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Windows 7 won't start up or install after upgrade
Hi,
First post here and I'd like to ask forgiveness if this has been discussed before, it's just that none of the discussions I've read helped in this case.
So, I had perfectly working Windows 7 Ultimate x64 install on my system this morning. Today I upgraded my machine to following setup:
Mobo: Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
CPU: Intel I5-3570K
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 660
Drives: 1 SSD and 3 spinners + DVD-RW, all on SATA
BIOS version: F11
Trying to boot from the SSD where my current Windows installation resides I either get straight to bluescreen and instant reboot. If going to the repair option after this crash Windows boots to it just fine, but can't solve my startup woes. I can post details later if needed.
I ran chkdsk from the prompt and it only said that some of the non-allocated space was marked as allocated but was now repaired. The DOS-prompt has no problems seeing the disks or accessing them.
Now this gets just stupid.
Trying to re-install Windows 7 from the very same USB-stick I've used before I can only get as far as Windows asking to locate CD/DVD drivers. Tried Gigabyte's provided DVD but nothing works, tried searching Windows install disk directories, but no. Whatever I choose the installer always says it can't find devices.
Seems like a driver issue to me, but how to resolve it? It just occurred to e that the Windows stick I have is pre-SP1 so maybe it probably doesn't have the drivers for my hardware, but why don't the Gigabyte DVD ones work either?
Any help, please?
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