I am currently running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit and recently bought Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I was going to perform a clean install of 64bit Home Premium but when selecting a drive to install it on, it told me that the OS couldn't install on an MBR drive and must be it GPT
I've tried converting my hard drive to GPT through:
Control Panel (icons) > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management
Although when I right-Clicked on my drive, "Convert to GPT" was greyed out. I'm not concerned about data loss as this ia a new, relatively empty, but I'm worried about rendering my Hard Drive unusable if I use a program like Partition Wizard to force the conversion to GPT. Is there any way I can safely convert my MBR Hard Drive to GPT?
Is it because I have only one Hard Drive?
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 4930K Hexa-Core 3.4GHz
Mobo: MIS X79A-GD45 (MS-7735)
Memory: Corsair 8GB DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX760
Hard Drive: 1TB (single Hard Drive)
Is my motherboard able to support GPT? Do I need another Hard Drive?
Thanks in advance!
I've tried converting my hard drive to GPT through:
Control Panel (icons) > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management
Although when I right-Clicked on my drive, "Convert to GPT" was greyed out. I'm not concerned about data loss as this ia a new, relatively empty, but I'm worried about rendering my Hard Drive unusable if I use a program like Partition Wizard to force the conversion to GPT. Is there any way I can safely convert my MBR Hard Drive to GPT?
Is it because I have only one Hard Drive?
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 4930K Hexa-Core 3.4GHz
Mobo: MIS X79A-GD45 (MS-7735)
Memory: Corsair 8GB DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX760
Hard Drive: 1TB (single Hard Drive)
Is my motherboard able to support GPT? Do I need another Hard Drive?
Thanks in advance!