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tomwalkeer

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hi guys, so i finally ordered my pc and assembled etc... now im trying to install windows 7 onto it but for some reason im having great difficulty. heres a link to my build
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/tomwalkeer/saved/1uGw

i dont have a cd drive because it hasnt arrived yet, i have assembled everything else though. I dont know if i need to add any drivers or something... i did the internet update for the mobo though so that should help.

Im trying to install windows 7 via a usb3 stick but whenever i plug it into the computer and try to boot from it, it just says the bootmgr is missing. :(
ive followed several different guides on how to create a bootable flash drive and the iso is straight from microsoft so i don't know what the problem is.

Am i missing some obvious step in building your first pc? How can i check to make sure all of my parts are working and make sure its the usb causing the problem and not the ram or something

also what settings should i have in my uefi for the best chance at this?

Thanks,
tom
 
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tomwalkeer

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i just tried every usb port on my computer, even the direct mobo ones. all give me the same BOOTMGR is missing message

i also just checked and all the wires and connections are seated properly and connected firmly
 
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tomwalkeer

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disk utility says its unformatted

okay, i clicked it so thats its on MBR now

should i try to create a new bootable through bootcamp? or the command line like i have been
 
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tomwalkeer

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just tried that, bootcamp failed and gave me an error "an error occurred while copying the windows installation files"

i also just used my parallels software trial (which i installed windows onto through the exact same iso im trying to put onto the drive) to try and create the bootable drive using the windws7 usb/dvd download tool, it says it copied the files but couldn't use the bootsec to make the flash drive bootable...

D:
 
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tomwalkeer

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okay, so i downloaded a copy of windows 8 and loaded it onto an MBR 1 partition MS-Dos (FAT) flash drive, booted it up through the boot selector (chose the uefi version, it was listed once as usb and once as uefi) and i was able to instal windows 8 no problem...But i dont want windows 8 :(

now when i tried the exact same steps with the windows 7 iso (formatted it fresh, copied the contents of the win7 iso into the drive and plugged it into the same usb port), i click the uefi version and the screen goes black and then it brings me straight back to the boot selector again... when i click the usb it says reboot and select proper boot device?

im so lost now
 
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