I am having trouble installing my OEM Windows 7 in a newly built computer. I get the blue screen after I see the message that the computer needs to install devices. The message mainly says that a hardware change has made it impossible to continue with the install. This is my 7th build and I have had more trouble with this one than all the rest combined. I am close to my wits end. If you can help me, I would appreciate it very much.
does excess heat in the cpu prevent an installation of windows 7
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CPU is running about 93 + F. I didn't buy a recommended CPU Fan but used a previous fan.(MYBAD) I noticed when I checked with Tiger Direct that they recommended a water cool fan setup at $90. I did have another fan running at 26000 which I believe is out of whack so I ordered a new fan. I also noticed that my WD 1TB hard drive has only 931.7 GB-is that common. Also, if I plug up the hard drive into a test computer, I see that the programs are installed but I can't get to the license page.
shortstuff_mt
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93F is only about 33C, so that's not bad. I would focus on the RAM first. A lot of blue-screen issues are RAM related. What are the complete system specs including model numbers?
Yes, it's normal for a HDD to show a considerably smaller capacity than what's advertised. Formatting the drive results in a lower capacity. There's nothing you can do about it until they start marketing the storage capacities differently. The 4TB drive I just bought ended up about 3.6TB after formatting.
Yes, it's normal for a HDD to show a considerably smaller capacity than what's advertised. Formatting the drive results in a lower capacity. There's nothing you can do about it until they start marketing the storage capacities differently. The 4TB drive I just bought ended up about 3.6TB after formatting.
The RAM is good as I moved it from a former computer I had built which was still running on W8.(8 GB Corsair DDR3. I did this to test the situation. When I put the drive into my test machine I was able to install and run the OEM W7 for about 24 hrs before it quit on me. I was updating a graphics card NVIDIA 9800 GT when it quit. Maybe the graphics card is not compatible with W7 but I have used it before and it worked so I don't know. Specs are--Asus MA97 LE R2.0---CPU A79-6100 OEM-AMD FX-Series X6-FX-6100,95W,AM3+,3300MHZ OEM---Power Supply --OCZ 700 watt-
shortstuff_mt
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I don't know why you're attempting to install Windows with the drive in a different machine. You can't install Windows on one machine and move the drive to another machine.
The RAM may have worked in a previous machine, but you still need to manually set the RAM speed, timings, and voltage to the manufacturers recommended specs in the BIOS on the new machine. I don't see the RAM model number listed in your hardware description. There should be a sticker on the RAM with a model number on it.
The RAM may have worked in a previous machine, but you still need to manually set the RAM speed, timings, and voltage to the manufacturers recommended specs in the BIOS on the new machine. I don't see the RAM model number listed in your hardware description. There should be a sticker on the RAM with a model number on it.
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