Windows 7 won't install to SSD.

[Irish]

Fellas I need some help. I can't seem to get it to install to the drive. Windows recognizes it, but I get an error saying "Windows cannot install to this disk." I am ripping my hair out. Been at it for hours. Any tips you guys can give? Thanks.

 

[SgtKokuei]

Is your SSD the only Storage source?

Also I am going to assume this is a fresh install and it is properly formatted and set as a Primary HD?

 

[Irish]

Yes and yes.

 

[SgtKokuei]

What SSD do you have and what MOBO do you have? You may need a driver or BIOS update

 

[ChromeLightsaber]

Plugged in....?
plugged into SATA3?
Drive brand new? confirmed good ?
Do you have a Linux disk (Ubuntu for example) that you can try to instal?
New disk formatted to NTFS ?

 

[NotAnalGrap]

Make sure ahci is enabled in the bios,

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[Irish]

Here is what I've done. I've formatted it 3 times. Set it to active. Made it primary. I do believe I have the bios right but I could be wrong.

The SSD is a Micro Center 64GB G2 series.
Got it from Bungie. He tested it.

Here is my MoBo:
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3632&dl=1#ov

Drivers are updated.

 

[Irish]

On the MoBo that is

 

[Chocolate_Ch3rry]

Did that come out of a prebuit PC? Dell,HP etc.

 

[Bob369963]

What Doc said is your answer

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[Irish]

Not sure. @Bungied2theTree

 

[Irish]

It is set to ahci this entire time

 

[Irish]

I can try to get into TeamSpeak on my phone for faster support

 

[ChromeLightsaber]

this is a SATA II drive.

 

[Irish]

I don't follow

 

[Bungied2theTree]

This is the drive. http://www.microcenter.com/product/...tate_drive_ssd_with_sandforce_1222_controller

I traded him this old unused SSD for rights to a few of his H1Z1 crates. I got tired of looking at the thing. I questioned it's functionality and warned him such.

Make sure you disconnect all other drives, easiest way to force it to try to run off that drive.

 

[manny8083]

Is it just saying "windows cannot be installed on this disk" and nothing else?

 

[Maliksky]

Might help to clear the motherboard BIOS.
Is the DVD the boot priority drive? Is the SSD defined correctly in the BIOS?
Drive most likely needs to be formatted. Did you do that during the install?
Here is a way to clean the drive:

 

[ChromeLightsaber]

Your problem is sounding more and more like it has to do with this.......

I questioned it's functionality and warned him such.

 

[Bungied2theTree]

I would honestly just try using it for games. It's diminutive in storage space to begin with.