Windows 7 Nightmare

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jedimunky

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I am currently working on an MSI DKA790GX Platinum computer and it has been horrible. The person came to me saying when they tried to install Win7 over Vista they could no longer see their hard drives. I go to the BIOS and ensure AHCI is enabled, it is but the hard drives are not recognized in the BIOS. I switch it to IDE and the Hard Drives come up. So I boot to the Win7 install disk, thinking it will be a breeze. It takes FOREVER for the installer to come up, and as soon as it does i get the error, "A required CD/DVD drive device is missing. If you have a floppy disk, CD, DVD l or USB flash drive, please insert it now."

I know Win7 installer doesn't like IDE but the HDD aren't recognized to install to if it isn't in IDE emulation. I am in desperate need of help.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Core i7
Motherboard
EVGA Classified
Memory
12GB OCZ Platinum DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
SLI GTX285/9800gt PhysX
Monitor(s) Displays
40" LG LCD
Hard Drives
2 x 36Gb Raptor in RAID
2 x 1.5 TB
PSU
OCZ modular 1000w
Case
Custom
Cooling
Corsair Water cooler, 9 120mm fans
Try switching to AHCI. I know the BIOS doesn't look like it recognizes them, but you might be surprised.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
PSU
Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Internet Speed
30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
Cut it down to bare min. Mobo, CPU, one ram stick (if there is two), DVD drive, and one hard drive, keyboard, mouse, and Video, no other cards. Reset the BIOS back to default settings and boot of DVD to install and see how that goes. Also you might want to look at MSI website for a BIOS update.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom II 1090 3.2 six core
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD65
Memory
16 gig DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R6950 2gig
Sound Card
on board
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23inch led
Screen Resolution
1900x1080 widescreen
Hard Drives
Seagate 1tb SATA6
2x 1tb HITACHI Deskstar
PSU
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
Case
CoolMaster HAF 922
Cooling
Box AMD Heatsink/Fan
Internet Speed
Cable 12Mbps/3Mbps
I tried, It gives me the error CDBOOT: Couldn't find BOOTMGR. No chance to boot to disk.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Core i7
Motherboard
EVGA Classified
Memory
12GB OCZ Platinum DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
SLI GTX285/9800gt PhysX
Monitor(s) Displays
40" LG LCD
Hard Drives
2 x 36Gb Raptor in RAID
2 x 1.5 TB
PSU
OCZ modular 1000w
Case
Custom
Cooling
Corsair Water cooler, 9 120mm fans
I have checked the BIOS and I am up to date, the computer is bare bones, and I have cleared the CMOS several times.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Core i7
Motherboard
EVGA Classified
Memory
12GB OCZ Platinum DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
SLI GTX285/9800gt PhysX
Monitor(s) Displays
40" LG LCD
Hard Drives
2 x 36Gb Raptor in RAID
2 x 1.5 TB
PSU
OCZ modular 1000w
Case
Custom
Cooling
Corsair Water cooler, 9 120mm fans
When I change it to AHCI and hit the boot option keys, the SATA HDD and Optical drive come up

1st: Floppy Drive
IDE: ATAPI DVD A DH16A3L
IDE: WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B0

When I select the DVD drive I receive CDBOOT: Couldn't find BOOTMGR.
When I select the HDD I receive "A disk read error has occured"
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Core i7
Motherboard
EVGA Classified
Memory
12GB OCZ Platinum DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
SLI GTX285/9800gt PhysX
Monitor(s) Displays
40" LG LCD
Hard Drives
2 x 36Gb Raptor in RAID
2 x 1.5 TB
PSU
OCZ modular 1000w
Case
Custom
Cooling
Corsair Water cooler, 9 120mm fans
If you have a 4 gig flash drive try loading windows threw there. I believe Brinks created a very nice walk threw to get a bootable Flash drive with windows 7 install on it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom II 1090 3.2 six core
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD65
Memory
16 gig DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R6950 2gig
Sound Card
on board
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23inch led
Screen Resolution
1900x1080 widescreen
Hard Drives
Seagate 1tb SATA6
2x 1tb HITACHI Deskstar
PSU
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
Case
CoolMaster HAF 922
Cooling
Box AMD Heatsink/Fan
Internet Speed
Cable 12Mbps/3Mbps

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
PSU
Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Internet Speed
30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
Don't set AHCI. You will be much better off. AHCI causes problems for users under Win 7. The installation usb key is a perfect suggestion and way to go.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
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