Dell inspiron duelcore laptop, self diagnostics test says hdd ok

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prabir - 25 Jun 2015 à 13:00
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 - 25 Jun 2015 à 13:10
Hello,
i have new dell insprion laptop, that comes with linux-ubuntu. first i loaded win 7 in it. then now i want to load win 8.1. 1st time it shows dyanamic partition and it shows no hdd. but dell self diagnostics tool says all things are ok. please help me.


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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
25 Jun 2015 à 13:10
Linux and Windows use different hard drive Management/Partition software. It's possible the Windows 7 changed the drive to a "dynamic partition" when it encountered the Linux Partition during it's install.

You might need to use one of the Partition Management Utility programs to erase all the current partitions before you can install Windows.

Google "Partition Management" to find a Bootable Disk download.

Good Luck