Sometimes legacy support is VERY MUCH your best friend.
What do I need to take into consideration when I want to buy a new Hard Drive?
- Thread starter Firestar97
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I'll try to install Windows 7 and then upgrade to Windows 10 later if I don't find a Way to get it to work
Just tried to change it to Legacy BIOS but my Computer doesn't seem to support it or at least I don't find the Option, so either it gets chosen in some other Way on my Computer or there is some Way to install Windows 10 without Legacy because as I've previously mentioned : the first SSD that was in that Computer had Windows 10.
I would try if I can maybe find the Drivers that were used on my Computer online but when I search for what I assume to be the Name of the Computer, it shows only other Stuff
Before I bail out of this thread. It's extremely hard to guess what you did wrong, because of your total ignorance on the subject. There can be a few things wrong and "working against" you. Things that usually are trivial for a technician you clearly skimp on, wasting our time instead.
Manual:
BIOS entering - page 25
I'd ask you to load optimized defaults, but that can get you into even more trouble and I don't feel like troubleshooting your BIOS on top of everything.
USB support page 40
Defaults are all enabled, you're clearly doing something wrong or have the BIOS set up wrong. Or you're doing something wrong out of ignorance that we can't even figure out because we don't think the way people who have no clue about computers do.
Installing the hardware and operating system:
Power off the computer.
Plug in the new SSD using SATAII_1 port on your motherboard (see page 11, number 6). Make sure you plugged both the sata cable AND sata power to the drive. That's TWO cables. Not one. Two.
Unplug any other disks you're not using - this is to protect them from you erasing them accidentally during windows install. Leave just the clean SSD for system.
Boot into BIOS. Figure out how to do it, it isn't rocket science. If by some inexplicable chance you have a wireless keyboard that doesn't work at boot time (everything's possible at this point), plug in a regular usb or ps2 keyboard just to make sure.
Make sure SATA mode for the disk is set to IDE. The other one is RAID and I don't even want to imagine the horror of explaining it through a internet forum on how to setup that to you. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY -> Advanced screen -> Storage Configuration. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE]. Page 35 of the manual. Pay attention to the text written under SATA operation mode. The driver issue you mention (which also needs translation from the "I don't have a Clue about these Things" language) could be the source of your problems because manual mentions something about needing a driver diskette for RAID operation.
Save and exit the BIOS.
Plug in the USB stick with windows 10 installer into whatever port works, the blue ones should work too and are faster. Restart the computer and press F11. Yes, it works. Boot from the USB stick.
Now windows installer will start. Choose to install new operating system, let it use entire area of your new empty SSD. It will create some additional partitions and whatnot. Don't worry about it. Let windows install on it. When asked for a key, use the Win7 key. If it doesn't work, choose installing without a key and you will activate w10 later when you boot into OS and have internet. When asked about activation, enter your win7 key.
After everything is installed, power off the computer and plug in any drives you unplugged, but don't touch SATAII_1 port with the SSD you just installed your system on. Consider it glued to that port. After everything is reconnected, power the computer back on and boot into windows.
You might be forced to define drive letters for the missing drives you just plugged back in. You will find plenty of information on how to do it online. Consider it homework.
Now, have it ever occurred to you that you went in waaay over your head and that a qualified technician would happily solve your problems in half an hour for a stupid fee like 25€? Think about it, and about all people in this thread time you have wasted.
Manual:
BIOS entering - page 25
I'd ask you to load optimized defaults, but that can get you into even more trouble and I don't feel like troubleshooting your BIOS on top of everything.
USB support page 40
Defaults are all enabled, you're clearly doing something wrong or have the BIOS set up wrong. Or you're doing something wrong out of ignorance that we can't even figure out because we don't think the way people who have no clue about computers do.
Installing the hardware and operating system:
Power off the computer.
Plug in the new SSD using SATAII_1 port on your motherboard (see page 11, number 6). Make sure you plugged both the sata cable AND sata power to the drive. That's TWO cables. Not one. Two.
Unplug any other disks you're not using - this is to protect them from you erasing them accidentally during windows install. Leave just the clean SSD for system.
Boot into BIOS. Figure out how to do it, it isn't rocket science. If by some inexplicable chance you have a wireless keyboard that doesn't work at boot time (everything's possible at this point), plug in a regular usb or ps2 keyboard just to make sure.
Make sure SATA mode for the disk is set to IDE. The other one is RAID and I don't even want to imagine the horror of explaining it through a internet forum on how to setup that to you. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY -> Advanced screen -> Storage Configuration. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE]. Page 35 of the manual. Pay attention to the text written under SATA operation mode. The driver issue you mention (which also needs translation from the "I don't have a Clue about these Things" language) could be the source of your problems because manual mentions something about needing a driver diskette for RAID operation.
Save and exit the BIOS.
Plug in the USB stick with windows 10 installer into whatever port works, the blue ones should work too and are faster. Restart the computer and press F11. Yes, it works. Boot from the USB stick.
Now windows installer will start. Choose to install new operating system, let it use entire area of your new empty SSD. It will create some additional partitions and whatnot. Don't worry about it. Let windows install on it. When asked for a key, use the Win7 key. If it doesn't work, choose installing without a key and you will activate w10 later when you boot into OS and have internet. When asked about activation, enter your win7 key.
After everything is installed, power off the computer and plug in any drives you unplugged, but don't touch SATAII_1 port with the SSD you just installed your system on. Consider it glued to that port. After everything is reconnected, power the computer back on and boot into windows.
You might be forced to define drive letters for the missing drives you just plugged back in. You will find plenty of information on how to do it online. Consider it homework.
Now, have it ever occurred to you that you went in waaay over your head and that a qualified technician would happily solve your problems in half an hour for a stupid fee like 25€? Think about it, and about all people in this thread time you have wasted.
If you've actually installed windows 10 and have network connectivity windows should install just about everything you need.
If you don't have network try this as your board has a Realtek RTL8211E in it.
www.realtek.cz
If you don't have network try this as your board has a Realtek RTL8211E in it.
Realtek network drivers for RTL8168E/8111E and Windows 10 64bit
Realtek network device drivers for RTL8168E/8111E and Microsoft Windows 10 64bit
www.realtek.cz
When I said legacy support, I was referring to using legacy peripherals using legacy ports rather than USB ports. Nothing to do with BIOS options. Like using a PS/2 keyboard if the installer won't load USB drivers. Or installing from media connected to a SATA port instead of USB if it can't boot from there.
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