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Pingo

Pingo

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cannot install win 7. disconnected hdd with xp and tried to install to new hdd,got as far as searcing for services and keeps restarting . See my pc specs for help.disconnected everything but hdd and both disk drives.Did not disconnect wireless adapter.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Biostar Group/N68SA-M2T
OS
XP Pro Vista Win 7
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+
Motherboard
Biostar TF 7025-M2
Memory
2 1GB Gskill
Graphics Card(s)
Intergrated in MOBO
Sound Card
Intergrated in MOBO
Monitor(s) Displays
19" Hans G WideScreen
Screen Resolution
1440 by 900 pixels
Hard Drives
Maxtor 6L120P0 120 GB
Seagate ST3160023A 160GB
Both HDD are connected to Mobo with IDE to SATA adapters
Both HDDs are recognized
PSU
400w ATX 12V
Case
Rosewill TU-155 Black
Cooling
Artic Cooling Alpine 7
Keyboard
Viewsonic
Mouse
Optical
Other Info
DVD Player
DVD CD RW
Internal Card Reader
EDIMAX PCI Wireless Card
Floppy Drive
Possibly a jumper misconfiguration? Does bios list the new hard drive properly?

I'd say connect your system the way you plan to always have it (both drives?), make sure all is good in bios, then install windows 7. When booted into Windows 7, you could easily add the XP drive to the boot menu using EasyBCD.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
still not working

I tried Master and cable select on the hdd,NO LUCK. Gets all the way to completing installation and reboots constantly. I now have 5 choices of win 7 on the splash screen to choose from. My hdd is recognized in BIOS both as MASTER and CABLE SELECT.What else can I try? I reformatted each time I tried to install win 7.to no avail. I think it's something simple but I can't figure it out. Thanks for the help. I'm not giving up.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Biostar Group/N68SA-M2T
OS
XP Pro Vista Win 7
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+
Motherboard
Biostar TF 7025-M2
Memory
2 1GB Gskill
Graphics Card(s)
Intergrated in MOBO
Sound Card
Intergrated in MOBO
Monitor(s) Displays
19" Hans G WideScreen
Screen Resolution
1440 by 900 pixels
Hard Drives
Maxtor 6L120P0 120 GB
Seagate ST3160023A 160GB
Both HDD are connected to Mobo with IDE to SATA adapters
Both HDDs are recognized
PSU
400w ATX 12V
Case
Rosewill TU-155 Black
Cooling
Artic Cooling Alpine 7
Keyboard
Viewsonic
Mouse
Optical
Other Info
DVD Player
DVD CD RW
Internal Card Reader
EDIMAX PCI Wireless Card
Floppy Drive
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