Problem installing windows7 in new pc

[javendano]

Hi,
I recently just bought a new system with this specifications:

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
CPU: Intel core i5 3570k
Video: Gigabyte HD 7850 2gb ddr5 OC version
RAM: 2x4 Corsair Vengeance 1600hz
PSU: Corsair TX650
HDD: SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 500gb

Well the problem is that when im trying to install Windows 7 (haven't even started the PC once yet), right when the "Loading" screen of windows appears I get a BSOD and the computer resets. I have tried using another HDD with windows installed and didn't work either. I also tried upgrading the BIOS to a newer version and remove certain computer parts to see if anything was poorly connected, but nothing worked.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

 

[masterjaw]

Try to boot up using a single stick of RAM only. And reset the mobo to run using default settings. Then see if you could manage to proceed with that setup.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Have RAM in correct slots ? Read MoBo manual.

Run Memtest86+ ?

 

[javendano]

Ok i tried using only one stick of RAM, i also reseted the bios and tried with different postions and nothing worked

what should i do?

 

[Flareside]

Check your bios setting for the HDD. Make sure it is in either SATA or AHCI mode.

Flare

 

[javendano]

Ok I got it to start. What i did is to change my BIOS settings in the hard drive to IDE, it was on AHCI, and used my old HDD that already had windows installed. The problem now is that when I try to look for my new HDD in Windows explorer it doesnt recognize it.

 

[Flareside]

right click on computer and select manage and go into disk management. Does it show the drive there? If so what does it say?

Flare

 

[mach1threat]

i had the same problem with my system. I tried using an older power supply that was actually confilicting with my MOBO. It would go through 90% of windows 7/vista install and reboot itsself right at the end and try to start up normally. Try switching out your powersupply if you can. I went to bestbuy and bought one for 50 bucks and it worked.

 

[mach1threat]

i had the same problem with my system. I tried using an older power supply that was actually confilicting with my MOBO. It would go through 90% of windows 7/vista install and reboot itsself right at the end and try to start up normally. Try switching out your powersupply if you can. I went to bestbuy and bought one for 50 bucks and it worked.

 

[javendano]

ok as soon as I entered the disk management there were 2 options with the new disk and now it appear as CDFS and the old one as NTFS (works)

 

[Flareside]

So I am assuming you are booting the the NTFS drive and that CDFS is the other dfrive. Is there any data needed from the CDFS drive? If not delete the partition and create a new simple volume then restart your windows 7 installation with the newly formatted drive.

Flare

 

[javendano]

Worked perfectly, I created a simple volume and now the new disk is CDFS and it works. Thanks a lot =)

 

[javendano]

So...Didn't work perfectly. The new disk is now in NTFS format but still can't install windows. I've tried to boot from a windows CD and get a BSoD as soon as the windows logo appears and if I try to install windows by inserting the CD in the old windows and select the new HDD as target, I get a BSoD as soon as it reaches the "Expanding files" part of the instalation.

 

[Flareside]

What mode is your SATA controller running in? in BIOS it should show IDE, SATA, AHCI, RAID or some variation there of. Do you know what stop code is being show on the BSoD?

Flare

 

[javendano]

I'm running in IDE right now, it's the only setting that I managed to boot the old windows. Error code: 0x0000007E

Looking around just found the same error in another forum and it was because of windows 7 professional debugged version from MSDNA(I'm using the same) will try to download a standard windows 7 professional and try with that. Will update as soon as I try it.

 

[javendano]

So stupid...It was the windows version I had. Don't know exactly why it was causing problems but I booted without any problem with a standard windows 7 professional. One would think that all windows versions in MSDN are tested before available for download.

Thanks for all the help

 

[javendano]

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