james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Still no success with installing windows ...I'm getting the same message after some changes I did in the bios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 With which BIOS Mode you are running with (UEFI/Legacy)?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Where can I see it? I think it's UEFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Are you trying to install windows with a UEFI Bootable Media or trying Legacy installation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm sorry I don't really know what you mean...I have a USB stick with windows on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 As per my understanding you have already installed Yosemite on one hard disk and your bootloader is CLOVER. Then disconnected the HDD. Now trying to install Windows for a dual boot setup. Am i right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yes , I've a working Yosemite with clove . And I've disconnected the Yosemite drive and only connected my new 128gb SSD to install windows on it - thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yes , I've a working Yosemite with clove . And I've disconnected the Yosemite drive and only connected my new 128gb SSD to install windows on it - thanks for your help Ok. Boot into your windows USB, instead of clicking "Install Now" click on "Repair" Option. Then choose "Troubleshoot=>Advance Options => Command Prompt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Ok I'm there.... Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Once you got the command prompt window Type "DISKPART" then press Enter. Type "LIST DISK" then Enter Note the name of your connected HDD (Eg: Disk 0), identify the HDD with capacity. Type "SEL <Your HDD Name>" (Eg: SEL Disk 0) press enter. Type "CLEAN" Enter Type "CONVERT GPT" Enter Type "CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY" Enter Type "FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK" Enter Type "Exit" Enter Then reboot and again boot into the Windows USB. Continue the installation. Â Good Luck...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Thanks , did what you told me and I've still have problems ...look at the photos with the problems : Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Try this too, Type "DISKPART" then press Enter. Type "LIST DISK" then Enter Note the name of your connected HDD (Eg: Disk 0), identify the HDD with capacity. Type "SEL <Your HDD Name>" (Eg: SEL Disk 0) press enter. Type "CLEAN" Enter Type "CONVERT MBR" Enter Type "CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY" Enter Type "FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK" Enter Type "ACTIVE" Enter. Type "Exit" Enter Then reboot and again boot into the Windows USB. Continue the installation. If any errors appering in disk selection then delete patition and create a new one within GUI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Problem converting to MBR : Â Â Maybe I need t use Gparted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Sorry i forgot one command. After "SEL" Type CLEAN then enter. Â Try the first method again with including this command. If that is not working again then go for second method. I will edit the above post too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm sorry for me....both ways didn't worked I'm still getting the same problem ....maybe it's a problem with the bios ....? I don't really understand bios things also looked at the bios manual and didn't understood what is wrong....this is very strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Can you please post a photo of your BIOS's Boot menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Sure - also i found in Gigabyte this information about the drivers for SATA RAID/AHCI  Intel SATA Preinstall driver (For AHCI / RAID Mode)Note:1.Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.2. H81 only support AHCI mode.  Link Here is some bios photos :Also the driver I found its and exe file format so I'm guessing I can't use it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 SATA Mode you have to set as AHCI. That is correctly Set in The above image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 I've finally installed windows 8.1 on my other SSD and it works well, than I've connected back my Mac SSD and checked the dual boot and I've found that when I'm in clover boot screen I see the windows icon but when choosing WIN I get a black screen like you see in the photo . Is there something I need to change in clover ? My Mac is booting fine. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Is there one "System Reserved Partition" available in your Windows's HDD?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 I didn't made one so I'm not sure , I've just installed windows on my SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Most of the time windows will create one additional 100MB/320MB partition for storing some boot files. Through clover you have to select that partition to boot windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 But I only have 1 WIN icon in clover - how do I make clover know what is the right partition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jithin Chandran Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Are you able to boot into windows directly through selecting your SSD in BIOS/BBS?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james341 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yes , when I press F12 in boot I can choose the SSD and windows is loading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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