Hello anyone,
I'd like to pick your brains on an issue I'm having. It is an issue/problem which has been much discussed here on this forum; one which generated text stating many possible causes. I have read through numerous threads, clicked on a googolplex of hyperlinks, and tried countless solutions and suggested fixes to solve this dilemma, but to no avail.
My situation:
I have an older desktop within which the hard drive thoroughly died; it is completely inaccessible. I am presently attempting to resurrect this Phoenix from the ashes through maintenance. I've purchased a new HDD, installed said physical device, and am now caught up in the frustrating process of trying to load Windows 7 Home Premium (from disc). However—and get ready to read something you may have already guessed—the setup keeps getting hung up/freezing in one spot. Yes, you guessed it!...at the logo. Once booting it in safe mode, the spot is revealed: windows\system32\drivers\disk.sys
Now, I cannot perform the "no-secure-boot/legacy " thing because those options do not exist in my BIOS. Memory tests passed, "RAM swapping/removing" got no results, nor did a number of other common solutions. I am at wits end...it's been 3 days! I used to have a full head of hair, but I'm thinking I'll probably shave off the remaining six hairs and go with the completely bald look. Any suggestions?...I mean, about a possible fix, not my hair...
Desktop Specs:
- HP Pavilion p6644y Special Edition
New replacement HDD:
- WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX - OEM
I'd like to pick your brains on an issue I'm having. It is an issue/problem which has been much discussed here on this forum; one which generated text stating many possible causes. I have read through numerous threads, clicked on a googolplex of hyperlinks, and tried countless solutions and suggested fixes to solve this dilemma, but to no avail.
My situation:
I have an older desktop within which the hard drive thoroughly died; it is completely inaccessible. I am presently attempting to resurrect this Phoenix from the ashes through maintenance. I've purchased a new HDD, installed said physical device, and am now caught up in the frustrating process of trying to load Windows 7 Home Premium (from disc). However—and get ready to read something you may have already guessed—the setup keeps getting hung up/freezing in one spot. Yes, you guessed it!...at the logo. Once booting it in safe mode, the spot is revealed: windows\system32\drivers\disk.sys
Now, I cannot perform the "no-secure-boot/legacy " thing because those options do not exist in my BIOS. Memory tests passed, "RAM swapping/removing" got no results, nor did a number of other common solutions. I am at wits end...it's been 3 days! I used to have a full head of hair, but I'm thinking I'll probably shave off the remaining six hairs and go with the completely bald look. Any suggestions?...I mean, about a possible fix, not my hair...
Desktop Specs:
- HP Pavilion p6644y Special Edition
- (motherboard)The H-I41-uATX (Eton)
- 4GB DDR3
New replacement HDD:
- WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX - OEM