Win7x86 cannot be installed to Disk 0 partition 1 after selecting virtio scsi driver

microteq

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Nov 29, 2024
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Hi

I am trying to install Win7x86 on a Proxmox 8.3.0 VM. The Win7 CD is booting correctly and it does not find any harddisk, as usual. So I install the corresponding scsi virtio driver. But then Windows installation cannot proceed, because of the following error: Windows cannot be installed to Disk 0 partition 1 (show details). The details say: The computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu.

The harddisk partition is shown in the list of partitions (the only one), but the Installation cannot be continued.

Does anyone have an idea?
Many thanks.
 

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