Installing Win7 64 on Asrock H97M Pro4 Produces Code 5 Error

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RyzaJr

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Hey all, hope I can get some help on this.

Apparently Asrock motherboards doesn't like Windows 7 boot disks. I get an error code 5 when attempting to boot from the windows 7 CD. Can't believe I'm getting this issue with my brand new motherboard..

Anyway, anyone know how to get around this? I've tried Imgburn and some settings that supposedly make it bootable in this article, but it didn't work out.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
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popatim

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If using the 'Select boot device' option and booting from the UEFI: Optical drive as opposed to the normal Optical drive (you want the uefi install so try that first) doesnt work then you will have to boot from a win8 or vista disk and navigate to a command prompt (as if you are repairing your computer), swap in the win7 disk when at the command prompt and then run the setup program from there.

A full guide to make a bootable disk with the vista or 8 boot files is available from http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/code5-error.html?lang=EN but here is the gist of it:


  • During the boot from the Windows 7 installation DVD on some PCs the error message "Error Code 5 - can not boot from disk" appears. Affected are primarily computer with older motherboards of the company "AsRock" or "MSI". Other DVDs on these PCs can boot without problems; e.g. from a Windows Vista installation DVD. And the Windows 7 installation DVD is also OK, because this DVD can boot on other computers. Also the replacement of the DVD drive does not help. And booting from the USB stick does not help either. The error seems to be an incompatibility of "AsRock" motherboards with the DVD boot sector used by Microsoft in Windows 7 installation DVD.

    Here's a way how to create a new bootable DVD with the free burning program ImgBurn which is compatible with the "AsRock" or "MSI" motherboards.

    In addition to the burning program, ImgBurn still requires a proper boot sector. If a Windows Vista boot DVD is available, the boot sector can be extracted from this DVD. If no Windows Vista boot DVD is available, the freeware vLite can be used. In the program directory of vLite there is a suitable file "boot.bin", which is also a compatible boot sector.

    After starting ImgBurn, choose in the overview "Create image file from files/folders
    Insert Windows Vista DVD. On the "Advanced" tab -> "Bootable Disc" -> "Extract Boot Image" select the appropriate DVD drive and then click on the floppy icon.
    Give the boot sector file a meaningful name; e.g. "Vista-BootImage.ima"
    The next message window will ask whether this file shall be used for the current project
    this saves filling out the above fields manually
    Thus, the fields under "Make Image Bootable" is automatically filled
    On the "Options" tab, select "ISO9660 + UDF" and activate the checkbox for "Include Hidden Files" and "Include System Files"
    On the "Labels" tab add the "Volume Label" for ISO9660 and UDF
    On the "Advanced" tab -> "Restrictions" -> "ISO9660" activate the checkbox "Don't Add ';1' Version Number To Files"
    On the "Advanced" tab -> "Restrictions" -> "UDF" nothing needs to be changed
    Now insert the Windows 7 installation DVD and choose the DVD as source
    Choose "Destination" ISO file name
    For creating the ISO file click on the large button
    After a short analysis the ISO file is created
    After completion of the ISO file select the "Ez-Mode Picker"
    As final step choose "Write image file to disc" in the overview window to burn the newly created ISO image file to disc
    Select the just created ISO file as source
    After inserting a blank DVD the burning process can now be started with the big button
 
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