How to install Win 7 on second HDD

hitech0101

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I recently added a 1 tb seagate drive to my system i was planning to install win7 on it currently i am running xp when i try to install win7 on the partition of the 1 tb drive it gives a message cannot install on dynamic drive.But it doesn't give the same message for any partition on the old drive.So how to install it on the 1tb drive?
 
You need to convert the disc from Dynamic to Basic.

How to Convert a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk
To change a dynamic disk back to a basic disk:
Back up all the data on all the volumes on the disk you want to convert to a basic disk.
Log on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
In the left pane, click Disk Management.
Right-click a volume on the dynamic disk that you want to change to a basic disk, and then click Delete Volume.
Click Yes when you are prompted to delete the volume.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each volume on the dynamic disk.
After you have deleted all the volumes on the dynamic disk, right-click the dynamic disk that you want to change to a basic disk, and then click Convert to Basic Disk.

NOTE:You must right-click the gray area that contains the disk title on the left side of the Details pane. For example, right-click Disk 1.
 
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