Thinkpad T420 Windows 7 Install Issue
Hello good people. I am having a difficult time trying to get Win 7 installed on a Lenovo Thinkpad T420. This 1st install worked ok with a Dual Boot arrangement until an ill-advised format on a free partition from windows made everything go haywire. Issue is I did not care to create the recovery disks from the original install. A week of trying online forum remedies has proved fruitless. Have backed up data via Live CD and are attempting a clean install. Regardless of which Win 7 disk I attempt to use, none seems to be able to find the HDD that I can access ok from Linux Live CDs. Any advise is welcome. Regards, Mugo
On the windows 7 setup, are you able to see unknown partitions or nothing at all? On May 29, 2014 4:37 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello good people.
I am having a difficult time trying to get Win 7 installed on a Lenovo Thinkpad T420. This 1st install worked ok with a Dual Boot arrangement until an ill-advised format on a free partition from windows made everything go haywire.
Issue is I did not care to create the recovery disks from the original install.
A week of trying online forum remedies has proved fruitless. Have backed up data via Live CD and are attempting a clean install.
Regardless of which Win 7 disk I attempt to use, none seems to be able to find the HDD that I can access ok from Linux Live CDs.
Any advise is welcome.
Regards, Mugo
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Hi. I see nothing at all despite attempts to load the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver using a USB drive BR. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 6:58 PM, Edwin Nguku <edwinnguku@gmail.com> wrote:
On the windows 7 setup, are you able to see unknown partitions or nothing at all? On May 29, 2014 4:37 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello good people.
I am having a difficult time trying to get Win 7 installed on a Lenovo Thinkpad T420. This 1st install worked ok with a Dual Boot arrangement until an ill-advised format on a free partition from windows made everything go haywire.
Issue is I did not care to create the recovery disks from the original install.
A week of trying online forum remedies has proved fruitless. Have backed up data via Live CD and are attempting a clean install.
Regardless of which Win 7 disk I attempt to use, none seems to be able to find the HDD that I can access ok from Linux Live CDs.
Any advise is welcome.
Regards, Mugo
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Try to toggle the uefi and sata/ata settings in bios setup. This normally should enable the disk to be visible in windows. Rgds On 29 May 2014 19:21, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi.
I see nothing at all despite attempts to load the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver using a USB drive
BR.
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 6:58 PM, Edwin Nguku <edwinnguku@gmail.com> wrote:
On the windows 7 setup, are you able to see unknown partitions or nothing at all? On May 29, 2014 4:37 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello good people.
I am having a difficult time trying to get Win 7 installed on a Lenovo Thinkpad T420. This 1st install worked ok with a Dual Boot arrangement until an ill-advised format on a free partition from windows made everything go haywire.
Issue is I did not care to create the recovery disks from the original install.
A week of trying online forum remedies has proved fruitless. Have backed up data via Live CD and are attempting a clean install.
Regardless of which Win 7 disk I attempt to use, none seems to be able to find the HDD that I can access ok from Linux Live CDs.
Any advise is welcome.
Regards, Mugo
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+1 sometimes called SATA native mode, or AHCI/SATA if using UEFI make sure you are using 64bit Windows On 29 May 2014 19:48, Anthony Lenya <tlensya@gmail.com> wrote:
Try to toggle the uefi and sata/ata settings in bios setup. This normally should enable the disk to be visible in windows.
Rgds On 29 May 2014 19:21, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi.
I see nothing at all despite attempts to load the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver using a USB drive
BR.
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 6:58 PM, Edwin Nguku <edwinnguku@gmail.com> wrote:
On the windows 7 setup, are you able to see unknown partitions or nothing at all? On May 29, 2014 4:37 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello good people.
I am having a difficult time trying to get Win 7 installed on a Lenovo Thinkpad T420. This 1st install worked ok with a Dual Boot arrangement until an ill-advised format on a free partition from windows made everything go haywire.
Issue is I did not care to create the recovery disks from the original install.
A week of trying online forum remedies has proved fruitless. Have backed up data via Live CD and are attempting a clean install.
Regardless of which Win 7 disk I attempt to use, none seems to be able to find the HDD that I can access ok from Linux Live CDs.
Any advise is welcome.
Regards, Mugo
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