- Jan 30, 2013
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Hi Everyone,
SPECS
CPU - Intel Q6600 with stock cooler
Mobo - MSI MS7379 v2.0
PSU - Corsair CX430
GPU - Radeon HD 2400 Pro/XT
RAM - 2 sticks of 2GB PC6400 800MHz (Geil GX24GB6400DC)
HD - WD Blue 1TB
2 Optical drives =1 DVD ROM + 1 DVD Multi-Recorder
Floppy drive
also - PCI slot has some kind of network card with 3 outputs that I am not sure what kind of cable plugs into the ports on this card
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Summary of details
I bought windows 8.1 32 bit operating system for my brothers old PC. The old HDD broke and the idiot who assembled this PC did not include the windows license. After installing New HDD, I had a hard time finding an install disc for Windows XP.
I went out and bought a 32 bit win 8.1 pro OS. I quickly skimmed over the min specs before purchasing and completely overlooked the important CPU requirement "...support for PAE, NX, and SSE2..." and graphics requirements also. I made this mistake because I was frustrated, tired of dealing with it, just wanted to fix it and sell to raise money for a new build.
After install process windows will not load. The error message says "Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on the computer's hardware".
Question#1 - Will adding a better GPU make windows 8.1 pro work? I have an old GeForce 9800GT with 512 MB of DDR3 and a HD5670 512 MB GDDR5.
Question#2 - Is there any way to make Windows 8.1 work on this machine at all? (or do I need window 7 32 bit?)
SPECS
CPU - Intel Q6600 with stock cooler
Mobo - MSI MS7379 v2.0
PSU - Corsair CX430
GPU - Radeon HD 2400 Pro/XT
RAM - 2 sticks of 2GB PC6400 800MHz (Geil GX24GB6400DC)
HD - WD Blue 1TB
2 Optical drives =1 DVD ROM + 1 DVD Multi-Recorder
Floppy drive
also - PCI slot has some kind of network card with 3 outputs that I am not sure what kind of cable plugs into the ports on this card
.
.
Summary of details
I bought windows 8.1 32 bit operating system for my brothers old PC. The old HDD broke and the idiot who assembled this PC did not include the windows license. After installing New HDD, I had a hard time finding an install disc for Windows XP.
I went out and bought a 32 bit win 8.1 pro OS. I quickly skimmed over the min specs before purchasing and completely overlooked the important CPU requirement "...support for PAE, NX, and SSE2..." and graphics requirements also. I made this mistake because I was frustrated, tired of dealing with it, just wanted to fix it and sell to raise money for a new build.
After install process windows will not load. The error message says "Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on the computer's hardware".
Question#1 - Will adding a better GPU make windows 8.1 pro work? I have an old GeForce 9800GT with 512 MB of DDR3 and a HD5670 512 MB GDDR5.
Question#2 - Is there any way to make Windows 8.1 work on this machine at all? (or do I need window 7 32 bit?)
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