So I'm finally moving to Win7. I've got the full install disc (not the upgrade disc) and I'm installing it on a new build, new clean SSD, etc. There are a few things that are confusing me:
1) I've got two drives in the system - an SSD for the OS, and an HD for data. The SSD is plugged into SATA port 1 on the mobo, and is reported as such in the BIOS and BOOTITNG (my boot loader). However, under Win7 it is reported as drive 1 and the HD is drive 0. What gives? And more importantly, does it matter?
2) I let Win7 figure out where to install itself and would up w/two partitions on the SSD - a 100MB partition that has some system files (or so the drive manager says), and the main partition w/the actual OS etc. What's the deal w/the 100MB partition? I normally image my OS using BOOTITNG so I can do a quick restore if I have a problem. Do I need to image both partitions to be able to create a working backup?
3) Despite the fact that my user account has Administrator rights, there are some directories I can't open in the file browser, like "Documents and Settings". What gives? How can I get at these?
4) My BIOS supports AHCI but I installed with the drives set to IDE mode. Now when I try to switch to AHCI I get a disk read error. Do I need to install in AHCI mode? BTW when I switch to AHCI in the BIOS, it stops showing me what drives it has detected on the SATA ports. Is this expected or a bad sign?
Thanks,
Joe
1) I've got two drives in the system - an SSD for the OS, and an HD for data. The SSD is plugged into SATA port 1 on the mobo, and is reported as such in the BIOS and BOOTITNG (my boot loader). However, under Win7 it is reported as drive 1 and the HD is drive 0. What gives? And more importantly, does it matter?
2) I let Win7 figure out where to install itself and would up w/two partitions on the SSD - a 100MB partition that has some system files (or so the drive manager says), and the main partition w/the actual OS etc. What's the deal w/the 100MB partition? I normally image my OS using BOOTITNG so I can do a quick restore if I have a problem. Do I need to image both partitions to be able to create a working backup?
3) Despite the fact that my user account has Administrator rights, there are some directories I can't open in the file browser, like "Documents and Settings". What gives? How can I get at these?
4) My BIOS supports AHCI but I installed with the drives set to IDE mode. Now when I try to switch to AHCI I get a disk read error. Do I need to install in AHCI mode? BTW when I switch to AHCI in the BIOS, it stops showing me what drives it has detected on the SATA ports. Is this expected or a bad sign?
Thanks,
Joe