Windows 7: windows 7 prof x64 slow install

hi to all,

asus m5a 78 l mlx plus mobo, corsair 4gb ddr3 1600 mhz ram, amd phenom II x4970 3.5 ghz processor, standard 400 watts SMPS, hp dev R+W, wd 160 gb sata hdd



My problem is when try to install win 7 x64 bit from bootable dvd, its gets installed extremely slow.

it took 5 hours but still it says expanding windows files (10%...)

i tried all options in my bios but still i get stuck at the same point...kindly share some thoughts into this

Flash to latest bios and load defaults, then try again?

Take a look at these posts:
Windows 7 Installation Errors : Troubleshoot Step by Step
Common Installation Problems and Their Solutions
Questions to use for help with Installation Issues
Tutorial quick reference list for Installing Windows 7
Questions to use for help with Installation Issues

already did that. flashing to latest version of bios..provided at asus website

my current bios version is 0601...

theog Take a look at these posts:
Windows 7 Installation Errors : Troubleshoot Step by Step
Common Installation Problems and Their Solutions
Questions to use for help with Installation Issues
Tutorial quick reference list for Installing Windows 7
Questions to use for help with Installation Issues


Mahn..too many of them..suggest me something fast and effective solution for my problem..thanks

i just wasted my 3 days banging my head and trying each possible setting in bios but still to worse my problem isnt solved...anyoned help welcome...

well i did tried disconnecting every hardware and then reconnecting...but my problem still persists.


when i boot my copmuter in the bios i can see " detecting 160 gb....IDE hdd"..however my hdd is wd SATA 160.

Does it have anything related to AHCI and IDE settings in BIOS??

Take look at option 4&5
Windows 7 Installation Errors : Troubleshoot Step by Step

Genuine disc ?

yes.. i tried installing 3 diffeent dvds...and two among them are genuine.

my entire hardware is new...just bought 5 days back....i think there is some setting in bios which is causing trouble..and that setting is tricky i suppose...i wok in sun and ibm servers but now i cant even trouble shoot this simple problem...i am feeling damn bad for myself...


for formatting the hdd it takes so long...it craws at the pace of tortoise...