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Installing Windows 8 developer on AF Drive
I'm trying to install the Windows 8 Preview on an m6600 with AF Drives (checked with the DellAFDT utiltity). It's going to be a dual boot install with Windows 8 installed on a vhd. When the installer gets to he point where you pick a partition to install on, the partition list is empty and it pops up an error message saying a driver is needed. I assume it's the AF drives causing the problems.
Is there any information specific to this problem? I've gotten the Intel RST driver for pre-OS, is this the right one to use during the install. Should I expect any issues with dual boot on the AF drives.I'm guessing someone at Dell has been doing Windows 8 installs... any on AF drives?
Thanks,
Dan
Is there any information specific to this problem? I've gotten the Intel RST driver for pre-OS, is this the right one to use during the install. Should I expect any issues with dual boot on the AF drives.I'm guessing someone at Dell has been doing Windows 8 installs... any on AF drives?
Thanks,
Dan
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September 30th, 2011 15:00
Dan4545
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September 30th, 2011 16:00
Now that I've looked closer there are two RST drivers, one says pre-OS and is just of OS. What's the difference between them?
The thing about the "Pre-OS" driver is the name makes it sound like it might do some kind of disk initialization. I just worried I might turn the drives into mush and end up with a long recovery process.
Also I not actually installing in a VM, just using a .vhd file rather than using a actual disk partition then I can dual boot between W7 and W8. BTW I was able to install Windows 7 SP into a .vhd this way without any problems, but the installer for Windows 7 SP is supposed to support Advanced Technology Drives.
Dan
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October 3rd, 2011 10:00
These drivers do not contain any hard drive initialization processes. They are drivers for the mass storage controller.
Dan4545
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October 3rd, 2011 11:00
That's really helps... I didn't know that AF drives existed 'till I got my m6600. I'll get back after I do the install with how it worked out.