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4. Did you change any AHCI controllers or SATA modes?

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:20 AM

Dec 2012

That might explain it. You would have changed it in the BIOS.

You should be able to boot into the CD. Bring up the boot manager if necessary.

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What's a good bootable dianostic tool? [View all] ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2012 OP

Can you get your hands on any Windows 7 Installation CD? Renew Deal Dec 2012 #1

I just tried using a copy of windows 7 ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2012 #3

Did you change any AHCI controllers or SATA modes? Renew Deal Dec 2012 #4

It was set a AHCI. I also tried resetting bios defaults ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2012 #5

It looks like it was the HD ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2012 #7

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