[Jimster]

I've had no luck getting Windows 7 installed (clean install) on my Mini 10 with the 64GB RunCore Pro IV SATA II SSD. When installing Windows 7 from DVD (external USB drive), it get's to the part of patitioning the drive and when I ask it to create a new partition, it goes away for a few miniutes and comes back with "No drives were found. Click Load Driver to provide a mass storage device for installation." Note the drive WAS there because I was able to delete existing partition(s) and request a new partition to be created.

This same hardware configuration runs fine under Windows XP.

And I've tried paritioning the disk with diskpart and then I get as far as "copying files (0%)" and it stops there.

And I've tried doing an Windows 7 upgrade (from XP) and it bluescreens during the installation process.

It's almost like I need to install a driver for the RunCore, but I don't think so.

Any ideas?

[holmes4]

No special driver needed. You say that XP installs ok?

[MoInSTL]

Try "CHKDSK \F". F is the fix command. Try chkdsk with no flag first. Does it show up correctly in the BIOS?

[Jimster]

Originally Posted by holmes4

No special driver needed. You say that XP installs ok?

Yes, XP installs and runs with no problem.

The SSD was originally installed by doing a TruImage copy of the factory HDD. No problems. Copy, physical installation and booted with no issue. And it ran that way for a few weeks.

The SSD will work for a clean XP install (with partitioning and formatting).

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Originally Posted by MoInSTL

Try "CHKDSK \F". F is the fix command. Try chkdsk with no flag first. Does it show up correctly in the BIOS?

Can't really do a CHKDSK since I cannot get the partition created.

And yes, it shows up in the BIOS just fine. And runs under XP just fine.

[rrfranczak3]

you can not upgrade Win XP to Win 7, you must do a fresh install, I kinda did it assbackwards, I installed XP Pro to the entire drive, then used Acronis Disk DIrector Suite to shrink the XP partition, then created a new partition and formatted in NTFS, then install Win 7 Ultimate...my machine dual boots, all drivers work, TV, wifi,camera,bluetooth etc....just my 0.02...

[Jimster]

Originally Posted by rrfranczak3

you can not upgrade Win XP to Win 7, you must do a fresh install, I kinda did it assbackwards, I installed XP Pro to the entire drive, then used Acronis Disk DIrector Suite to shrink the XP partition, then created a new partition and formatted in NTFS, then install Win 7 Ultimate...my machine dual boots, all drivers work, TV, wifi,camera,bluetooth etc....just my 0.02...

Correct.

[MoInSTL]

You may want to try GParted. It's free. GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD

[Jimster]

Originally Posted by MoInSTL

You may want to try GParted. It's free. GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD

Just like XP, GParted can partition the SDD just fine. However, when the Windows 7 installer uses that partition, it hangs at "Copying Windows Files (0%)".

Still stuck.

[holmes4]

I strongly recommend deleting all partitions on the disk and telling Win7 to install into the unpartitioned space.

[Jimster]

Originally Posted by holmes4

I strongly recommend deleting all partitions on the disk and telling Win7 to install into the unpartitioned space.

Tried that and it still doesn't work.

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Thanks to everyone for your help and I'm giving up on this effort. I plan on installing the original 160GB HDD in the system and restoring it back to it's original factory state at which point I will dispose of this system. Same for the RunCore 64GB SDD.