Did you wipe the HD with zeroes before reinstalling Win7? SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
Run maker's HD diag/repair full CD scan: HD Diagnostic followed by Disk Check
Could be drivers or installed apps hanging Win7. Troubleshoot using these methods: Computer lags every couple seconds
just a heads up, after doing some more research on numerous forums i have fixed the problem, although im not entirely sure why. i was reading one forum full of people who were having the same problem i was having, and came across a post where a user said to have fixed the issue by changing a couple of bios settings, one being plug&play os set to on. when i changed that setting windows booted fine and has run perfectly ever since. if someone has any insight as to why this would have fixed it, or any other info, it would be appreciated, but for now this case is closed. it should also be noted that safe mode froze during the driver loading which i stated in my original post, but the exact driver it hung at was classpnp.sys. here is a link to the forum which helped solve this problem just for future reference. Windows 7 hangs on startup
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