- Apr 26, 2014
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A few months ago I purchased a pre-built computer, which I had never done before, but I needed a functioning computer fast. It runs Windows 8.1, because there were none for sale with Windows 7. From my last computer, I was able to salvage a fairly large hard drive which I had formatted to run Linux, after Windows 7 stopped working. Both hard drives are SATA.
Now, I am finding that some of the games I had been playing on the old computer are not working properly on Windows 8, so I want to put the old drive into the new computer to run Windows 7. I have reformatted it to NTFS, but since I am running Windows 8 (and already have programs and whatnot stored here that I don't really want to overwrite) I cannot install Windows 7. I have tried unplugging the Windows 8 volume and just booting from the Windows installation disc, but that gets a screen that reads "Error: No such partition. Grub rescue>". When I look at the new drive in the computer management window, it is listed as Volume F, Layout simple, Type basic, File system NTFS, Status healthy (primary partition), 100% free. Is there another way I should format it, or files I should put on it? Is there another way this can be done?
Please let me know if you need more information.
Now, I am finding that some of the games I had been playing on the old computer are not working properly on Windows 8, so I want to put the old drive into the new computer to run Windows 7. I have reformatted it to NTFS, but since I am running Windows 8 (and already have programs and whatnot stored here that I don't really want to overwrite) I cannot install Windows 7. I have tried unplugging the Windows 8 volume and just booting from the Windows installation disc, but that gets a screen that reads "Error: No such partition. Grub rescue>". When I look at the new drive in the computer management window, it is listed as Volume F, Layout simple, Type basic, File system NTFS, Status healthy (primary partition), 100% free. Is there another way I should format it, or files I should put on it? Is there another way this can be done?
Please let me know if you need more information.
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