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Notebooks Can't install OS on ssd. - Fixed!

Discussion in 'Tech Support' started by Angel OD, 4 Jul 2012.

  1. Angel OD

    Angel OD Pump Killer

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    I have an Acer Aspire 5520g, with the NVIDIA nForce 610M (MCP67-MV) chipset.

    I decided to give it a boost so I bought a Vertex2 60gb ssd.

    The problem is that I can't install XP nor WIN7 on it. It gives errors on both installations.

    When installing XP I go through the partition and format. Then I get the error: "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem"

    When trying to install WIN7, I get to the partition tool and it just denies to continue as it can't use the disc. (can't remember the exact error message)

    When entering BIOS, I see the Vertex fine.

    Any ideas?
     
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  2. rollo

    rollo Modder

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    well first and foremost does your board support the SSD in question most laptops only support a limited number of SSDs

    be on Acer forum some place.

    http://www.tomsguide.com/us/netbook-upgrade-ssd,review-1481.html

    my suggestion is you give this a read its for a netbook but it relates to an Acer mobo and id bet they are not that much dif
     
  3. dancingbear84

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    Is it a sata driver issue perhaps? I have had that in XP but not Win 7 yet?
     
  4. teppic

    teppic What's a Dremel?

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    XP doesn't support SATA configured for AHCI natively, but Windows 7 has no problems. This isn't the issue though because XP simply won't see the disk at all.

    It sounds like a hardware incompatibility or a faulty drive. Can you test it on anything else?
     
  5. Angel OD

    Angel OD Pump Killer

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    I've searched high and low, and I can't seem to find out.

    I'll get reading on that guide, it looks like a good place to start no matter what. :)

    Don't know. I tried finding a sata driver and thought I had found it, but I can't read the driver from a usb when I f6...

    I'll see what I can do! I'll try it on another laptop, which is also a bit old. If that doesn't work, I can always give it a go on my gamer pc.

    Thanks for the advice guys. I'll post back when I get further later today! :)
     
  6. lysaer

    lysaer Suck my unit! Kirk lazarus (2008)

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    Could also try a bios update as well and if you can set the sata ports to IDE as opposed to AHCI

    Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using Tapatalk 2
     
  7. badders

    badders Neuken in de Keuken

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    You need a floppy drive if I recall correctly - XP won't read the driver off a USB stick.
    I don't know if you can use a USB floppy, though I think that's the only option you'll have?
     
  8. Angel OD

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    I actually did a bios update. Latest "normal" version, not a modded bios.

    Saw no change or any more options in bios after the flash. And I can't even change AHCI in there.

    I kind of thought that as well. :) We have one at work I can take home, I might give that a try as well. :)
     
  9. Angel OD

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    Well I'll be damned! :)

    I flashed the bios from v1.03 to v1.31 yesterday.

    I took the drive and put it in my gamer rig, and deleted the partition.

    Then I put it back in the laptop, and started installing win7. It asked about making a partition, and said it might make a 100mb partition as well, and now it seems like it's installing. (Fingers Crossed)

    If it works, I'll try putting xp on the same way later! :) I'll keep you updated!
     
  10. Angel OD

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    Sooo... It was no problem installing WIN7 on the ssd. Good news! :)

    Bad news; No audio at all. It won't even see the hardware.

    I know this is a problem among many people going with WIN7 on this and other laptops. I've tried every driver available online, and still nothing.

    The closest I get is a code 10 if I try to force what I think is the audio hardware.

    I bought an external usb audio device, but that won't give me sound from the laptop speakers... Any ideas out there? :)
    If I change the hdd to the one with XP on, it works perfectly. So it's not the hardware that is corrupt.
     

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