hi,
I just got an Intel 330 180GB SSD
I've removed the existing 500GB 5400RPM HDD and replaced with the SSD
I don't want Windows 8 on this laptop, I want to be able to install Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
so far what I've tried:
call Asus support, just to be told that they don't support Windows 7 on this laptop and they can't help me
tried Windows 7 DVD on it, installation will not start and shows a black screen with somekind of boot manager error
tried to diskpart a USB flash drive and copied the Windows 7 DVD on it (including adding the bootx64.efi to efi\boot), I get the same black screen as above but different code
sites I tried to follow:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hddshttp://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=209045what I want to be able is to boot from USB with a Windows 7 installation and just install the OS
I disabled the OS control thing into the BIOS