Purchased an MSI MSI GT70 2OD without an operating system, but I’m having trouble installing the OS I bought.

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Chantie99
Member

04-30-2016, 09:29 AM

I received my laptop without an operating system, so I bought Windows 8 at the store. However, when trying to install it on a 1TB hard drive, I encountered an error: http://gyazo.com/79cd6905fa9335ce3c40d8ee1d46ae9c. The message reads, "Can not install Windows on this drive, selected drive has a MBR (...). On EFI systems you can only install Windows on a GPT drive." Please help me.

Chantie99

04-30-2016, 09:29 AM #1

pookey56
Member

05-02-2016, 09:19 AM

Remove the partition, then format the drive and install it on the hard drive.

pookey56

05-02-2016, 09:19 AM #2

Remove the partition, then format the drive and install it on the hard drive.

julien190901
Member

192

05-03-2016, 01:52 AM

Use the command prompt to replace the old MBR file. If the laptop runs an OS, remove the existing one first. Then delete both the 1TB drive and the MBR, then create a new partition.

julien190901

05-03-2016, 01:52 AM #3

Use the command prompt to replace the old MBR file. If the laptop runs an OS, remove the existing one first. Then delete both the 1TB drive and the MBR, then create a new partition.

ovcoming
Member

229

05-03-2016, 10:43 PM

Just remove every partition from the Windows installation folder and start over.

ovcoming

05-03-2016, 10:43 PM #4

Just remove every partition from the Windows installation folder and start over.

Wskib
Junior Member

05-04-2016, 06:16 PM

It would be simple if I discovered a video showing the steps, since I’m not sure how to do it myself.

Wskib

05-04-2016, 06:16 PM #5

It would be simple if I discovered a video showing the steps, since I’m not sure how to do it myself.

Prexoo
Junior Member

05-09-2016, 01:33 AM

You can find instructions for deleting partitions in your BIOS settings or Windows 8 configuration files. Check the system partition table or use the disk management tool available in Windows to remove unwanted partitions.

Prexoo

05-09-2016, 01:33 AM #6

levoyageur92
Posting Freak

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05-11-2016, 12:48 AM

On that display, the one you shared in your initial message, you need to emphasize the section at the beginning and then tap delete

levoyageur92

05-11-2016, 12:48 AM #7

On that display, the one you shared in your initial message, you need to emphasize the section at the beginning and then tap delete

PanKlocek
Member

100

05-12-2016, 10:49 AM

Remove partitions entirely. If your system supports UEFI-Bios, it’s better to format using GPT, especially with an SSD, since booting from GPT is more secure according to what I understand.

PanKlocek

05-12-2016, 10:49 AM #8

Remove partitions entirely. If your system supports UEFI-Bios, it’s better to format using GPT, especially with an SSD, since booting from GPT is more secure according to what I understand.

ErtLion
Member

05-12-2016, 11:02 AM

Thanks a lot!

ErtLion

05-12-2016, 11:02 AM #9

Thanks a lot!