Install Help

[travis]

Alright, I just finished building a new computer and I can't seem to get Windows to install.

XP: It loads the inital setup files and after the first restart a dialog pops up saying loading something or other and then the screen turns a light blue and the system freezes.

7: I have the 7 RC from Microsoft and that won't even install. I get the first black screen with the grey bar indicating it's loading files then the screen changes and it says starting Windows. Then nothing. The screen goes blank. I don't even see the little windows graphic.

I've tried this disk in another computer and it loads up and installs fine.

Please help me out

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ECS GF8200A
AMD athlon II X2 250
2GB DDR2 800
1TB Hitachi hdd

 

[Tews]

We'd love to... please fill out your system specs completely ... if you're not sure run dxdiag from the search bar then save it to your desktop.. your specs will be listed in the txt file..

 

[travis]

There is no operating system installed... The only thing I can get installed is Linux. Is there a way to run that under Linux?

 

[chev65]

Alright, I just finished building a new computer and I can't seem to get Windows to install.

XP: It loads the inital setup files and after the first restart a dialog pops up saying loading something or other and then the screen turns a light blue and the system freezes.

7: I have the 7 RC from Microsoft and that won't even install. I get the first black screen with the grey bar indicating it's loading files then the screen changes and it says starting Windows. Then nothing. The screen goes blank. I don't even see the little windows graphic.

I've tried this disk in another computer and it loads up and installs fine.

Please help me out

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ECS GF8200A
AMD athlon II X2 250
2GB DDR2 800
1TB Hitachi hdd

Try clearing the cmos, worked for me on two different machines.

 

[Adrian]

New Build

Welcome Travis.
You don't give us a lot to go on.
From what I understand this system is a new build.
Once completed:

• Did you conduct power post tests? Was it succesful?
• Do you have access to the BIOS? If yes, did you change the boot priority?
• Is the iso for Windows 7 x86? or x64?

Let us know the answers to these start up questions so we can formulate a resolution.

Adrian

 

[travis]

I don't know how to manually conduct the post tests... The ones that run when the computer is first turned on come back fine. I do have access to the BIOS and I didn't change the boot priority but just select the dvd drive to boot from. I have discs for both x86 and x64. They both go through the initial grey bar at the bottom and then it goes to a black screen that states: Starting Windows

then nothing. The animated Windows graphic is not shown. I cleared the CMOS and it didn't help anything.

 

[zigzag3143]

Alright, I just finished building a new computer and I can't seem to get Windows to install.

XP: It loads the inital setup files and after the first restart a dialog pops up saying loading something or other and then the screen turns a light blue and the system freezes.

7: I have the 7 RC from Microsoft and that won't even install. I get the first black screen with the grey bar indicating it's loading files then the screen changes and it says starting Windows. Then nothing. The screen goes blank. I don't even see the little windows graphic.

I've tried this disk in another computer and it loads up and installs fine.

Please help me out

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ECS GF8200A
AMD athlon II X2 250
2GB DDR2 800
1TB Hitachi hdd

Could be bios, video driver, raid (if you have it), etc

what video card? 32bit or 64?, clean install or upgrade?

Ken

 

[travis]

No RAID.
Im using the onboard video:

NVIDIA GeForce8200 series

 

[zigzag3143]

so there is no OS installed? Could you boot into bios and check max mem, max cpu, legacy floppy support. All three should be unchecked. While your there check acpi under power.

Ken

 

[multibot]

change ur bios settings to d default and then try to boot and install d windows..









plz reply

 

[travis]

I don't see anything RE max memory or max cpu
Drive A is disabled and ACPI is enabled

 

[Adrian]

then nothing. The animated Windows graphic is not shown. I cleared the CMOS and it didn't help anything.[/QUOTE]

Alrighty then, we start from scratch!

1. Insert your your motherboard software disc into your drive.
2. Restart!
3. Install your mobo drives, usb drives and grafix drivers.
4. I suggest that the HD may not be recognised by the new OS so if you have a driver disc that came with your new HD remove the mobo software disc abd insert the hard drive software disc and format/install drivers for the hard drive.
5. Select the iso you want to install. Insert it into your drive.
6. restart the system and enter the bios and change the boot priority to cd/dvd as first boot!
7. Save the setting and restart.

See if that helped.

Adrian

 

[travis]

I don't believe there is anything to install the drivers to. There is no OS on the hdd.

I've been able to sucessfuly install Linux. I tried to install XP and it allows me to reformat the drive and after the first restart I am presented with a short loading dialog and then a bright blue screen. When I use either 7 disc, I get the first loading bar at the bottom and the screen changes to "Starting Windows" then goes blank.

 

[Adrian]

ISO disk

Well then if linux installed its possible that both iso disks are corrupted.
My first attempt at installing os 7 was a unsuccessful due a bad burn.
Try this:
If you still have the OS 7 download on another system use iso burn or what ever software you used to burn a new image. However when you make the new iso step down the burn speed to the slowest possible setting. There have been reports that if the iso is burned at hi speed it corrupted. I stepped my speed down to the lowest setting and had a successful instal.

Adrian

 

[travis]

I am in the process of doing this now. The slowest is 2.5x

However, this wouldn't explain why XP is uninstallable as it's a retail disc.

 

[multibot]

hi travis,

1st be sure that ur hard drive is totally ok or not.

if its ok then change ur bios settings to default but d dvd rom should be d first boot devise.

boot from it and see if this works.






plz reply

 

[Adrian]

I've been able to sucessfuly install Linux. I tried to install XP and it allows me to reformat the drive and after the first restart I am presented with a

Travis, does linux see the hard drive?

Adrian

 

[travis]

I believe that the hard drive is fine as I am able to install and run Linux on it. I am also able to partition it with the XP disc. I have changed the first boot device to be the disc drive.

 

[multibot]

yes thats a good question asked.

so plz tell that whether linux cathches ur hardrive or not???
wat is d size of ur hard drive???

 

[travis]

Well, the disc has finished burning and nothing has changed. Still stuck at the same point. The new disc does appear to be working on the laptop though.