
I clicked it hoping I would get more information for troubleshooting purposes and Bam, it went ahead and let me continue the install. I ran into this issue last week loading a fresh install of Windows 7. You need to create a partition and then Windows will install to this.ĭid you try clicking on the next/continue (I don't remember what it was called) in the lower right corner. Your error re-installing is because DBAN has wiped off everything including the partition info. PXE boot (or Pixie boot) attempts to find a deployment server to boot from to install an OS, if it can't find one (or the cable is unplugged!) you will get your error. Hi Sean, the 'PXE' error occurred because your HDD failed to boot and PXE boot was the next available option in the boot order, set in the BIOS. You may be trying to install to the Tools/recovery partition.I tried this already and it didn't work. Just delete all the partitions and create the one large one and bam. Try to set it en IDE Sata Mode instead of AHCI What should I do in this situation? If I need to buy a new hard drive I'm willing to. If other hard disks are available, install Windows to another location." Windows cannot be installed to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. However, at the bottom of the dialog box there is an error saying, The hard drive is appearing showing unallocated space and the size.



When I got to the window that says "Where do you want to install Windows?" I am receiving an error. After I finished wiping it, I put in my Windows 7 installation disk. When I tried turning on my laptop, I was receiving a PXE Media Test failure error.
