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Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - IONx64 - 11-14-2014

Dear Britec,

I need your support and advises too,

I have such trouble on installing windows many times:

,,windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks.

Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu."

What does it mean?

Can u advise what is that UEFI/EFI and how to install windows by UEFI?

Please help me i has same problems all the time.

Thanks in advacned.

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - Britec - 11-14-2014

How to Setup Windows 8 with UEFI BIOS in UEFI Mode

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - IONx64 - 11-16-2014

Thanks for link sir.

But how to change that GPT to MBR during a windows installation?

Thanks.

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - Britec - 11-16-2014

You must have hard drive plugged into the marvell controller, try plugging it in the Intel Controller
[Image: Marvell-controller.png]
Then you want to go to the BIOS and change to AHCI Mode

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - IONx64 - 11-17-2014

Thanks dear sir for instruction.

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - Britec - 11-17-2014

[Image: Windows-cannot-be-installed-to-this-disk...-disks.jpg]
Also if your getting this error you can convert MBR to GPT which you will have to do if installing Windows on a drive that is larger than 2TB Because MBR can’t support partitions which are larger than 2 TB. So if you have used the drive and  you have created a MBR Partition, your going to run into this issue. I will make a video and show you how to convert to GPT, in fact I will make two videos and show you different scenarios.  

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - Britec - 11-17-2014





RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - Britec - 11-18-2014

https://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/344899-windows-cannot-install-to-this-diskas-it-is-mbr-resolved/


https://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-7-a/120527-windows-cannot-install-disk.html

https://malwaretips.com/threads/solved-need-help-gpt-partition.29214/

IONx64  don't waste our time, If you have the answer to your problem, why continue to ask for help? please don't be a time waster. Its not just wasting my time, but yours and other peoples on other forums.

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - IONx64 - 11-18-2014

(11-17-2014, 08:05 PM)Britec Wrote:  


Thanks for that video and i will keep that video for future.

And sorry for it seems that i am time waster. I did that i were hurry and i had not a answer for my problems. I am trying always to save a time for people and not make them lost it. I appreciate what are you making to people also the people like you. I got many friends like that. I will be glad if we also become a friends.

Have a nice day.

RE: Windows cannot install to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR Partition table - Britec - 11-18-2014

Its OK, we all make mistakes, lets put it behind us and move on.