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Unable to install Windows 7 in T61

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:58 pm
by juancastane
Hi there!
I have a T61 with Middleton, 8 GB RAM & SSD.
I'm deciding which is the best OS to run on my T61. I've installed Win 7/32 Bits and Windows 10 (32 & 64 bits) with no issues.
But given my machine has 8 GB RAM, I'd like to install Win7 64 BIts and so far I've had no luck.

Win7 64bits Setup is not able to detect the Intel ICH8 SATA RAID Controller. I have downloaded drivers found on Lenovo legacy and they are not recognized. Compatibility mode on BIOS doesn't work.

Any tips? Thanks!

Re: Unable to install Windows 7 in T61

Posted: Sun May 01, 2022 12:19 am
by RealBlackStuff
Maybe this helps: viewtopic.php?t=101779

Re: Unable to install Windows 7 in T61

Posted: Sun May 01, 2022 3:10 am
by dr_st
Welcome to the forum. :)

Logically, Win7 should have all the drivers for these old controllers integrated. Try a different setup disk, or a Lenovo recovery media set.