- Aug 27, 2009
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I am trying to install windows 7...on a new rig I just build -
(Gigabyte MA790fxt, AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE, Radeon HD 4870, 4gb OCZ ram) I am waiting for my crucial m225 SSD to arrive, and currently want to try win7 out on a spare 64gb IDE Raptor I have lying around. The HDD has win xp loaded, but I can't boot into it. I have the HDD on the same IDE ribbon as a CD/DVD-R. With jumpers set for HDD to be master, CD/DVD-R as slave. It checks out in BIOS. BIOS is flashed to most recent version: f6, and loaded with optimized defaults. Boot Priority as HDD first. Boot sequence: 1st CD/DVD, 2nd USB-HDD, 3rd HDD
I pop in the DVD and wait a few moments for POST...
My system loads the installation for about 5 minutes, and then I am prompted to choose a language / region. I click continue, and am shown "Install Now" "some kind of information" and "repair something", approximately. I click 'Install Now' and the mouse icon changes to a blue spinning circle.
PROBLEM: The circle spins for about 15 minutes and then appears to freeze (I can no longer move the mouse).
I have let it sit for several hours, but still no progress.
Any help would be much appreciated!
(wondering if I should maybe format the HDD with my other system before I try a fresh install. I am accustomed to win xp formatting before it installs...)
(Gigabyte MA790fxt, AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE, Radeon HD 4870, 4gb OCZ ram) I am waiting for my crucial m225 SSD to arrive, and currently want to try win7 out on a spare 64gb IDE Raptor I have lying around. The HDD has win xp loaded, but I can't boot into it. I have the HDD on the same IDE ribbon as a CD/DVD-R. With jumpers set for HDD to be master, CD/DVD-R as slave. It checks out in BIOS. BIOS is flashed to most recent version: f6, and loaded with optimized defaults. Boot Priority as HDD first. Boot sequence: 1st CD/DVD, 2nd USB-HDD, 3rd HDD
I pop in the DVD and wait a few moments for POST...
My system loads the installation for about 5 minutes, and then I am prompted to choose a language / region. I click continue, and am shown "Install Now" "some kind of information" and "repair something", approximately. I click 'Install Now' and the mouse icon changes to a blue spinning circle.
PROBLEM: The circle spins for about 15 minutes and then appears to freeze (I can no longer move the mouse).
I have let it sit for several hours, but still no progress.
Any help would be much appreciated!
(wondering if I should maybe format the HDD with my other system before I try a fresh install. I am accustomed to win xp formatting before it installs...)
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