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Asus N76 UEFI - W7 64 Install Hangs on Logo (DVD UEFI Boot)
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Hello all,
This is my first post. I am a Windows 7 user and now (against my will) Windows 8.
I bought an ASUS N76 laptop pre-loaded with Windows 8 so these are the new generation n76 series. The old ones come with Windows 7. Anyway...
I attempted to boot a Windows 7 ULT 64 install DVD but the install hangs on the Windows logo/flag. So...
- Windows is loading files is shown and hidden
- The animated Windows logo appears and then it just hangs....go figure
I have no idea what is going wrong. I went into the UEFI setup and the only option for my BR is EUFI boot.
I also added a "boot option" asking the EFI to boot "efi\microsoft\boot\boot.efi" or "\efi\microsoft\boot\boot.efi" but when selected (from Boot Override), the screen goes blank for a few seconds, the BR starts spinning and I am thrown back at the EFI so it looks like it cannot find the file. For path, I selected the BR device and at the end has a "\".
I have secure boot disabled. (yep, I have an option for that). So now I am left empty handed and I am stuck with Windows 8. I even put in a brand new SSD hoping I would install W7 on it but I can't even start the setup!! Argh....
I am very experienced with MBR and BIOS but I am a complete newbie to UEFI. I don't know what is going wrong and why the setup hangs....There are no crazy error messages. It just sits doing nothing. The BR drive spins and then it just stops.
I have attached some screenies of my EFI. It is a brand new laptop.
I'd say a motherboard issue? But then, I have no issues running W8 on it. I just want a fresh install of the OS on the SSD. I have a brand new unused copy of W764 ULT.
Last edited by rwx; 10 Dec 2012 at 06:27.