Windows cannot be installed to this disk.
AntonioG
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After hours and hours of a headache looking at online forums, I finally decided to ask this question myself. So recently I decided to factory reset my cloudbook in hopes of clearing out a virus, only then to get an error message. Then, the cloudbook wouldn't even boot completely, it would always be in some sort of boot loop. I tried to follow multiple instructions from different forums, but now, my cloudbook would only say "no bootable device" with that magnifying glass.
I downloaded an installation media for Windows 10, 32-bit, and changed boot settings to Legacy.
The installation menu booted up, and then it asked where I wanted to install Windows. The only option was Drive 0 unallocated space, full storage, no partitions of any kind. I'm assuming this is the internal hard drive. When I select it, this message pops up "windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu". I'm certain the boot priority list is setup correctly so I'm not really sure what to do. Maybe I was supposed to get 64-bit? Not too sure. Mind you I did not use RUFUS, but would that matter because it still booted the installation media? I'm not really sure, so help would be greatly appreciated!
My model is Aspire One Cloudbook 14, AO1-431-C8G8
I downloaded an installation media for Windows 10, 32-bit, and changed boot settings to Legacy.
The installation menu booted up, and then it asked where I wanted to install Windows. The only option was Drive 0 unallocated space, full storage, no partitions of any kind. I'm assuming this is the internal hard drive. When I select it, this message pops up "windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu". I'm certain the boot priority list is setup correctly so I'm not really sure what to do. Maybe I was supposed to get 64-bit? Not too sure. Mind you I did not use RUFUS, but would that matter because it still booted the installation media? I'm not really sure, so help would be greatly appreciated!
My model is Aspire One Cloudbook 14, AO1-431-C8G8
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Check on BIOS if the HDD password is set as frozen.
If not and you are under warranty, call Acer support service.I'm not an Acer employee.0
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There should be option to format disk when installing windows0
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must be x64 version and you must install under UEFI settings.I'm not an Acer employee.0
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IronFly said:must be x64 version and you must install under UEFI settings.0
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delete all the listed partition on the installation target drive (you can do it on the drive selection screen), then proceed to install windows.I'm not an Acer employee.0
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IronFly said:delete all the listed partition on the installation target drive (you can do it on the drive selection screen), then proceed to install windows.
There are no partitions and I already cleaned it in diskpart. Could this be the actual bootable USB (since RUFUS wasn't used), the hardrive itself, or some other issue?
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you can recover your partitions using testdisk https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk0
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Firesweep58 said:you can recover your partitions using testdisk https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk0
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Check on BIOS if the HDD password is set as frozen.
If not and you are under warranty, call Acer support service.I'm not an Acer employee.0 -
IronFly said:Check on BIOS if the HDD password is set as frozen.
If not and you are under warranty, call Acer support service.
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IronFly said:Check on BIOS if the HDD password is set as frozen.
If not and you are under warranty, call Acer support service.0 -
Windows cannot be installed means is my laptop is a waste stuff now can't it be restored0