Windows 10 upgrade on Win 7 Pro hanged progress, cannot load Win 7 Pro

I'd say you're problem is you're not disabling secure boot before the install. DEL key into BIOS then disable Secure Boot and set to UEFI/Legacy (Think I remember right) If you have a Win 8 or 10 PC Mount the Win 10 ISO then copy everything to a FAT32 formatted USB drive. Win 7 is "mostly" UEFI compatible and putting it on the M5A99X is kinda miss or hit. Maybe cause I never deleted the BIOS keys ? Haven't run Win 7 in Years but I also think you have to keep Secure Boot off with GPT and definately for MBR You can initialize the HDD on another PC or use Diskpart the HDD to whatever you want.

Bat 1 said:

I'd say you're problem is you're not disabling secure boot before the install. DEL key into BIOS then disable Secure Boot and set to UEFI/Legacy (Think I remember right) If you have a Win 8 or 10 PC Mount the Win 10 ISO then copy everything to a FAT32 formatted USB drive. Win 7 is "mostly" UEFI compatible and putting it on the M5A99X is kinda miss or hit. Maybe cause I never deleted the BIOS keys ? Haven't run Win 7 in Years but I also think you have to keep Secure Boot off with GPT and definately for MBR You can initialize the HDD on another PC or use Diskpart the HDD to whatever you want.

Nearly all UEFI motherboards have a Secure Boot option, granted. However, this motherboard does not have such a feature - not by that name anyway. I have checked both manual and mobo page on website, and there is nothing to suggest such a feature is included in the BIOS firmware. The mobo has a 'Advanced mode' and a 'EZ mode', and there is nothing to suggest that in either mode that the peripheral media will be disabled on boot (Secure Boot). There is no mention of 'Fast Boot' either.

OhmMy said:

Hey iko22!!!

LOL, I am still at it tonight! 3 am now here! I wonder if this MoBo is compatible with Windows 10?

Post #8

Is Legacy EFI what allows Windows 7?

Post #7
Yep, they are all there! LOL

Post #6
Okay, I will put it back to manual setting. I did have this set to that before I started getting desperate! LOL

I will cut and paste you reply to follow for later today, I need to go to sleep as I am getting worn down, but I do not like to give up at least not yet!

The guy on FB tells me my HDD is dead...LOL...that's why it runs and formats...just a waste of time on FB...I am new to the social media pretty much...I don't even know how to check that I got a reply unless it comes through the email here. Lots to learn.

I read up on this Rufus 3.8, if I have that right, it is for systems where the Media install does not work? I did not understand how to employ it as there is no HDD or the HDD is not accessible yet.

I managed to do a .iso of my licensed Windows 7 Pro x64 disc as I thought maybe putting that in instead of the CD, just in case it may work...but then again the Media win 10 did not.

What would happen if I somehow had a HDD with Windows on it and booted this system, I wonder if it would work?!

The other unknown is; can I use the Windows Pro disk in my Windows 7 Home Premium desktop and load Windows 7 Pro on the HDD that I am trying to use for the other desktop? Or for that matter I have a 3 license Home Edition and wonder if I can put it on this HDD and if it works, just upgrade?

Is this machine stuck in GPT? Is that why I cannot load the USB stick with the Media Creation Tool or the CD ROM as both OS's freeze up during installation....?

Thank you once again - I thank you kindly as always - the battle continues later tonight/today!!

Cheers iko22

Richard

A. Windows 7 will install on UEFI, see the tutorial link I provided in post #3. Maybe the installation disk is faulty - ??.
B. What USB stick are you using to install windows 10? If the stick is USB 2 or USB 1, then you need to set USB legacy mode in BIOS.
C. Yes, you can try either CD or USB on a different computer ... just make sure Secure Boot is disabled, to allow booting to the peripheral media.

Bat 1 said:

I'd say you're problem is you're not disabling secure boot before the install. DEL key into BIOS then disable Secure Boot and set to UEFI/Legacy (Think I remember right) If you have a Win 8 or 10 PC Mount the Win 10 ISO then copy everything to a FAT32 formatted USB drive. Win 7 is "mostly" UEFI compatible and putting it on the M5A99X is kinda miss or hit. Maybe cause I never deleted the BIOS keys ? Haven't run Win 7 in Years but I also think you have to keep Secure Boot off with GPT and definately for MBR You can initialize the HDD on another PC or use Diskpart the HDD to whatever you want.

I do not see a secure boot and the Legacy but iko22 said it does not support Legacy EFI. I am sure there is no secure on (if that is password area) I do not have passwords on this board. This is a EUFI BIOS and I had Windows 7 Pro x64 loaded fine and ran awesome. Because the upgrade method I used via internet instead of trying the USB (my fault). This will not load either USB front or back slots, nor the CD ROM - all hang.



I have to try once again and did, putting this think on manual instead of auto.


It is knowing where exactly to go to find the Secure, the EUFI is not going away it is user friendly and I just switch out the sequence to boot from and it just does not matter in all processes...


FAT32 to format the thumbstick for the Media Tool? I did both NTFS and FAT32, and it will not run the thumbstick via USB.


I thought going through FreeDOS I could maybe type some commands to read the cd-rom and go from there but I only get 3 choices when the screen comes on: AHSI and another AHSI, then FreeDOS, sorry I cannot remember the screen. And I tried to load all BIOS screens for you guys but on here I think we only can do one even though I tried the 6 or 5 pics at a time it does not load them...but thanks for you input!

iko22 said:

A. Windows 7 will install on UEFI, see the tutorial link I provided in post #3. Maybe the installation disk is faulty - ??.
B. What USB stick are you using to install windows 10? If the stick is USB 2 or USB 1, then you need to set USB legacy mode in BIOS.
C. Yes, you can try either CD or USB on a different computer ... just make sure Secure Boot is disabled, to allow booting to the peripheral media.

A. Disk is fine, band new OEM only used once to load it back in 2012. I will go back to see #3. So, much confusion remembering and diagnosing I cannot recall all the good info.


B. It is a kingston 16 gb about a 1.5 years old from Best Buy I would have to go downstairs to ID it. I think it is USB 2 (is there a USB 3) I stuck this USB in my 3.0 port to try but of course it did not read it or load I mean.


C. I will not risk running either on the only Desktop I got left that is fine! LOL


Okay so the quest tonight is, go find the Secure area for this machine and disable it somehow. I tried to load the step by step BIOS for you on here but the 5 pics at a time only load the frozen screen, but the manual would just explain better than me just showing but it does have the parameters on the speeds and such. If you need any more info on what's inside this machine please let me know.


iko22 - I will work on this thing until I give up! But, are there any mobo places that sell MoBo to run ddr3 Corsair 4 gb sticks x 4 and my AMD Phenom II 6 core 1055T? (I will look too, this is my back up plan to find something that may even say Windows 10 compatible! LOL).


I watched a video last night, and the guy says - Do Not Choose the Online option! I almost threw my chair as I would say, "I know that now"!! The Media stick is the way to go he says! LOL Yes, I fully understand why!!!!!!


Thanks so much give me until this time tomorrow to let you know - I did write Asus about this - not sure via email if the advice is free but I am going to ask if they have a board for my chip and RAM as I do not want to go buy ddr4 board ram and cpu but...I asked on FB if running Ableton Live 10 Live would be harsh on a laptop and should I just stick to a Desktop as they use fans and such to keep the machine cooler...I was just not sure if music software that requires minimum i5 and 8 gigs would heat up a laptop... I like Asus as I have horrible issues with MSI and Gigabyte was hit and miss


Thank you for sticking with me, I would be hurting right about now! LOL


Cheers my friend!

OhmMy said:

A. Disk is fine, band new OEM only used once to load it back in 2012. I will go back to see #3. So, much confusion remembering and diagnosing I cannot recall all the good info.


B. It is a kingston 16 gb about a 1.5 years old from Best Buy I would have to go downstairs to ID it. I think it is USB 2 (is there a USB 3) I stuck this USB in my 3.0 port to try but of course it did not read it or load I mean.


C. I will not risk running either on the only Desktop I got left that is fine! LOL

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A+B: If you are attempting a clean install, make sure all the partitions on the disk are erased.

B: Make sure Legacy USB Support is set to [Enabled], in the Advanced Tab of the Advanced BIOS menu.

iko22 said:

A. Windows 7 will install on UEFI, see the tutorial link I provided in post #3. Maybe the installation disk is faulty - ??.
B. What USB stick are you using to install windows 10? If the stick is USB 2 or USB 1, then you need to set USB legacy mode in BIOS.
C. Yes, you can try either CD or USB on a different computer ... just make sure Secure Boot is disabled, to allow booting to the peripheral media.

Tried with Ai Tweaker in Manual (if this is 'shutting off' then it would be, there is no way to 'shut off' the Ai Tweaker on this board, it is there permanently!


I had the BIOS set to Legacy USB all along - so Yes that did not seem to read it.



The USB is probably a 2.0 version Kingston DataTraveler 16 GB, I went into properties and found I have the Media Creation Tool on it and it is in FAT32 file format...is the okay?


I booted with no HDD at first and the Windows 7 disk in and it froze after two seconds.


If I put the MoBo CD in, I get a screen to get into FreeDOS, but there is no way to command it to do anything as far as I can do...as I thought I would be able to read the CD from their by changing it to the CD drive but it does not show up when I type: dir


I put the windows 7 cd on the HDD thinking if the CD will not go the HDD might but nothing there.




When I format the HDD 500 gig WD SATA using my Win 7 HP desktop, I format it and make sure there is no back up partition like the main HDD, I format it in NTFS and I do not assign it a drive letter (I did it was F: but I am not sure if that will stop any progress!


I am still working on this...

iko22 said:

A+B: If you are attempting a clean install, make sure all the partitions on the disk are erased.

B: Make sure Legacy USB Support is set to [Enabled], in the Advanced Tab of the Advanced BIOS menu.

When you say disk you mean HDD?


My disk is the Windows 7 Pro x64 bought version (I own it)!


If I try Windows 10 then it would be from the USB and I have the Legacy set to Enabled (it has been on all times!)


I have BIOS to Advanced instead of EUFI but the only difference is I just go to the top of the BIOS screen and choose 'Advanced' and it is the same I believe!


I am not sure how I got this running after I built it, the Windows 7 Pro ran just fine and I remember using the EUFI which I know now that Win 7 will run under that...so this Windows 10 online method really messed up the BIOS to never accept either it seems a hack to the system to force me to go out and buy and chuck this one away!


I read on this forum some close attempts but no luck, some issues were not quite mine, Tom's did not have anything, just odd and rare I guess.



It feels like putting gas in a diesel vehicle!!! Have to wash the tank out!

Done - dead


BSOD -
Machine-check exception

Too tough for us all here! I will just go and buy a laptop at Asus!


Thanks for your inputs and such!

Hi Admin - forgot - you can delete this one if you want I was not sure to mark as solved of let the admins just let this one go - too tough for me to solve as I tried and so many saved websites about Diskpart etc ... oh well we tried!!! Good night all!