- Jul 30, 2003
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I am trying to install windows to a new HDD i ordered from the Egg. Its a SATA drive, and i loaded the sata drivers at startup. The problem starts when i get to the drive selection screen.
As this was a new HDD, there were no partitions, so all that showed up was 'Unpartitioned Space'. So i selected it, and pressed enter, to go ahead and install windows to that area (in which it would automatically place a partition, and ask what file system i wanted to use on the next page).
However, i never got to the next page, when i hit enter to install, i got an error saying that the Partition was incompatabile with Windows. So i thought, Oh, i just needt o partition it manually for some reason. So i go back to the previous screen, partition the drive, and i still get the error when trying to install to the newly created partition.
I really need some help, is there anyway I can partition and format the drive with another utility?
I guess i could install to a differentdrive, and then ghost over, as i dont get this problem with my other HDD.
IDK,
Please Help
~new
As this was a new HDD, there were no partitions, so all that showed up was 'Unpartitioned Space'. So i selected it, and pressed enter, to go ahead and install windows to that area (in which it would automatically place a partition, and ask what file system i wanted to use on the next page).
However, i never got to the next page, when i hit enter to install, i got an error saying that the Partition was incompatabile with Windows. So i thought, Oh, i just needt o partition it manually for some reason. So i go back to the previous screen, partition the drive, and i still get the error when trying to install to the newly created partition.
I really need some help, is there anyway I can partition and format the drive with another utility?
I guess i could install to a differentdrive, and then ghost over, as i dont get this problem with my other HDD.
IDK,
Please Help
~new