Hey guys,
So I've been spending tons of hours on this issue, nothing has been able to give me an exact result and I don't have a ton more time to spend on this issue. I have a Lenovo Y580 with a 64gb SSD and a 750gb HDD. Currently, I have Ubuntu installed on the HDD and nothing on the SSD. All of my user files on both Ubuntu and Windows 7 and Lenovo drivers have been backed up, so I don't need to worry about that.
My end goal is to be able to dual boot from the SSD, and have my Windows 7 and Ubuntu OS files located there and also some of the most used programs (Office). My HDD will hold all of my user data files, programs, etc.
Currently, I have 4 partitions showing up in gparted.
1. /dev/sda (59.63 gb)
- unallocated
2. /dev/sdb (698.64 gb)
- /sdb1: fat32, 487mb, msftdata
3. - /sdb2: ext4, 667.53 gb,
4. - /sdb3: linux-swap, 7.90 gb
However, sda doesn't show up anywhere outside of Ubuntu, i.e. in the BIOS settings or boot selection menu before loading the OS.
I'm trying to install windows 7 straight to the SSD, and then install Ubuntu after that. However the Windows 7 installer gives me an error when I try to install in that location.
So my question is, what do I need to do to prepare my SSD for it to be accessible by the Windows 7 installer? Is the problem in the partitioning of the drive, or does it not have the proper drivers to access it? I don't want to spend anymore time fuddling around until I have a clearer picture of what is actually going on with the dual-boot setup.
Any information you can give me regarding my situation will be much appreciated, thank you.
So I've been spending tons of hours on this issue, nothing has been able to give me an exact result and I don't have a ton more time to spend on this issue. I have a Lenovo Y580 with a 64gb SSD and a 750gb HDD. Currently, I have Ubuntu installed on the HDD and nothing on the SSD. All of my user files on both Ubuntu and Windows 7 and Lenovo drivers have been backed up, so I don't need to worry about that.
My end goal is to be able to dual boot from the SSD, and have my Windows 7 and Ubuntu OS files located there and also some of the most used programs (Office). My HDD will hold all of my user data files, programs, etc.
Currently, I have 4 partitions showing up in gparted.
1. /dev/sda (59.63 gb)
- unallocated
2. /dev/sdb (698.64 gb)
- /sdb1: fat32, 487mb, msftdata
3. - /sdb2: ext4, 667.53 gb,
4. - /sdb3: linux-swap, 7.90 gb
However, sda doesn't show up anywhere outside of Ubuntu, i.e. in the BIOS settings or boot selection menu before loading the OS.
I'm trying to install windows 7 straight to the SSD, and then install Ubuntu after that. However the Windows 7 installer gives me an error when I try to install in that location.
So my question is, what do I need to do to prepare my SSD for it to be accessible by the Windows 7 installer? Is the problem in the partitioning of the drive, or does it not have the proper drivers to access it? I don't want to spend anymore time fuddling around until I have a clearer picture of what is actually going on with the dual-boot setup.
Any information you can give me regarding my situation will be much appreciated, thank you.
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