[ale] can't install windows on ST3000DM001

[Jim Kinney]

On Mon, 2015-08-03 at 16:01 -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On 08/03/2015 03:55 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > I'd almost put money on it either being 32-bit winders doesn't like
> > that spiffy new big drive or 64-bit OS and needs UEFI turned on.
> > 
> it is 64-bit.. so are you saying if I installed 32 bit windows it
> would work?
Nope. 32-bit wouldn't like the larger than 2TB drive.

> 
>     UEFI, yeah, I am sure it is setup legacy.. remember this is a 2010
>     CPU... if I turn that on, will I still be able to use grub &
>     linux?You _can_ use UEFI with Linux. It just takes more "stuff".  The magic
seems to be to create a /biosboot partition of 1MB (in Fedora 22) and
it all just works.
> 
>     
> 
>     > > 
> >       Either way, I'd throw winders in a VM so I could have a "works"
> >       snapshot to fall back on.
> > 
> >       
> > 
> >     
> 
>     I have W* 10 in a vm now.. used it for turbo tax back in Feb..
> 
>     that's...about...all... I ever need windows for.. I used to use
>     Quickbooks when I was a contractor, but I stopped doing that way
>     back in 2011.. now I R retired & on SSN :) YAY!!!Deadbeat slacker livin' on the public dole... :-)
I've begun to consider life after retirement. That would require that I
actually retire. I get up tired nearly every morning. Doesn't that
count?
> 
>     
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>     > > 
> >       > > On August 3, 2015 3:28:41 PM EDT, Paul
> >         Cartwright <pbcartwright at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  wrote:
> >         > > > 
> > >           > > > ok, I have an older DELL XPS desktop, from about 2011. It originally had
> > > a 1TB drive in it. I added a 2nd drive to insstall linux on, multiple
> > > linux OSes... it was dual-boot windows 7 & linux, worked fine.. THEN
> > > finally I was getting HD errors on the original drive, so I replaced it
> > > with a nice big Seagate ST3000DM001 . couldn't install windows, didn't
> > > recognize the drive.. oh well.. I installed windows 10 preview in a VM,
> > > added my programs, kept on truckin. I REALLY want to be able to
> > > dual-boot this thing with windows 10, and I even have my MS windows 7
> > > product key, so I am legal, I just CAN'T get this thing to install
> > > windows into the drive!!! grub works, and I even have ubuntu on the
> > > drive & it boots /dev/sda5 ubuntu just fine, but the windows 7 & 10 CDs
> > > puke, can't find a drive to install to. Is there an issue with a 3TB
> > > drive in this??
> > > it is an AMD processor, 64 bit, not inte
> > >  ll..
> > > dell shows in delivered feb
> > > 2011..
> > > 
> > > advice?
> > > 

> > > 
> > >         > > 
> >       
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> >       
> > 
> >       -- 
> > 
> >       Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my
> >       brevity.
> >     
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>     

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> Paul Cartwright
> Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587

  

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