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Hello,

I sincerely apologize if this has been covered already, but I have yet to find a scrap of info that has helped thus far.

I'm building my first pc and I'm getting blocked right at the gate. I have a 64bit Windows 7 installation disk (home version, "for system builders"). This is a fresh installation, I don't have any other OSs for this build so my options are limited.

It starts out fine, but when I get to the point where I am to pick a hard drive to install to, it won't accept anything. It will allow me to delete partitions but clicking on "New" or "Format" (under the advanced options) makes it think for a few seconds, then just stop like nothing happened.

I have tried formatting it through gparted, but no matter what I do it complains that the drive has been formatted with in GPT, even when the drive is completely clean and unformatted.

I'm using a Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1tb hard drive
on the MSI P67A-GD65 mobo
with intel i7 2600k.

Any help, links, or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

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Any help, links, or ideas would be greatly appreciated!


You might try formatting the hard drive using a Windows XP installation CD. After the hard drive has been properly formatted, try booting to the Windows 7 installation disk and installing.
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There was an earlier issue with Windows 7 not recognizing a NEW SATA hard drive properly which caused installation problems. I solved the problem of not being able to format and install Win 7 by using an XP installation CD to format the NEW hard drive. Good from that point on.

ZedSpot said:
Hello,

I sincerely apologize if this has been covered already, but I have yet to find a scrap of info that has helped thus far.

I'm building my first pc and I'm getting blocked right at the gate. I have a 64bit Windows 7 installation disk (home version, "for system builders"). This is a fresh installation, I don't have any other OSs for this build so my options are limited.

It starts out fine, but when I get to the point where I am to pick a hard drive to install to, it won't accept anything. It will allow me to delete partitions but clicking on "New" or "Format" (under the advanced options) makes it think for a few seconds, then just stop like nothing happened.

I have tried formatting it through gparted, but no matter what I do it complains that the drive has been formatted with in GPT, even when the drive is completely clean and unformatted.

I'm using a Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1tb hard drive
on the MSI P67A-GD65 mobo
with intel i7 2600k.

Any help, links, or ideas would be greatly appreciated!


If hard disk is previously used-will have an MBR partition

Win 7 seems to use GPT hard disk

So go to Advanced-remove all partitions-format
then Win 7 will install

On Asuis P8H67 would not boot from IDE DVD Rom-got infathomable "multiple boot images found
type key to proceed: absolute STOP!!!

had to use sata dvd rom-then ok
had
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On Asus P8H67-altho it would boot from OEM Win XP, could not get clean boot to DVD from IDE DVD rom

got
"multiple boot imagers
enter "key" to select,,,

Best to beg, borrow, steal or even buy a SATA dvd drive, set this new DVD drive as 1st priority in sata config of EFI bios

then boot from this new drive


If get "driver not found-buy a sata drive

If Hd was gpt protected, remove gpt protection in a Win XP machine first, set active and format

Then, and only then, could I get a clean install

Win 7 usually uses a MBR hard disk-but can be forced to use a gpt hard disk...
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