SSD won`t boot (black screen) during Windows 7 installation

[cashcate]

Hi,

Just got a brand new Intel 520 240GB SSD and i can`t install Windows 7 on it.

- The SSD doesn`t need any drivers to be loaded during installation.
- AHCI is enabled in BIOS.
- Everything works great until the first restart during Windows install. After restart Windows install is starting from the beginning again and again at every restart.
- If i restart without the DVD inserted then a strange thing happens. MSI logo appears and when Windows is about to boot, nothing happens. The screen remains black. Windows logo does not appear.

BIOS is updated. SSD is inserted in SATA3 port. (Didn`t tried SATA2). SSD works great as i used it as a second disk with my old HDD. Intel SSD Toolbox says no error. All diagnostics are perfect.

Now i would like to ask you guys few things:

1. I can see the SSD inside Win setup. I can create/delete partitions. I`ve found on internet Intel AHCI drivers. If i load these drivers, does this makes any difference ? Once again i can see the SSD during Win setup without loading them.

2. If i use the SSD on SATA2 and let`s say i manage to install Win 7, can i change it to SATA3 port after ?

3. I think i saw somewhere on internet that this could be a corrupt partition. If i secure erase the SSD with Intel Toolbox and make the partitions again, will this solve the corrupt partition problem ?

BTW: Sorry for my english but it`s not my first language.

Thanks

Forgot to mention that my laptop is MSI GT70 0NC

 

[Kaktussoft]

Not a driver issue! WinPE can see it. Eject DVD. Disconnect SSD from system (temporary) (just detach sata cable). Any other message such as "insert boot disk"? This proves it was actually trying to boot from SSD when SSD was attached to system.

Also try to boot to advanced boot options. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/666-advanced-boot-options.html
Works?

 

[cashcate]

Not a driver issue! WinPE can see it. Eject DVD. Disconnect SSD from system (temporary) (just detach sata cable). Any other message such as "insert boot disk"? This proves it was actually trying to boot from SSD when SSD was attached to system.

Also try to boot to advanced boot options. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/666-advanced-boot-options.html
Works?

I`m not sure i understand that. Do you want to disconnect the SSD when the black screen occurs or immediately after i press the power button to turn on the laptop ?

 

[gregrocker]

Set SSD first to boot in BIOS setup, unplug all other HD's and peripherals. Trigger DVD to boot using BIOS Boot Menu key.

At reboots do not trigger DVD and it should not boot itself.

If this fails use the flash stick installer provided in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
with SSD also set first to boot, use BIOS Boot menu key to boot stick. Follow steps in blue link to get and keep a perfect install.

 

[cashcate]

Set SSD first to boot in BIOS setup, unplug all other HD's and peripherals. Trigger DVD to boot using BIOS Boot Menu key.

At reboots do not trigger DVD and it should not boot itself.

If this fails use the flash stick installer provided in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
with SSD also set first to boot, use BIOS Boot menu key to boot stick. Follow steps in blue link to get and keep a perfect install.

I did what you said. SSD as first to boot. F11 for boot menu ... selected DVD ... started Win setup ... first setup auto restart ... Black Screen after MSI logo.

This laptop had Win 7 Home Premium(Spanish) installed. I have a Win 7 Ultimate(English) genuine copy and i want to use this one as i hate to use windows in other languages.

Thanks

 

[VistaKing]

Same procedure with English or Spanish edition. Where you at right now ? Did you follow the OEM Clean Install instructions ?

 

[gregrocker]

Unless you plan to buy an expensive copy of Ultimate and actually need the few extra expensive features in it, I would install the English version of Home Premium which you already own and use the same Product Key to activate it. Compare Windows 7 Editions - Windows 7 Forums

 

[Kaktussoft]

Not a driver issue! WinPE can see it. Eject DVD. Disconnect SSD from system (temporary) (just detach sata cable). Any other message such as "insert boot disk"? This proves it was actually trying to boot from SSD when SSD was attached to system.

Also try to boot to advanced boot options. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/666-advanced-boot-options.html
Works?

I`m not sure i understand that. Do you want to disconnect the SSD when the black screen occurs or immediately after i press the power button to turn on the laptop ?

disconnect SSD when pc is power off. What happens now if you boot (no DVD inserted)?

 

[cashcate]

disconnect SSD when pc is power off. What happens now if you boot (no DVD inserted)?

This is what happens without SSD and no DVD:

http://i.imgur.com/GW3y3PK.jpg

Also i had some free time and found out some things. I installed the SSD in my other port .. PORT 4 SATA 2. Everything is normal ... no problem at all, no errors. Windows installed drivers everything ...

From what i can see the problem is the port. Compatibility issues or the adapter have problems. When the SSD is in PORT 1 SATA 3 i get a lot of errors. For example many times the laptop does not see the SSD. When the laptop see the SDD the windows is not booting. All i get is Starting Windows (no logo) or a Black Screen.

Picture with Starting Windows (it stays like this for 1 min then auto reboot) :
http://i.imgur.com/YUGzY1T.jpg

Picture from BIOS when the laptop managed to see the SSD in PORT 1 SATA 3:
http://i.imgur.com/mb8SEA1.jpg

Picture with my laptop opened:
http://i.imgur.com/TVubmR5.jpg

So the SSD works perfect with 0 problems in PORT 4 SATA 2. My problem starts when the SSD is in port 1 SATA 3.

Should i buy a new adapter for PORT 1 SATA 3 ? Or this could be a problem from motherboard ?

 

[gregrocker]

Sometimes it does take finding the correct SATA port for an SSD to function best. THis may be it.

However what is that port 4 is intended for? It isn't exactly clear but it doesn't look like it opens to the outside so is it an actual HD bay?

Port 3 was for the OD, perchance? It may be that it should never have housed an SSD to begin with.

 

[VistaKing]

Port 3 is meant for hard drives. The Optical Drive is on side where the battery is . Most of the MSI GT70s come with a mSATA SuperRAID SSD's . That is what I am reading.

Cashcate you could get the Killer Ethernet PXE boot feature turned off in the BIOS you don't that unless you are installing Windows from a network server.

 

[cashcate]

Sometimes it does take finding the correct SATA port for an SSD to function best. THis may be it.

However what is that port 4 is intended for? It isn't exactly clear but it doesn't look like it opens to the outside so is it an actual HD bay?

Port 3 was for the OD, perchance? It may be that it should never have housed an SSD to begin with.

PORT 4 had my original HHD installed. This is where the SSD works with no problems.
PORT 3 - I believe that`s where the OD is installed don`t know for sure.

When i bought the laptop the HDD was placed in PORT 4. PORT 1 was empty. I want the SSD installed in PORT 1 because that`s where i can get SATA 3 speed.

I also opened a thread on MSI forums ... no answer so far. Some ppl with same laptop are using a SSD installed in PORT 1 and others have same problem like me.

I don`t understand why is not working with that port.

 

[cashcate]

Port 3 is meant for hard drives. The Optical Drive is on side where the battery is . Most of the MSI GT70s come with a mSATA SuperRAID SSD's . That is what I am reading.

Cashcate you could get the Killer Ethernet PXE boot feature turned off in the BIOS you don't that unless you are installing Windows from a network server.

Yes when i bought this laptop there were 3 versions 0NC, 0ND and 0NE.
0NC was the only model without mSATA SuperRAID.

No, i can`t disable that feature. All i can do is to hide that text from the screen

 

[cashcate]

As you can see in the picture from BIOS the OD is in PORT 2 (P2)

 

[gregrocker]

What's the exact problem with installing SSD to Port 1? Someone here should be able to help you with that.

Are you not getting the speeds you want in Port 4 which you say works without problem? Is there any reason then that you can't replace the HD with SSD or did you want to keep the HD?

 

[VistaKing]

Did you put the SATA Configuration to AHCI ? <---Might be a dumb question

 

[cashcate]

@gregrocker:

1. The problem is that i don`t get SATA 3 speed and what i do get : lot of errors(laptop don`t see the SSD or when it does see the SSD, windows doesn`t boot or i get a black screen when it`s about to boot).
2. Nope, PORT 4 have only SATA 2 speed.
3. I want to replace the HDD witht he SSD and use the SSD with SATA 3 speed from port 1.

@VistaKing:

Yes, AHCI selected. Someone said that he managed to get it done with IDE or RAID. Does this makes any difference in speed ?

 

[VistaKing]

RAID is for 2 hard drives working as 1.

RAID 0 is for speed but if one drive fails you're looking into purchasing 2 new drives . No redundancy

 

[cashcate]

I know but the guy who managed to get his SSD work on PORT 1 without errors but with SATA 2 not 3 used IDE and also RAID even if he only had 1 SSD in his laptop.

 

[VistaKing]

RAID is for 2 HARD DRIVES or more.

IDE is an old hard drive and OD interface . The mechanical hard drive will work fine on the IDE setup inside the BIOS. For an SSD I would rather go with a AHCI . If your Optical Device is IDE then your SATA configuration would be IDE.

AHCI is better performance for the SSD. You could always try to install Windows 7 under the IDE for SATA configuration then manually change it to ACHI after the installation.

:ar: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61869-ahci-enable-windows-7-vista.html