[ale] help, windows 7 boot error

[Boris Borisov]

Isn't this more of controller issue than drive.

http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/188411en

On Sunday, January 25, 2015, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com> wrote:

> I can't answer the WIndows qustions but you said 3TB drive.  Have you seen
> this:
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/2089464/three-year-27-000-drive-study-reveals-the-most-reliable-hard-drive-makers.html
> ?
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Paul Cartwright <pbcartwright at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pbcartwright at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> ok, I know, this is a linux group... but I don't know where else to turn.
>> My desktop original HD1 stopped booting, so I got a new 3TB drive. I can
>> still get to the old drive using my new fantastic IED-SATA $10 gizmo..
>> so I partitioned my "NEW" HD1 so windows is still on sda3 like it was
>> before, and I copied all the  old files into it. When I boot I am
>> getting the File: \Boot\BCD error attempting to read Boot
>> configuration.  on sda3 there is a \Boot\BCD.
>> When I run my Windows 7 rescue CD it asks for the driver CD which... I
>> can't find. I have tried downloading all the device driver files from
>> Dell, but nothing seems to work. It doesn't like the R*.exe files and
>> every folder that has the drivers in them, I have clicked on every file
>> and it still tells me error.. What I DON'T have is the driver for the
>> ST3000DM001 3TB HD.. and the original was a 2TB HD..
>> when I boot the rescue CD it doesn't show my HD, and wants drivers. If I
>> click NEXT anyway, then command prompt, I can run :
>> bootrec /rebuildbcd . It comes back with a "found c:\Windows" use
>> Y/N/A.. I click Y and.... errors out.
>>
>> I'm tempted to just install Windows 10 preview. Since I have Windows 7,
>> it will be a free upgrade. Question is, can you do a dual-boot with
>> Windows 10?? anyone done that??
>>
>>
>> --
>> Paul Cartwright
>> Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587
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