Hi, this isn't my first rodeo so to speak but this build has me completely stumped now. I can sit on the BIOS screen as long as wanted but once I try installs of Windows 7 HP 64bit I'll usually get restarts once the loading Windows screen hits; I have made it to the install section a couple of times but the furthest I get up to the is having it detect hardware (where it once again restarts), usually it fails at expanding files
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On my board I've had 3 codes reported (in order of how often they show):
AE - Legacy Boot Event
A2 - IDE Detect
99 - Super IO Initialisation
AE is usaully the one to display.
I've tried booting from just the DVD tray (no HDD connected as I've seen suggested, same issue as above), it's set to AHCI for SATA control and in the CMS I've attempted different combinations of UEFI/Legacy settings. All to no avail.
I've removed hardware (GPU, optical drives, etc.) and tried multiple different set ups to test it. I've replaced my HDD with a new one just to check that. No luck.
A bootable USB is something I've yet to try. Rufus keeps failing to create it (as did windows USB/DVD tool) so there may be some issue with my USB stick?
Build:
8GB 2x4GB CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
4GB MSI Radeon R9 290 OC
Intel Core i5 4690 s1150
Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO
Corsair CSM 750W Semi Modular 80+ Gold Power Supply
WD 1TB Blue Desktop Drive 3.5" SATA-III 7200RPM 64MB
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. It feels like I'm just hitting a brick wall.
And apologies for any info missed, or poor explanations; my head's battered.
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On my board I've had 3 codes reported (in order of how often they show):
AE - Legacy Boot Event
A2 - IDE Detect
99 - Super IO Initialisation
AE is usaully the one to display.
I've tried booting from just the DVD tray (no HDD connected as I've seen suggested, same issue as above), it's set to AHCI for SATA control and in the CMS I've attempted different combinations of UEFI/Legacy settings. All to no avail.
I've removed hardware (GPU, optical drives, etc.) and tried multiple different set ups to test it. I've replaced my HDD with a new one just to check that. No luck.
A bootable USB is something I've yet to try. Rufus keeps failing to create it (as did windows USB/DVD tool) so there may be some issue with my USB stick?
Build:
8GB 2x4GB CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
4GB MSI Radeon R9 290 OC
Intel Core i5 4690 s1150
Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO
Corsair CSM 750W Semi Modular 80+ Gold Power Supply
WD 1TB Blue Desktop Drive 3.5" SATA-III 7200RPM 64MB
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. It feels like I'm just hitting a brick wall.
And apologies for any info missed, or poor explanations; my head's battered.