After Install starts you get copying tempory files - setup is starting then the following message is returned.
Windows could not retrieve information about the disks on this computer
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Jump to PostIt means it cant find your hard disk. If its a SATA disk (especially one via an add in controller card) then you will need a driver disk.
Jump to Postwin7 shouldn't have problem finding a sata drive , should it !
Server 2008 R2 (Windows 7 based) still doesnt have drivers for my 9 year old fibre-channel adapter, so its within the realms of possibility that it lacks his SATA driver...
Jump to PostServer 2008 R2 (Windows 7 based) still doesnt have drivers for my 9 year old fibre-channel adapter, so its within the realms of possibility that it lacks his SATA driver...
correct ,it is for sure
Jump to PostThere is a program that checks your hardware for Windows 7 compatibility. You could run it to find out if your computer can run that operating system. No point wasting your time and money attempting to install Windows 7 on hardware that it will not support.
Jump to PostYou have to do a clean install i think.
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