Windows 8.1 setup problem

[iFishas]

Hi guys, so I am having a big trouble now. I am installing new windows 8.1 but i kepp getting this error: 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.. I have 3 drives to choose:

Drive 0 Unallocated Space 100gb 100gb

Drive 0 Partition 1 831.5GB 596.3GB Logical

Drive 0 Partition 2 8Mb 8MB Primary

I have 1 HDD which is made to 2 hard drives. One was for windows and other is just for things. I dont want to loose all information which is in my bigger drive. What should i do? Sorry for bad grammar.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Hi guys, so I am having a big trouble now. I am installing new windows 8.1 but i kepp getting this error: 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.. I have 3 drives to choose:

Drive 0 Unallocated Space 100gb 100gb

Drive 0 Partition 1 831.5GB 596.3GB Logical

Drive 0 Partition 2 8Mb 8MB Primary

I have 1 HDD which is made to 2 hard drives. One was for windows and other is just for things. I dont want to loose all information which is in my bigger drive. What should i do? Sorry for bad grammar.

"For things" . Have you tried reformatting the 100GB partition?

[iFishas]

"For things" . Have you tried reformatting the 100GB partition?

I can't format it. it just in grey background and can't select it.

[dadasmithywinkle]

I can't format it. it just in grey background and can't select it.

Try restarting the computer.

[iFishas]

tried over 100 times

 

Try restarting the computer.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Is it a fresh install, or does the drive say Primary next to it?

[failblox]

Try using PartedMagic to reformat and resize the partitions of your drive.

[iFishas]

Is it a fresh install, or does the drive say Primary next to it?

In Type there is nothing said next to it

[dadasmithywinkle]

In Type there is nothing said next to it

Try this?

 

Boot the windows media again. When you get to the screen: "where do you want to install windows" press the keys SHIFT + F10. In the command line type in:

1. diskpart
2. select disk 0
3. list partition
4. select partition X (where X is the number of your desired partition from the 3rd command)
5. format fs=ntfs quick

And see if it is successful. If not, we might need to remove all the partitions and re-create them. This has something to do with dell's OEM partition (which should be removed).

[iFishas]

Try this?

 

Boot the windows media again. When you get to the screen: "where do you want to install windows" press the keys SHIFT + F10. In the command line type in:

1. diskpart
2. select disk 0
3. list partition
4. select partition X (where X is the number of your desired partition from the 3rd command)
5. format fs=ntfs quick

And see if it is successful. If not, we might need to remove all the partitions and re-create them. This has something to do with dell's OEM partition (which should be removed).

I see 3 partitions

 

Partition 0 Type(Extended) Size(831GB) Offset(99gb)

Partition 2 Type(Logical) Size(831GB) Offset(99gb)

Partition 1 Type(Primary) Size(8MB) Offset(931GB)

 

which should I format?

[mr.skyrim_pc]

"For things" . Have you tried reformatting the 100GB partition?

hahaha "things"

[iFishas]

HELP

[dadasmithywinkle]

HELP

You format the one that you want to use for OS

[iFishas]

You format the one that you want to use for OS

But in one is my files. Or formatink wont erase it ?

[dadasmithywinkle]

But in one is my files. Or formatink wont erase it ?

Formatting the entire disk will erase the files but formatting just the partition wont,

[GoodBytes]

You don't have Logical with GPT.

You need to delete all partition, clear everything, and re partition your disks.