problem installing os onto internal hdd

[urlastvisit]

i tried installing 8.1 on a vaio but the setup gives me a black screen after the windows logo couldnt even install elementary os onto it help...

 

[thejackal85]

Does the installation itself go through okay? Do you receive any errors or anything there?

 

[urlastvisit]

no no other errors nothing happens...
checked the disk for errors...
seems the disk is failing

 

[thejackal85]

Can you boot up in safe mode?

 

[urlastvisit]

Can you boot up in safe mode?

i cleaned the disk using diskpart so there is nothing in it.

 

[thejackal85]

Oh okay, so are you going to try and reinstall the OS?

 

[urlastvisit]

Oh okay, so are you going to try and reinstall the OS?

yeah and then this problem surfaces out of no where in the middle of the night...

is there any way i can format the disk from a bootable linux media?

 

[thejackal85]

Depends on the bootable linux media, but I know you can format it before a Windows installation. What is this systems native OS?

 

[urlastvisit]

Depends on the bootable linux media, but I know you can format it before a Windows installation. What is this systems native OS?

windows 7

 

[thejackal85]

Can you install Windows 7 back on it and do the upgrade to 8.1 or is that what you did in the first place?

 

[urlastvisit]

Can you install Windows 7 back on it and do the upgrade to 8.1 or is that what you did in the first place?

no it had native win 7 but was laging badly so formatted it tried clean installation from 8.1 disk
and then it suddenly failed in mid instalation
since then it is kinda angry at me to say the least...

i have also tried installing elementary os but that too doesn't work

 

[thejackal85]

lol, what I would do is install Windows 7 and do the upgrade to Windows 8.1 if you wanted to go that route. Did you check to see if your system is compatible with Windows 8?

 

[urlastvisit]

lol, what I would do is install Windows 7 and do the upgrade to Windows 8.1 if you wanted to go that route. Did you check to see if your system is compatible with Windows 8?

i thought about that too so changed the system altogether worked well b4
except this time...
seems i m never buying a vaio...

 

[urlastvisit]

is it possible to formaat a disk without using a pc???