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| 1427596 | 2016-10-18 00:25:00 | The hard drive on one of laptops died and I have not been able to revive it. So have purchased a new HD as a replacement. How do I go about getting Win10 installed on to an empty HD ? I have never done a new replacement HD before so tips etc appreciated |
Swampy (2426) | ||
| 1427597 | 2016-10-18 00:37:00 | First put the New Empty HDD in the laptop. Assuming you had W10 on this before, download the ISO from www.microsoft.com Using the Media creation Tool, select make an ISO, create a DVD or USB drive (USB requires a program like https://rufus.akeo.ie/ Boot from the media once created, when you get to the part asking for the product key, select I don't have a product key. If asked to install what version, make sure you select the one you had previously, Home OR Pro. When installing select Custom ( its obvious when you see it) disable everything, they are not required. If you don't want to use a email to sign in skip that step and next will enter your user name. Once installed and connected to the internet, it will activate automatically (assuming W10 was there before) download and install any drivers from the manufactures site. Manually run windows updates from Settings/update. NOTE: if the laptop is connected to the internet Via Ethernet when first starting, it may auto detect what version was on previously, if not you'll be prompted to select as above. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1427598 | 2016-10-18 00:52:00 | Thanks Wainui | Swampy (2426) | ||
| 1427599 | 2016-10-18 02:49:00 | I am not able to load. I Get to a screen that shows the partitions and read as follows Drive 0 Partition 1 total size 140 mb Free 126 MB Partition : Problem. This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Unallocated 260 MB 260 MB : Problem This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Partition 2 300 MB 295 MB Problem This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Unallocated Space 128 MB 128 MB : Problem This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Partition 3 Gateway 448 GB 430.2 GB : Problem This partition is GPT type How do I format the HD to NTFS ? I have a case / cover thingy that the HD can fit in to and I can connect to this laptop USB to format if required . |
Swampy (2426) | ||
| 1427600 | 2016-10-18 03:47:00 | Delete everything. Is the BIOS on this UEFI?? Doesnt sound like it. If it isnt disable UEFI / enable legacy mode Did you take this new hdd out of something else? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1427601 | 2016-10-18 04:09:00 | I am not able to load. I Get to a screen that shows the partitions and read as follows Drive 0 Partition 1 total size 140 mb Free 126 MB Partition : Problem. This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Unallocated 260 MB 260 MB : Problem This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Partition 2 300 MB 295 MB Problem This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Unallocated Space 128 MB 128 MB : Problem This partition is GPT type Drive 0 Partition 3 Gateway 448 GB 430.2 GB : Problem This partition is GPT type How do I format the HD to NTFS ? I have a case / cover thingy that the HD can fit in to and I can connect to this laptop USB to format if required . Thought this was a brand new HDD ? So have purchased a new HD as a replacement Going by the listings above its a HDD out of a gateway at a guess around 500GB. On a brand new HDD you'll have no partitions and completely unformatted. In that state W10 will automatically format the drive and create its own partitions. What you will have to do ( well the easiest thing) is to install some partitions software, create a bootable CD and wipe out the partitions on that drive, THEN install Windows. While you can do it from a Windows 10 Install DVD /USB I don't muck about as some of the time UEFI settings can cause problems. Personally I use AOMEI Partition software. With that you right click the partition /Delete, repeat for all partitions. AS an example I just wiped a 320GB Drive from a customers backup. Doing it Via the Actual PC as it has a screen recorder, where as the bootable CD doesn't. Watch the whole process :) HERE (screencast.com) :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1427602 | 2016-10-18 05:54:00 | Yes its a "new" HD. I followed the suggestions and made a bootable DVD and the installation stopped when it got to the screen with the partitions listed. | Swampy (2426) | ||
| 1427603 | 2016-10-18 06:12:00 | Is it new to you or brand new from a supplier? A brand new one does not have partitions on from previous installs |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1427604 | 2016-10-18 06:52:00 | Yes its a "new" HD. I followed the suggestions and made a bootable DVD and the installation stopped when it got to the screen with the partitions listed.Okay -- When you get to this picture /Stage, select Custom Install: 7591 Select Each partition one at a time and delete it. Keep going until there are none left, you'll see one un-allocated drive, 7592 then carry on installing. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1427605 | 2016-10-18 23:32:00 | Many thanks to you all for your help and advice once again. Now installed and am in the process of re-installing all of my purchased software - very time consuming. Would I be wise to save an " image - although I do not understand this - of all my installed applications to save having to go back to suppliers to get approved new license codes should I have to do this process again ? | Swampy (2426) | ||
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