Problems re-installing 7. Possibly a bad drive?

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I am having trouble re-installing Windows 7 after a clean format and I'm beginning to believe my drive has actually gone bad. I believe this because I have tried multiple times to do a clean install and the install process runs much slower than what it has any other time I have tried to install Windows 7 on any other computer. The farthest I've gotten was into the "expanding windows files" but even that took me 12 hours. Even just to format the hard drive took just a little over an hour. Ive tried removing all my ram but one stick, still no luck. Also everything but my monitor, keyboard, and mouse are unplugged from the pc, and all BIOS settings have been restored to default settings. Motherboard is an Asus P7P55LX. I'm starting to run out of idea's besides maybe that the drive is trashed. Any other suggestions would be appreciated though.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
Intel I5-750
Motherboard
Asus P7P55LX
Memory
8gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
HIS 6950
Have you used Diskpart to clean the disk? That may or may not help, but you should try it.

I'd also download the drive manufacturer's disk utility and run it on the disk to see if it comes up with any problems.

Are you using a burned install disk, a retail disk, an OEM disk, or what?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
Its a burned disc. I've burnt 3 different copies now on dual layers at 4x, all verified, and all 3 have had the same problem. Original files were downloaded from the MSDN so I'm not worried about those. Will try diskpart though. Thanks.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
Intel I5-750
Motherboard
Asus P7P55LX
Memory
8gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
HIS 6950
Boot the HD maker's HD Diagnostic extended CD scan to check the HD. Then use the tool to wipe the HD or Diskpart Clean Command from installer Command Line accessing DISKPART At PC Startup.

Next format an NTFS Primary partition marked Active from Step 2.2 in SSD - HDD Optimize for Windows Reinstallation. Run a full Disk Check from the installer Command Line.

Now try install. If it still is a problem test your RAM - Test with Memtest86+ for 5-6 passes or overnight. Work through these other Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7.

You can monitor the SMART status of drive from desktop using CrystalDiskInfo - Software
 
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