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Ryan
Lv 6
Ryan asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 7 years ago

Windows 7 installation help?

How do I install windows 7 on a PATA (EIDE) hard drive? There is this big thing on how windows 7 cant be installed on an PATA HDD but people found a way. I tried it myself and it said no hdd's detected. How do I do this?

Update:

By Raw Partion. How do I partion the drive for windows? I know how to do it for linux

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  • cld
    Lv 6
    7 years ago
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    As far as I know, you'd probably have to use a PATA to SATA internal adapter, or if your system supports USB booting from BIOS/EFI firmware, use a IDE/SATA to USB adapter.

  • Fola
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    There is no special way to install windows on an EIDE drive, if the installer can't see the drive,the drive either is bad or a raw partition

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