Hi all,

I have a Toshiba A200-1NH.
Model: PSAE3E-03K01DDU.

Because the harddisk failed I replaced it with a new one.
Model: WD3200BPVT.
It's ATA/300 and 320GB.

My goal is to install Windows 7. I started with the original disks that came with the laptop to install Vista and was planning to upgrade Vista to Windows 7 afterwards.

Booting with the original installation disc brings me all the way to the first startup of Windows and then the system tells me "Windows Cannot Configure to Hardware in Your Computer". Thats it.

I did some research and found out that it may have something to do with the Chipset drivers.
It's not possible to add drivers during the installation using the original recovery disc. That's why I tried a Windows 7 installation and adding the ICH8M AHCI drivers during that installation.

The Windows 7 installation cannot use the drive, no matter what chipset driver I add during installation, it does not change a thing.

So back to the original installation disc that came with the laptop, formatted the drive, absolute 0 partitions on it, rebooted with the disc, creating partitions, copying data, starting windows, and again, the message:
"Windows Cannot Configure to Hardware in Your Computer"

I have not tried to update the BIOS, didn't find and manual for it that doesn't use Windows to update the BIOS.
I have not tried an other disc. I've connected this disc to my Mac and ran diagnostics, it's fine.
I have not tried every AHCI driver I found, there are hundeds, it's unclear wich one I should use.

You guys have any advice?

EDIT
New BIOS version found, cannot use it.
To install Windows I need to update the BIOS, to update the BIOS.. I need Windows.

Message was edited by: Thijxx