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not sure why it wouldn't load but maybe I can help come up with a solution. What are you trying to do with this? Any reason you can't install ESXi first then create a VM with windows 7 on it or is this to be a desktop?
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Will not load is not a very specific error message or the description of the issue. &nbsp;Can you take a picture of what you're seeing/getting?
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OK the error I'm getting is the following:<br />
Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. This is when I try to install windows 7. &nbsp;There's nothing on these drives. &nbsp;It's just a Raid 1 that's all. &nbsp;I wonder if I pull one of the drives of the mirror, will it install and then I'll put back the drive.
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With HP hardware, its typically that the drivers for the RAID controller is not in the Standard Windows driver suite
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I'm trying to load windows 7 on this HP DL360 g7 server however, when I get to the disk part windows 7 will not load. &nbsp;It sees the disk but it just will not load. &nbsp;Any ideas?
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I'm trying to load windows 7 on this HP DL360 g7 server however, when I get to the disk part windows 7 will not load.  It sees the disk but it just will not load.  Any ideas?

not sure why it wouldn&#39;t load but maybe I can help come up with a solution. What are you trying to do with this? Any reason you can&#39;t install ESXi first then create a VM with windows 7 on it or is this to be a desktop?

Will not load is not a very specific error message or the description of the issue.  Can you take a picture of what you&#39;re seeing/getting?

OK the error I&#39;m getting is the following:
Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. This is when I try to install windows 7.  There&#39;s nothing on these drives.  It&#39;s just a Raid 1 that&#39;s all.  I wonder if I pull one of the drives of the mirror, will it install and then I&#39;ll put back the drive.

With HP hardware, its typically that the drivers for the RAID controller is not in the Standard Windows driver suite

Installing windows 7 64 bit on an HP DL360 G7

I&#39;m trying to load windows 7 on this HP DL360 g7 server however, when I get to the disk part windows 7 will not load.  It sees the disk but it just will not load.  Any ideas?

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