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Thanks Abdul. R for responding
I was not aware that you could not have the OS in more than one HDD providing they are used within the ONE COMPUTER that came with the Windows 7 Home 64-bit OEM version from Dell.
So I had installed it in more than one HDD from the 7 I have connected to the PC.. Including my first and only SSD The reason I did more than one OS install was in case of major failurre from the original HDD that came with the Dell Computer.
Of all of them HDDs I an only left with one HDD that is booting now. And after bypassing an error message that reads:"Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer
Status: 0xc00000e9
Info: An unexpected I/O error has occurred.
Even after that if i hit the option to "enter" windows boots.
The one and only HDD that lets me boot windows is that one: a 2TB 2001FASS Western Digital Caviar Black.
The other drives are:
- 160 GB SSD Intel Series 320
- 1 TB 1002FAEX WD Caviar Black
- 2TB 20EARS WD Green
- 2 x 500GB WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue
- 1.5 Samsung HD155UI
- 1TB Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
Having said all of this i would like to:
First and foremost fix the error on the only one HDD that boots.
Second of all to install the OS on the SSD (if I am to remain with just one OS installed I want it on the SSD)
What I do have as tools are:
All the original CDs that Dell sent me which did includeA. what they callRe-Installation DVD Windows 7 Home 64-Bit`of the OS already installed on your computer and B. Drivers
I also made Recovery Disks (1 an 2) as soon as I got the PC -as suggested by Dell-
I also made a Windows 7 ISO fille which i thought would allow me to load a fresh install for Windows 7 Home 64bit together with my original KEY CODE for my paid OEM version.
In fact i have one Windows 7 64-bit ISO file in a re-writable DVD and another Windows 7 64-bit ISO file on a 8GB pen drive.
I was unable to use any of them to recover the OS. Unfortunately I am not very savvy in dealing with these technical issues.
None of that was useful to try and recover the HD that would not boot, and the ones that have no OS on them cannot be accessed either.
So that is my situation. Could you help me to get pass the ``I am stuck`situation
Thank you again.
Every disk has its own error message. I dont think i would be able to fix any of that. So I would not mind reformatting those actually I am resigned to do it -if I have to-
Awaiting your reply now.
Thank you kindly.