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Having a bit of a brain fart here. I am trying to install Windows 7 SP1 from disc on a new build. In the bios I have the disc drive set as the boot drive. How do I get it to install windows?
 
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Your latest post suggests that the hardware is working properly, and perhaps the windows 7 disk is not.
Do you have buddy that could create a Win 7 recovery disk for you to try booting from that. You will then have the opportunity to use your own disk and activation key during the install.
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Full system details please.
After you select a boot order, save and reboot.
When Install screen appears, select ERASE, then choose format the entire drive, it should automatically do NTSF format style. If it asks for a partition just partition the drive and choose the entire drives size. Should be ready for Install after that.
 
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Allow the system to boot from the CD/DVD. It is all automatic.

But pay attention to the prompts from the BIOS. Sometimes you need to hit the enter key quickly when prompted in order to actually boot from the CD/DVD and if you missed that second in time, it will bail on you and try to boot from the HDD instead.

How was the disk created? Did you do it yourself or did you buy it? What I am really asking is if the disk is bootable. There needs to be special files on it (that you can't normally see) in order for it to be a bootable disk. Depending on how it was created might not be. But in most cases it should be fine.
 
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Asus Z77 A 1150
I7 4770K
Asus DVD/R
Crucial Ballistics 8GB 1600
Samsung 840 250GB
WD CB 1TB
Corsair AX 750

DVD drive is set as boot drive in bios. Won't load Windows. Not even giving me the option when I start up the system
 
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When.I put in the asus disc that came with the motherboard, It doesn't load up the disc menu, it loads into DOS command prompt. There is also a green LED on constant when power is on on the lower right hand corner of the MB.
 
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Your latest post suggests that the hardware is working properly, and perhaps the windows 7 disk is not.
Do you have buddy that could create a Win 7 recovery disk for you to try booting from that. You will then have the opportunity to use your own disk and activation key during the install.
 
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