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| Thread ID: 135023 | 2013-09-15 01:21:00 | External HDD | Oranebeast (16810) | Press F1 |
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| 1353600 | 2013-09-15 03:49:00 | If you want to try and see if Win7 will install on the external, change the bootdisk in the BIOS to cd. Put the dvd in. Save settings.Reboot, press a key when it tells you to then wait for the Win7 setup to come up | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1353601 | 2013-09-15 04:16:00 | They were both the same sata type (although i don't know what it is) and my hdd can't be incompatible as it was the factor hdd and there is no switch | Oranebeast (16810) | ||
| 1353602 | 2013-09-15 06:22:00 | Doesn't matter what you do with the BIOS, by default a Windows 7 install WONT boot from a USB drive. Microsoft designed it that way. And theres some forums that say its in the licence agreement you are not allowed. (sidetracking) Windows 8 Enterprise has a Boot To go feature which will. Back on topic - you can get it to boot though ;) go to here (www.eightforums.com) Post 142 is a link, run that on the system you want to boot from, it does have the option to select a different drive as well, then put the HDD into a external case, plug in the USB and it boots, just tried it on a desktop PC and it worked nicely, somewhat slow as its USB, but still worked. Just a warning about the link, some antivirus Software will say its a infection, its not the actual exe its the crap advertising on their site. |
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| 1353603 | 2013-09-15 06:32:00 | It maybe the mobo thats stuffed, or it maybe the hdd's you replaced it with. Altho it maybe a BIOS prob too depending on what the current BIOS supports. And the sizes of the hdd's you tried to connect to the SATA connector (thats if the mobo / port SATA connector isnt stuffed) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1353604 | 2013-09-15 07:00:00 | Yo Speedy, did you read the posts above : my hdd can't be incompatible as it was the factor hdd and there is no switch Its the original HDD. AND W7 cant boot by default from USB, its designed that way. Post above I linked a possible fix, worked here on a desktop PC. PS: it was W7 Home Pre I "played with" |
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