Windows 7 Install on TS140

Hi -
I've been trying to install windows 7 64-bit on my new TS140 (70A4000HUX). I've added a Samsung 840 EVO to install into but it has been giving me fits. When I looked into the easy startup disk it has server related installs. Nothing for Windows 7. I've got ISO onto DVD (I've also tried on USB) and am able to start up the installtion but I hit this error: No drives were found. Click Load Driver to provide a mass storage driver for installation. And when I fiddle around a bit more I also get this: "No signed device drivers wre found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct dirvers, and then click OK."
Any pointers on what I can look for to get this install going?
Thanks!

According to this it sounds like 32 bit only for you.
Basically if you have a 64 bit proccessor then you may be able to, the early ones had some issues with Windows though.
Now whether or not there are work around's I don't know, I'm not up on my "bits", so you may want to search around on the forums to see if it can be done.
Supposedly yes, check out this. When using Disk Utility you MUST burn it at the lowest speed posssible.
W7 bootable USB flash drive is only supported on the latest model though.
According to your 10.7 Installation and Setup guide you should be able to.
Probably not but check anyway.  Check here to see if you have the latest Firmware updates.
Your options are all listed here?

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