Errors When Installing Windows 7 On Extended Volume
I have a Seagate 4TB SSHD that I installed Windows 7 Pro 64 bit on. It
left 1678.02 GB of unallocated space. I couldn't stand the empty space
so I read up on how to create an extended volume so I could use the
space and created it. Recently I decided I want to install another copy
of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit on that space because I have some simulation
software that won't run side by side. Right now I have one drive that
says it is two disks, the second (virtual I guess) disk is the remaining 1677.89GB portion of the main drive.
When I try to install Windows I get these two errors
Windows cannot be installed to this disk. Windows could not determine if this disk and its parent devices have the necessary driver support.
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.
It's the same physical disk that's already running Windows on another partition. Am I being told that I can not install Windows on an extended volume?
Comments
YES, you can not install Windows on an extended vulume. To resolve this, you can convert it to Primary partition with AOMEI Partition Assistant.