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    Big problem re-installing windows

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by x61x200, Oct 4, 2010.

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    x61x200 Notebook Consultant

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    When i ordered my x201 i was getting an intel SSD, so i ordered the 5400 cheapest HD. I must have deletedthe OS for storage usages, as ive just turned it on, pressed the blue button, followed the instructions to re-install the OS and it not working.

    Now when i boot up, if i press the blue button (or not) the screen with safe mode, last know configurations comes up. If i dont press the blue button, it still comes up.

    It would appear a blue screen of death with a memory exception is being shown for half a second.

    Can someone help me? I cant even reinstall the OS! Why isnt the lenovo software showing when i click the blue button, surely this is seperate from the Win 7?
     
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    Apologies, i think the problem was because i had the BIOS SATA setting not set to 'AHCI'
     
    x61x200, Oct 4, 2010
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