> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:43 PM > > Mike Edenfield wrote: > >> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM > >> > >> Howdy, > >> > >> I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went > >> out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't > >> have the restore discs. We ordered those from Gateway. I went up > today > >> and tried to install winders 7 on the new drive. I put the system disc > >> in and it booted. Then it asked for the recovery disc #1. It copied > >> that over then asked for disc 2. After a bit it wanted the Language > >> disc. Then it said to reboot and it spit out the DVD. > >> > >> When it reboots from the hard drive, it comes up and says it is setting > >> up the hardware and it seems to finish it. Then a window pops up and > >> says this: > >> > >> "Windows Setup could not configure windows to run on this computers > >> hardware." > > > > Does this help? > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466753 > > > > You may have accidentially set the new drive in the BIOS as RAID: the KB > > article has steps to find the error logs and get more details. > > Printed that page to try tomorrow. I didn't change anything in the BIOS > tho. It saw the drive right off. I even used the same cable and power > plug as the old drive so it sees them as C: or whatever. > > I bet it has something to do with AHCI or IDE settings tho. I hope that > is it. After I get the install done, I can then upgrade the drivers and > switch it back.
Make sure you check the ACHI setting before you install Windows: it's a pain in the butt to change the settings later because Windows disables the ACHI driver if it's not in use, and you have to manually re-enable it or your boot will fail. (Kinda like having to enable the module for your root drive). Of course, if you get it wrong you just lose some performance but it's easy enough to just check first :) --Mike
