Recent content by rsmith7

I've just clean-installed the Beta 22621 release (now flagged as 22H2 RTM). When it asked me to sign in to my MS account, I just entered "fake@fake.com" with password "fake". The response was "Oops" and it then asked for a local account instead. When the build was complete and I was happy with...

The SSD and both HDDs are SATA with only the DVD drive being connected to the IDE channel. There's nothing in the BIOS that allows me to set AHCI. I've tried "enhanced" mode and it makes no difference so I left the default of "auto". Simple fact is that if I clean install Windows 7 SP1 on to...

I did some more tests before deciding to replace the MB. I used the 1511 ISO disk just to ensure it wasn't something with the 1607 AU version. With just 1 HDD connected, and the other HDD and SSD disconnected, I did a clean install. Afterwards plugging in either the second HDD (an identical...

Thanks for your reply. I have assumed that there are drivers missing but I don't understand why they are there when the system started out as Windows 7, but not after a clean install. Also if I clean-install onto a Seagate HDD, and then try to boot having plugged in a second, identical Seagate...

My PC has a Gigabyte EG41MFT-US2H motherboard, 4 Gb RAM. OS disk is 60 Gb Sandisk SSD and for data there are a pair of Seagate 500 Gb HDDs. It had Windows 7 Home Premium from day 1, and subsequently Windows 10 10240, 1511 and 1607 - all via update not reinstall. It runs fine. But due to the...