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W7 Install Crashes But Existing Install Works Fine?!
I've encountered a problem that I've never seen before and wonder if anyone can help?
I'm trying to install Windows 7 Pro on my Dell Latitude E4310 that I've just swapped the motherboard on (from an i3 to an i5 board), but it fails, causing the laptop to re-boot a few moments after "Starting Windows" appears. I've tried:
Re-set BIOS to defaults;
Update BIOS to latest;
Two different install DVDs (including an original MS one);
Images of both install discs on a USB stick;
Installing in Safe Mode.
None of these work.
When I install in Safe Mode, it seems to re-boot when Disk.sys loads. Normally I would say this is down to a disk fault (duh!), except I've tried two different drives (an SSD and a HDD) with the same result.
The weirdest thing is that the current install of W7 Pro 32-Bit starts and operates just fine using either the SSD or HDD.
Any suggestions that I can try before taking it all apart again and putting the old motherboard back in to try it again?