Windows 7 Installation Keeps Crashing on New Build


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
       #1

    Windows 7 Installation Keeps Crashing on New Build


    Hi guys.

    Appologies if the answer has already been posted but I have been looking over the internet ages with no luck.

    I have just built a new pc. It consists of:

    MSI 770-C45
    Phenom II 550BE
    4GB (2x2GB) Crucial 1333 DDR3
    Powercolor HD 4770
    WD 160GB sata HD
    Sony dvd/rw

    (All parts are brand new)

    Most of the time when I try and install it, it completes installing features in about a second then crashes and the mouse is stuck. Sometimes it doesnt get that far and crashes on the loading windows files etc. Im pretty sure its not the dvd as it worked fine in my brothers pc.

    So far I have tried:

    Updating BIOS
    Taking a stick of RAM out
    Swapping the graphics card
    Putting the RAM in different slots

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers

    Its the 64 bit version btw, and im doing clean install as there is no os on at the moment.
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  2. Posts : 176
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM
       #2

    I see you have a Black Edition, you are not overclocking already are you?
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    nope havnt touched anything yet.

    just tried to boot from usb. does exactly the same thing..

    any ideas?
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  4. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #4

    Try extracting all of the files to a separate drive/partition and run the setup.exe file from there...
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    i am doing a clean install so i havnt got that option. i have tried a spare ide hard drive by the way and it does exactly the same thing.

    i have just noticed when I put 2 sticks of ram in it gets further. could it be something to do with this?
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  6. Posts : 1,161
    Windows 8.1 PRO
       #6

    Do you have confirmed working RAM you could try? Like maybe the RAM from your brothers PC?
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  7. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    just upped the voltage and it worked.. :)
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  8. Posts : 176
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM
       #8

    glad it worked , but if your board is undervolting you chip there is a chance it may be undervolting other areas. that is not good
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