Showing posts with label Getting error code when installing windows 8.1 that windows cannot format this disk error code 0x8004242d. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Getting error code when installing windows 8.1 that windows cannot format this disk error code 0x8004242d. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Getting error code when installing windows 8.1 that windows cannot format this disk error code 0x8004242d

  1. Insert the install DVD (ok )
  2. Boot into the setup process (ok )
  3. Get to the point where you need to select a partition (Error: "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information" ) and click Load Driver
  4. Insert driver DVD (i have USB )
  5. Locate the storage driver, in my case the AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller (ok - Intel ICH9R AHCI )
  6. Notice the message "Windows cannot be installed on this disk. (Show details)" at the bottom (ok )
  7. Insert the install DVD back into the drive (still in the drive )
  8. Expand the advanced drive options (ok )
  9. Create a New partition consuming some amount of space, in my case all of it (ok )
  10. Windows says it had to do some funky stuff, click OK (didn't show )
  11. Notice that there is a 200MB system partition and a new primary partition (only one partition )
  12. Select the new primary partition and click Next (still error: 0x80300001 )

Partitions made by installer are correct, formated and can be used under Window 8,8.1 x64.