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G'day,
I've been wanting to create a dual-boot of Windows 7 and Windows 8 as follows:
1. Windows 7 on an SSD
2. Windows 8 on an HDD
Currently, my Windows 7 installation resides on my SSD (C). My WD HDD (H) has been formated as a single Primary partition.
Using Brink's dual-boot tutorial, I attempted to install Windows 8 to the HDD as follows:
1. With the exception of the SSD and the WD HDD, I physically unplugged the other 4x HDD's from the motherboard.
2. I booted from a USB containing the Windows 8 Developer x64 ISO (the 3.6GB version)
3. During installation, I was presented with two disk to install to:
"Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the setup log file for more information"
I backed out one step, selected to delete the partition, and then recreated it again, and then once more selected the HDD for installation. Unfortunately, I got the same message.
I completely exited the installation, shut the PC down, physically disconnected the HDD from the motherboard, and then tried to boot into Windows 7 as normal , but was left with this message and the flashing cursor:
Loading Operating System ...
_
After a few attempts at a Windows 7 Repair Install and an MBR fix in Partition Wizard 7 mini-tool, I was able to rescue my Windows 7 installation. I noted that during the repair install, my SSD was renamed from C to H - I'm guessing something went wrong with the MBR during the attempted install of Windows 8....but thats a guess.
Has anyone been succesful at installing Windows 8 to a separate hard drive, whilst retaining their Windows 7 installation on a different hard drive, for a dual boot environment? Both the SSD and HDD connect to the motherboard via SATA connectors (Brink mentioned he had done this succesfully but his SSD was connected with PCI-E - perhaps that the issue?)
Can anyone offer any advice? This exercise scared the crap out of me, especially when the drive letters changed, but I do want to install Windows 8 outside of a virtual environment (e.g. Vbox) if possible.
Does anyone know if its possible to install Windows 8 to a separate HDD with its own MBR, and then merge the MBR's (one on the SSD and the other on the HDD) using EasyBCD?
Thanks,
Golden
I've been wanting to create a dual-boot of Windows 7 and Windows 8 as follows:
1. Windows 7 on an SSD
2. Windows 8 on an HDD
Currently, my Windows 7 installation resides on my SSD (C). My WD HDD (H) has been formated as a single Primary partition.
Using Brink's dual-boot tutorial, I attempted to install Windows 8 to the HDD as follows:
1. With the exception of the SSD and the WD HDD, I physically unplugged the other 4x HDD's from the motherboard.
2. I booted from a USB containing the Windows 8 Developer x64 ISO (the 3.6GB version)
3. During installation, I was presented with two disk to install to:
- the SSD (with the existing Windows 7)
- the HDD
"Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the setup log file for more information"
I backed out one step, selected to delete the partition, and then recreated it again, and then once more selected the HDD for installation. Unfortunately, I got the same message.
I completely exited the installation, shut the PC down, physically disconnected the HDD from the motherboard, and then tried to boot into Windows 7 as normal , but was left with this message and the flashing cursor:
Loading Operating System ...
_
After a few attempts at a Windows 7 Repair Install and an MBR fix in Partition Wizard 7 mini-tool, I was able to rescue my Windows 7 installation. I noted that during the repair install, my SSD was renamed from C to H - I'm guessing something went wrong with the MBR during the attempted install of Windows 8....but thats a guess.
Has anyone been succesful at installing Windows 8 to a separate hard drive, whilst retaining their Windows 7 installation on a different hard drive, for a dual boot environment? Both the SSD and HDD connect to the motherboard via SATA connectors (Brink mentioned he had done this succesfully but his SSD was connected with PCI-E - perhaps that the issue?)
Can anyone offer any advice? This exercise scared the crap out of me, especially when the drive letters changed, but I do want to install Windows 8 outside of a virtual environment (e.g. Vbox) if possible.
Does anyone know if its possible to install Windows 8 to a separate HDD with its own MBR, and then merge the MBR's (one on the SSD and the other on the HDD) using EasyBCD?
Thanks,
Golden
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 x64
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS X54C
- CPU
- Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.2GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUSTek K54C
- Memory
- 4GB DDR3 @665MHz (9-9-9-24)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD 3000 On-board
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Screen Resolution
- 1366*788
- Hard Drives
- 1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
- Internet Speed
- Not fast enough!!!
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