Unkown error after installation and restart

[SlapStick77]

Hi, I have a 2.8 Ghz, P4 processor with 768 (512 + 256) MB ram and an Asus p5rd1-vm motherboard with a 128 MB ATI-Radeon Graphics Card. I have been running Windows XP for years. I have decided to upgrade to Windows 7 finally after reading all the reviews. I managed to get windows 7 installed but after i rebooted, "unknown error" appeared on screen. Any ideas why? I have not upgraded my BIOS (bcoz I don't know how to safely do so for my hard disk). Is this a reason? Please Help

 

[ryo]

Hi, I have a 2.8 Ghz, P4 processor with 768 (512 + 256) MB ram and an Asus p5rd1-vm motherboard with a 128 MB ATI-Radeon Graphics Card. I have been running Windows XP for years. I have decided to upgrade to Windows 7 finally after reading all the reviews. I managed to get windows 7 installed but after i rebooted, "unknown error" appeared on screen. Any ideas why? I have not upgraded my BIOS (bcoz I don't know how to safely do so for my hard disk). Is this a reason? Please Help

hello
due your information. i didn't know certain about your issue.
what error you got.so we can give you solutions on it.
that's you means you already finish installation of windows 7 and then you restarted and got the error?

 

[SlapStick77]

Yes, Installation was complete, then it asked me to restart and then this error message appeared. Some one was saying it might be bcoz I have an outdated motherboard, but I've read a ton of reviews online in which systems with much lower configs have easily installed 7.

 

[ryo]

did you try again to reboot it up?? or try to the safe mode?
is it still got same issue?

 

[SlapStick77]

I didn't try Safe mode... but I did reboot it again...same problem

 

[Drewbie]

Thats an older machine and 7 really doesn't run well with less than a gig of RAM ....but it should boot up
mis-matched RAM doesnt help you might just pull the smaller stick out and try to boot with just the 512
I know it sounds odd but that's at least consistent the system needs to be ale to access all sectors at the same speed .... anyway it may be an issue

how did u do the install ??? you need to go to customize install and delete and reformat the disc and then install to the freshly formatted clean disc this is known as a clean install

Bios should not be a factor not enough RAM or hard disk problems might present and issue for the installation

 

[SlapStick77]

It was a clean install (Brand new hard disk). Will try what you said and see

 

[ryo]

if i wasn't wrong.
that's have something wrong with your installation and hardware.
i can't say to much on this,because the error doesn't know. so it's difficult to find it out.
but do some trick on it.
take your BIOS battery and put it back. then when you boot up PC, automatically will confirm you to set up the date/time.
after set it up. press F10 to save changed then try to boot normally.

hope can help.

 

[SlapStick77]

Umm.. I have to change my battery, the thing is everytime I disconnect my system from the power supply and then restart it after, I have to update date/time, maybe that's the reason.

 

[ryo]

Umm.. I have to change my battery, the thing is everytime I disconnect my system from the power supply and then restart it after, I have to update date/time, maybe that's the reason.

i just guess it.
but hope that's can solve your problem.

cheers,
Ryo

 

[SlapStick77]

Umm.. I have to change my battery, the thing is everytime I disconnect my system from the power supply and then restart it after, I have to update date/time, maybe that's the reason.

i just guess it.
but hope that's can solve your problem.

cheers,
Ryo

Thanks again

 

[ryo]

you're welcome..and also remember to update your issue..so we know what the next step if you got the problem again.

 

[gregrocker]

Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS.URL

Clean your HD using Diskpart from Win7 DVD Command Line (Shift + F10 at first screen): Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command - Windows 7 Forums.URL

You may need a BIOS update, which can most safely be done from an OS.

Check also in BIOS what is your SATA controller setting?

 

[Drewbie]

sounds like the bios battery is bad try to get yourself a new battery for that and a nother matching 512 stick of RAM to match the one you have as close as you can or if you can swing it get two new matching 1 gig sticks

 

[SlapStick77]

sounds like the bios battery is bad try to get yourself a new battery for that and a nother matching 512 stick of RAM to match the one you have as close as you can or if you can swing it get two new matching 1 gig sticks

Both my 256 and 512 sticks are configured, however, will try getting a matching 512 stick

 

[gregrocker]

There is only a certain type of RAM that needs to be matched, and it is sold in sets. If you are going to swap out a stick, I would get a gig stick instead.

 

[SlapStick77]

Umm...my sticks are configured, I remember when I bought them, they match. Another problem guys, I installed a fresh copy of 7, now the computer restarts, (the boot screen appears) and then it suddenly just goes off.