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theEmbark

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So I had a working copy of Windows 7. I then downloaded the Windows 10 iso from Microsoft, mounted it to a USB and went to update. When I did I got the beautiful blue screen of destiny....

So I put the Windows 7 install disk back in. I attempted to format the drive but it didn't seem to format. The drive still showed that win 7 was on it. So I just tried to install win 7 over the corrupt version. It installed but after install on first load gave me the blue screen of death. Not sure what's going on here. I'm assuming somehow Windows corrupted my hard drive and it needs to be formatted but not sure how to do it.

Thanks,
Kevin
 
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Ironsounds
Hello... NO... a drive will die on it own... a BLUE screen is a Hardware communications error with the driver reporting it to the OS... could be the hardware or driver's fault, OR the settings in your MB BIO's for the hardware. The OS is installing on the drive without problems, it's something else that seems to be the problem.

IF you could... try a different drive as a test too... if ya have one. B )

1) Plug OS drive into Sata0 or first port.
2) Try resetting your MB BIO's to defaults per MB manual/pdf.


You could have other hardware on the MB that Windows is having a driver communication error with.

3) Disable Sound, LAN, Bluetooth, ? on the MB (save&exit) and try to BOOT OS drive.
4) Disable Sound, LAN, Bluetooth, ? on the MB...
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I thought this was solved but after running a clean install I had the same blue screen right after 'preparing for first time setup' then it resets and gets stuck in that loop.

Could Windows 10 actually have corrupted the drive?

Thanks,
Kevin
 
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Hello... NO... a drive will die on it own... a BLUE screen is a Hardware communications error with the driver reporting it to the OS... could be the hardware or driver's fault, OR the settings in your MB BIO's for the hardware. The OS is installing on the drive without problems, it's something else that seems to be the problem.

IF you could... try a different drive as a test too... if ya have one. B )

1) Plug OS drive into Sata0 or first port.
2) Try resetting your MB BIO's to defaults per MB manual/pdf.


You could have other hardware on the MB that Windows is having a driver communication error with.

3) Disable Sound, LAN, Bluetooth, ? on the MB (save&exit) and try to BOOT OS drive.
4) Disable Sound, LAN, Bluetooth, ? on the MB (save&exit) and try "Clean install" again on a Drive.

 
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Hello... What is your MB BIO's SATA controller/Port set at AHCI or IDE? AHCI hardware chip MIGHT require pre-communications driver to the Drive... Typically you find it on the MB utility/driver DL page.

5) Too avoid OR TEST a driver problem here Put your SATA port into IDE mode, (save&exit) and do a Windows clean install in that "driverless" communication mode.
 
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It's in ahci - what I don't understand is why it was working just fine until the error with the win 10 update.

I'm going to try and write it to another drive in my array and see if I get the same error.
 
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Hello... Yes... good idea B )
Because Windows has a "thing' about Loading/Updating their own drivers over existing working "OEM" drivers ?... I always update in Manual MODE and refuse the suggested MS hardware drivers on the list. " if it ain't broken... don't try and fix it" B ) this could be what is happening to you.
 
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Problem solved by the following:

1) Loaded primary OS (OS X)
2) Ran disk utility
3) Repair disk
4) Format disk

Then just ran Windows 7 install media.

Thank you for your help Iron!

Best regards,
Kevin
 
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