But I can't change anything in the BIOS, so in my humble opinion it is not so fine. Moreover, I can't install the Windows that needs to be reinstalled... And 40 GB SSD was enough for Windows 7, despite having some additional programs on C drive, I still had usually around 5 GB of free space. Barely, but enough, when I resigned from hibernation and moved virtual memory to the other drive, as I have 8 GB RAM, so I am not afraid of running out of memory.
Moreover, WIndows 10 is supposed to be more space-friendly, taking only about 10 GB of hard drive space after installation. I believe that 38 GB partition will be enough.
If the system boots to Ubuntu without issue, the BIOS is completely fine. Updating it will do nothing.
It sounds like Windows simply need to be reinstalled. A 32G SSD won't be large enough in the long term for running Windows though. Consider upgrading to a larger mSATA drive.
You can try a BIOS reset -- remove the battery, unplug the system and hold the power button for 30 sec. Or use the F9 key to set the BIOS to its defaults.
There is no password on either drives, bios or anything.
I cannot change even boot order, date or anything I previously could. Some people suggested that troubles with installing Win7 can be caused by setting of APIC, so I wanted to check it, but, as I've said, I can't even check if I have the possibility. Today I have bought some blank DVDs and right now I am trying to install Win10, I will let you know once I get some progress.
Right now installation of W10 from DVD looks promising, so I will not check your suggestion. And how do I put a motherboard battery out of a laptop? Anyway, I was thinking about something similar.
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But I can't change anything in the BIOS, so in my humble opinion it is not so fine. Moreover, I can't install the Windows that needs to be reinstalled...
And 40 GB SSD was enough for Windows 7, despite having some additional programs on C drive, I still had usually around 5 GB of free space. Barely, but enough, when I resigned from hibernation and moved virtual memory to the other drive, as I have 8 GB RAM, so I am not afraid of running out of memory.
Moreover, WIndows 10 is supposed to be more space-friendly, taking only about 10 GB of hard drive space after installation. I believe that 38 GB partition will be enough.
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If the system boots to Ubuntu without issue, the BIOS is completely fine. Updating it will do nothing.
It sounds like Windows simply need to be reinstalled. A 32G SSD won't be large enough in the long term for running Windows though. Consider upgrading to a larger mSATA drive.
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August 12th, 2015 06:00
You can try a BIOS reset -- remove the battery, unplug the system and hold the power button for 30 sec. Or use the F9 key to set the BIOS to its defaults.
Are you booting in UEFI or Legacy mode?
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What are you looking to change in the BIOS setup? There actually is very little in the way of settings you can change -- that's completely normal.
Is there an administrative password set on the system?
If you want to create a bootable flash drive or ISO for Windows, Rufus is an easy way to do it -- the free version of Macrium Reflect can also do it.
Kejtax
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There is no password on either drives, bios or anything.
I cannot change even boot order, date or anything I previously could. Some people suggested that troubles with installing Win7 can be caused by setting of APIC, so I wanted to check it, but, as I've said, I can't even check if I have the possibility. Today I have bought some blank DVDs and right now I am trying to install Win10, I will let you know once I get some progress.
Kejtax
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August 12th, 2015 06:00
Right now installation of W10 from DVD looks promising, so I will not check your suggestion. And how do I put a motherboard battery out of a laptop? Anyway, I was thinking about something similar.
I believe it is the Legacy boot.
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August 12th, 2015 07:00
You do not need to remove the reserve battery - just the main battery - to reset the system.