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  • EveryWhere
    EveryWhere Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    J_B wrote: »
    Good idea!


    I put the serial No into the Fujitsu site and it tells me that BIOS 1.17 is compatible with W7!


    28vr29i.jpg

    So how do you propose to utilise it? You don't have Windows installed. Remember? :money:

    1.19 via DOS
  • EveryWhere
    EveryWhere Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    Not sure it will make a difference anyway
    -
    HT technology don't support in P4500 & P4600 &P6200 & P6100
    & P6000 CPU
    - Modify recovery strings
    - Solve WD HDD reboot noise
    - CPU P4500 & P4600 & P6200 support 60W adapter and the others
    support 65w adapter
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,819 Forumite
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    EveryWhere wrote: »
    So how do you propose to utilise it? You don't have Windows installed. Remember? :money:

    1.19 via DOS


    Don't know what I'm doing :o:o:o


    I download 1.19

    Flash?
    Which one?
    Then what?
  • EveryWhere
    EveryWhere Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    J_B wrote: »
    Don't know what I'm doing :o:o:o


    I download 1.19

    Flash?
    Which one?
    Then what?

    CD Image

    Download, un-zip, use Windows image Burner to burn the image to CD. Boot off the CD and run Flash.bat

    Instructions are in the links.

    But we haven't yet seen any pics with the SSD in...
  • J_B
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    EveryWhere wrote: »
    But we haven't yet seen any pics with the SSD in...


    Do you want those first?
  • grumpycrab
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    J_B wrote: »
    Do you want those first?
    Oh, so the SSD doesn't work with BIOS 1.16 ? Same as before? " HDD = 0bytes" ? Damn it again.
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • J_B
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    edited 4 March 2019 at 5:16PM
    grumpycrab wrote: »
    Oh, so the SSD doesn't work with BIOS 1.16 ? Same as before? " HDD = 0bytes" ? Damn it again.


    I didn't say that, did I???


    EveryWhere wrote: »
    But we haven't yet seen any pics with the SSD in...
    With the SSD in - not done anything with the BIOS ....
    Info page = the same
    System page = Drive 0: [CT500MX500SSD1-(S1)]
    press enter ...
    Drive 0: Enabled
    Type: Hard Disk
    Model: CT500MX500SSD1-(S1)
    Capacity: 500GB SATA1


    Boot page: different to before as I changed it to CD first, then HDD


    EDIT - just tried to boot with the SSD in and it says

    'media test failure - check cable'

    'Operating system not found'
    (which I suppose is obvious, coz I haven't loaded one!)
  • grumpycrab
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    Sorry, quick recap (for me)... you upgraded the BIOS to 1.16 and the pics you shared showed that and with the hard disk in its usual place. So why haven't you swapped the hard disk with SSD ...just to see if it is recognised in the BIOS (it hasn't been previously, unless connected via USB).
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • J_B
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    grumpycrab wrote: »
    Sorry, quick recap (for me)... you upgraded the BIOS to 1.16 and the pics you shared showed that and with the hard disk in its usual place. So why haven't you swapped the hard disk with SSD ...just to see if it is recognised in the BIOS (it hasn't been previously, unless connected via USB).
    I haven't done anything with the BIOS ... yet
    My previous post #48 was with the new SSD in
    I've just tried to install w10 from CD and it says

    "Windows cannot be installed on this diak. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style"


    Whoosh ... :D
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,026 Forumite
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    J_B wrote: »
    I haven't done anything with the BIOS ...
    Sorry, my mistake.
    J_B wrote: »
    "Windows cannot be installed on this diak. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style"
    At the Custome install option, you want to erase exisiting partition and let W10 do its thing.
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
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