Having problems installing win7 to SSD

weihoe3

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guys need help! unable to install win7 to samsung evo 850 ssd
tried using diskpart to clean and convert ssd to mbr but didnt work
managed to install win7 by changing sata controller from ahci to ide but unable to change back to ahci (unable to boot after changing controller back to ahci)
 

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Insert the Windows 8 DVD or 8.1 USB.
Restart the computer.
Press any key to boot from the media.
Click Repair your computer or press R.
Select Troubleshoot.
Select Command Prompt.
Type diskpart.
Press Enter.

check your mobo boot priority, by right it will auto read boot disc/usb
 

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Insert the Windows 8 DVD or 8.1 USB.
Restart the computer.
Press any key to boot from the media.
Click Repair your computer or press R.
Select Troubleshoot.
Select Command Prompt.
Type diskpart.
Press Enter.

check your mobo boot priority, by right it will auto read boot disc/usb

i've already tried the diskpart method. it didnt work
1) diskpart
2) list disk
3) select disk 0
4) clean
5) convert mbr
done all those
and im using win7
 

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this is your question:

(unable to boot after changing controller back to ahci)

- Go into BIOS at restart and change to AHCI and move the Boot from DVD option ahead of the Boot from HDD option

- System should go to a recovery screen generated from the DVD

- Press the correct option to run Refresh

- When refresh is complete, your system should be booting with AHCI
 
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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/922976

To resolve this issue yourself, enable the AHCI driver in the registry before you change the SATA mode of the boot drive. To do this, follow these steps:
Exit all Windows-based programs.
Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IastorV
In the pane on the right side, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.
 

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thanks for the replies guys.
weirdly after i did some windows updates and restarted my comp, went to bios and changed ide to ahci, it managed to go into windows and installed the ahci drivers
now its ahci config
thanks for help
 
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