Hello,
I hope that someone can assist with my issue, as I have not been able to solve it on my own. First off, if I am being honest, my computer skills are okay. Not bad, but just okay. So if you reply, please try and explain things as simply as possible, as I am still learning a ton.
I am doing my first PC build, and I was able to get everything working great. I was able to start up my computer and get to the BIOS. Once I got there, it was time to install Windows 7 (not a fan of Windows 8 or 10 honestly) and that's where I ran into my issue.
I decided to install Windows 7 via USB flash drive. I installed Windows 7 on a usb flash drive from my Mac using Boot Camp Assist. I put in the proper Windows 7 ISO disc file on it, and it took about 25-30 minutes to finish. Once I was done with that, I put the USB drive into my build, and set the BIOS to boot from that USB and not my hard drive. I restarted and expected the install to begin. However, all I got was a "." on the screen and the screen kept flashing between a dark and lighter black screen. It did this for nearly 5 minutes before I just turned it off.
At this point, I am stuck. Any help would be great, and my build is below. Again, I am not the most tech savy person, and this build is just something simple I wanted to try for my first build. If I can get this issue solved, I may build another machine for 4k video editing after the holidays.
MSI Pro Series Intel B250 Motherboard (B250M PRO-VD)
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen 3.90 GHz
Patriot Viper Elite 8 GB DDR4 RAM
EVGA 450W Bronze Power Supply
EVGA GeForce GT 710 2GB GDDR5
SanDisk SSD 120 GB Storage (also I have another HHD that I am planning on RAID 0)
Thank you for your help in advance!
I hope that someone can assist with my issue, as I have not been able to solve it on my own. First off, if I am being honest, my computer skills are okay. Not bad, but just okay. So if you reply, please try and explain things as simply as possible, as I am still learning a ton.
I am doing my first PC build, and I was able to get everything working great. I was able to start up my computer and get to the BIOS. Once I got there, it was time to install Windows 7 (not a fan of Windows 8 or 10 honestly) and that's where I ran into my issue.
I decided to install Windows 7 via USB flash drive. I installed Windows 7 on a usb flash drive from my Mac using Boot Camp Assist. I put in the proper Windows 7 ISO disc file on it, and it took about 25-30 minutes to finish. Once I was done with that, I put the USB drive into my build, and set the BIOS to boot from that USB and not my hard drive. I restarted and expected the install to begin. However, all I got was a "." on the screen and the screen kept flashing between a dark and lighter black screen. It did this for nearly 5 minutes before I just turned it off.
At this point, I am stuck. Any help would be great, and my build is below. Again, I am not the most tech savy person, and this build is just something simple I wanted to try for my first build. If I can get this issue solved, I may build another machine for 4k video editing after the holidays.
MSI Pro Series Intel B250 Motherboard (B250M PRO-VD)
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen 3.90 GHz
Patriot Viper Elite 8 GB DDR4 RAM
EVGA 450W Bronze Power Supply
EVGA GeForce GT 710 2GB GDDR5
SanDisk SSD 120 GB Storage (also I have another HHD that I am planning on RAID 0)
Thank you for your help in advance!