If you have a RAID setup, you will need to have the XP RAID drivers for your specific motherboard on a Floppy disc available to select and load at the F6 prompt while installing XP. When finished, restart the computer to have the option to boot from XP (Earlier Verision of Windows) or Windows 7. NOTE: You would do step 9 on at that link to finish installing Windows 7.Ħ. When you get to this point, select the partition (step 1) or hard drive to install Windows 7 on. To Use a Separate Hard Disk Drive than the XP DriveĪ) Boot from your Windows 7 installation disc.ģ. (See screenshot above)ĭ) Click on the X at the top right corner to close System Recovery Options. Windows 7 will need a minimum of 16 GB (16384 MB).Ĭ) Click on the X at the top right corner to close the command prompt. NOTE: You would do steps 2 to 9 in METHOD TWO at that link. NOTE: Make sure that the CD/DVD drive is selected first in the boot order in the BIOS.ī) In the command prompt, select and shrink the XP volume by how many MB (1024 MB = 1 GB) you want to have for this Windows 7 partition. To Create a New Partition from the XP Hard Disk DriveĪ) With your Windows 7 installation disc boot into the Command Prompt from the System Recovery Options screen. NOTE: If you have a RAID setup, you will need to have the Windows 7 RAID drivers on a USB flash drive available to select and load while installing Windows 7.ġ.
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