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Unable to install SSD on Win7 x64 system

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by Tedster, Feb 24, 2013.

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  1. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,917   +119

    Put the drive in a working XP/Vista/7 system and open Disk Management. If you right click on where it says Disk # there will be an option to convert to MBR or GPT, you can only do this afaik if it isn't partitioned at that point.
    SNGX1275, Feb 26, 2013
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  2. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    Right now I have the drive working as a secondary drive. I've given up on trying to install an OS on it. total waste of money. I did request tech help from gigabyte on this to see if it was a mobo issue.
    Tedster, Feb 26, 2013
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  3. misor TechSpot Booster Posts: 373   +48

    misor, Feb 26, 2013
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  4. Darth Shiv TechSpot Maniac Posts: 732   +73

    What is the error?

    I *extremely highly doubt* the SSD is unable to be formatted to be used in Win7. There is some sort of prereq/setup issue with your hardware that is going wrong imho.
    Darth Shiv, Feb 26, 2013
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  5. BMfan TechSpot Guru Posts: 386   +10

    Have you tried deleting the drive in Disk Management before installing the OS?
    Have you tried pre loading the AMD ACHI driver?
    BMfan, Feb 27, 2013
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  6. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,917   +119

    ^ You can't delete the drive in Disk Management. You can remove the partitions and switch between MBR and GPT like I mentioned above though.
    SNGX1275, Feb 27, 2013
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  7. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    This was the answer I got from gigabyte - it's a mobo issue:

    Please use the attached driver and follow procedure below:
    1) Extract driver to a folder on USB flash drive. Make sure SSD hard drive connect to SATA port 0, SATA DVD drive connect to SATA port 5 ( refer to mother board manual page 7 diagram to locate SATA ports ).
    2) Reset bios to load fail-safe defaults and load optimized defaults, change on chip SATA type to AHCI mode under integrated peripherals in bios, change first boot device from floppy to CDrom, insert Win7 installation disk, save setup exit.
    3) System will restart, when message show boot from CD/DVD press any key, at this point press enter key, Win7 setup screen will show.
    4) When reach the point Win7 ask for install driver, browse to the folder on USB flash drive which has the extracted SATA driver install it, Win7 will recognize SATA drive and continue to complete installation.

    Best regards,

    Gigabyte technical support team.
    Tedster, Feb 27, 2013
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  8. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,634   +389

    Ouch, what a headache!!!

    It's been a long time, since I've had to do things that way.
    cliffordcooley, Feb 27, 2013
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  9. stonarda TechSpot Member Posts: 97   +11

    Have you tried installing windows on teh drive using a different computer? Maybe borrow a friends (if he'she will let you) with a SataIII 6GB/s support, remove their drives and install windows 7 64-bit freshly on the SSD. Then whe you are done, try transfering teh drive to your original PC and proceed with driver isntallations/etc...
    stonarda, Feb 27, 2013
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  10. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    Ok, I've tried to use the drivers that Gigabyte sent, but win 7 said they are not compatible. I have forced loaded them. Now I get error code 0x80070057 when I try to install onto the formatted partition.

    @stonarda - I don't have an alternate computer. My laptop is critical so I dare not dork with it. This SSD is going in my desktop. I don't really know anyone either as I have just moved.
    Tedster, Feb 27, 2013
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  11. Darth Shiv TechSpot Maniac Posts: 732   +73

    Standard SATA AHCI installation process. I'm surprised you have an issue with the SATA driver. Personally I get the latest F6 SATA drivers directly from the chipset manufacturer. I.e. AMD in your case but the Gigabyte one should be fine.

    See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2476568
    Darth Shiv, Feb 28, 2013
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  12. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    Sata driver given was no good.
    Tedster, Feb 28, 2013
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  13. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    Gigabyte resent the same driver as before. Windows 7 does not recognize it as valid, but will load it. Drive formats, but win 7 will not install.
    Tedster, Mar 10, 2013
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