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I recently got an ASUS K55A series laptop with Windows 8 on it, and have been trying to load Windows 7 on it for days to no avail, and recently I discovered how to get my Windows 7 install DVD to boot from the BIOS, but I deleted all of my Windows 8 system information from both partitions of my HDD and Windows 7 setup says it cannot install on the disc because of a partition format issue. I did not delete the recovery HDD partition for Windows 8, but I can't get the HDD to show up in my boot menu in BIOS, and none of the F keys work to get to recovery mode (only DEL and F2 work to get me into BIOS)
Tom
Posted 2012-11-29T22:48:37.043
Reputation: 13
2What is your question? – Scott Chamberlain – 2012-11-29T22:51:47.413
The HDD is not even detected by your BIOS? That doesn't sound good... – Karan – 2012-11-29T22:52:06.400
It sounds like your trying to use a file system Windows 7 doesn't support. More information is required to help you. – Ramhound – 2012-11-29T23:47:40.897
@Karan
http://i.imgur.com/hlkgV.jpg
This is what the BIOS recognizes in the boot menu.
When Windows 7 setup utility starts I can get to the part where Windows asks you to set up a drive to install the OS onto, but every partition [there's like, 6 of them, the two main partitions, the recovery file, and a couple other un-named partitions] says Windows cannot be installed because of the partition format.
So what you're saying is, the BIOS doesn't detect the HDD at all, but Windows setup does, it just doesn't allow you to install on any of the partitions? This is the first time I'm reading of such a case, where the BIOS is not able to detect a drive but Windows setup is able to do so. Doesn't seem to make sense TBH. What you can do I guess is boot from a Linux LiveCD/USB and get rid of all the funky partitions (provided your data's backed up, of course). Hopefully you can then create partitions anew from Windows setup and get it to install successfully. – Karan – 2012-11-30T00:14:58.330
@Karan
I'll give that a shot, what version of Linux would you recommend? – Tom – 2012-11-30T00:56:20.250
Ubuntu, or you can directly download an ISO of Parted Magic or GParted.
– Karan – 2012-11-30T00:58:18.650I'll give it a shot, thanks for your assistance. – Tom – 2012-11-30T02:53:48.340
That did the trick, Windows 7 is installing now. – Tom – 2012-11-30T05:53:22.750
F9 should be the key to get you into the ASUS Windows restore – None – 2012-12-28T02:59:59.753