How to fix windows 7 ahci error: 0x80300001 on Windows 7 or Windows Vista
How to fix windows 7 ahci error: 0x80300001 on Windows 7 or Windows Vista
If you are trying to install Windows 7 or Vista Operating System, and whenever you try to run setup, you keep getting an error 0x80300001 or "Windows cannot open the required file F:SourcesInstall.wim", it is mainly because of wrong settings in your bios. In this article you will find the main reason for this error to occur and possible solutions to fix it.
After you install the Windows 7 or Vista and are trying to install the drivers, Windows installer will be able to view the drive to install but will not allow installing it. Even if you are formatting the drive the computer gets hang.
The error arises mainly due to the fact that a 64-bit copy can only be installed to C: drive; the C drive should be the lead drive in your bios. The other possible reason for the error "0x80300001 or "Windows cannot open the required file F:SourcesInstall.wim" might be the computer's RAID controller.
One of the steps to fix the problem is to ensure that the drive you are attempting to install is the first drive, even if the computer has only a single physical Hard Disk Drive. You can ensure this by loading the RAID driver from the CD, installing the driver and creating partitions. The, you can remove the driver CD and insert the Windows (Vista or 7) CD and try installing the Operating System.
One more way to fix the issue is to arrange the order of your disk to make the first disk drive recognize the drive you have just partitioned and formatted. This is helpful whether you are using a 32 bit version or 64 bit version, until and unless you do not have a multi-boot environment.