issues boot manager boot menu boot options bootloader cache computer boot computer issues hardware issues lenovo os issues power button recovery key sata drive startup tech support troubleshooting windows y50-70
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  15. N

    Windows 8.1 IE security alert

    Hi, suddenly the attached popup pops every time I click on the mouse in IE on any site. I formatted C:\ recently & installed win8 pro with my DVD & upgraded to w8.1pro online. Can you help please ............thanx ........nick PS. sorry for 2 fotos, cannot delete one. Home build, Asus P5K...
    • nichos
    • Thread
    • asus p5k ddr2 evga geforce formatting hardware installation internet explorer pc build popup power supply quad core sata drive security alert software issues troubleshooting upgrade user support windows 8 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Security
  16. W

    Windows 8 Windows 8 Boot Problem

    I have three internal and one external hard disks in my Dell Studio XPS 435T/9000 running Windows 8.1,. No problems until yesterday when I had to reboot the system. I received a message that the machine cannot find the operating system. I disconnected one drive at time and the problem was caused...
    • wwstachel
    • Thread
    • bios boot issues computer issues dell studio disk check hard drive operating system sata drive troubleshooting windows 8
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  17. Sp34k

    Windows 7 External drive deletes files randomly

    Dear everyone, I've tried to explain my problem as good as I could, please do not be afraid of asking for more informations :) I hope you guys can somehow help me out. TLDR My external harddrive randomly removes files after installing new motherboard + processor. Some of the files can be...
    • Sp34k
    • Thread
    • data integrity data loss disk management disk space easeus error checking external drive file recovery file system file types hard drive hardware upgrade hidden files motherboard processor recycle bin sata drive system issues troubleshooting windows installation
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  18. K

    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Clean Installation Boot Problem

    Hello, I am facing a very strange issue. I recently upgraded my Desktop PC with a Gigabyte H97M-D3H motherboard and an Intel Core i5-4590 Processor and a Kingsdom 120 gb SSd. Then I installed Windows 8.1 x64 Pro at my SSD Drive (IDE mode) and after the successful installation when I turn on the...
    • Konstantinos Moiraliotis
    • Thread
    • bios settings boot issues desktop gigabyte ide mode installation intel loading time logon motherboard operating system performance restart sata drive ssd system performance troubleshooting upgrade user support windows 8.1
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  19. 1

    Windows 7 Boot Issues on Windows 7: SATA Drives Not Found Prompting F1 Setup

    I have this with my win 7 machine. Ione of my computers stops as it's being started. as it is coming up, in the upper right of the screen is: F1 setup...
    • 12Strings
    • Thread
    • boot error message f12 key missing drive refurbished sata drive setup menu startup issues troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  20. B

    Windows 7 Windows 7 install

    Hi. I have new comp with wind 8.1 installed on 500gb sata drive. I now want to install a second drive and install wind 7 onto it. After fitting new drive will I be given option to load wind 7 to this drive on booting up wind 7 disc or is there anything I should look to do when installing. My...
    • beejay
    • Thread
    • boot options computer setup dual boot hard drive installation operating system sata drive tech support windows 7 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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