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Strange Issue During Install
I'm having a rough time getting Windows 7 to install on a computer I'm building for a friend. This is my first AMD build in about a decade, so maybe I'm missing something simple. I'll post the specs at the bottom.
Anyway, the problem I'm having is this. I can boot from my USB stick and start the Windows 7 Home Premium x64 install. I know this USB stick is working properly because I just used it on a laptop. Once I come to the first screen of the GUI install process, I can enter diskpart, set up the drive, and then continue. I can let the install run through, and do it's thing, copying files to the drive. It works down the list, install updates, etc, then it reboots. The setup continues after reboot, comes back to the list, and finishes. It reboots again, where I would expect the system to boot to the sceen where I choose a user name, choose to activate, etc. However, the screen goes black, the monitor tells me there's no more input, and it sits. The HDD light is sold for a minute or two, and then goes off. I've left the system sit for 2 hours at this point, with no progress.
I tried three different hard drives, and reset the CMOS. I've tried AHCI and then went back to IDE. Nothing I seem to try is working.
System Specs:
AMD FX4100
Gigabyte 78LMT-S2P 5.0 with F2 BIOS
4 GB MicroCenter brand memory (tests fine with Memtest)
ATI 4350 PCI-E card
600W OCZ PSU
So, here's my first question. The BIOS mentiones on-chip VGA, and the mobo has video outputs. Does this system require a graphics card, or does it have built-in video on the proc, like the Intel processors? When I try booting without the PCI-E card, I get no signal at all on my monitor. When I pop in the video card, I get the problems described above.
I'm lost as to what could be causing this. Previously, I was able to install Windows 7 to this system, but it would hang for about a minute after loading the desktop...and the continue fine. I tried doing a clean install to solve the hanging issue, and now I'm stuck here...regressing.