Why can I not install windows on my "new" pc
10 January 2011, 08:25 PM
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Why can I not install windows on my "new" pc
Finally got my components that I ordered of buyer on 23 December, I had a dell e521 am2 5000 pc it was good but the hard drive started to go then the video card packed up...... So stuck it in the cupboard for a year and just got round to rebuilding it.
I have bought a new as rock motherboard , case, power supply and hard drive but I can not install any version of windows!
Tried windows 7, windows vista, win xp, every version of each one and they all throw up a random obscure error.as soon as the install starts the computer starts to bog down with the install pages taking ages to load. I have 4 x 1gb memory 2 matched pairs tried both and they both do the same. I have also tried an old hard drive with no improvement.
I am ready for throwing the whole lot out the window as this really has me stumped........
I have bought a new as rock motherboard , case, power supply and hard drive but I can not install any version of windows!
Tried windows 7, windows vista, win xp, every version of each one and they all throw up a random obscure error.as soon as the install starts the computer starts to bog down with the install pages taking ages to load. I have 4 x 1gb memory 2 matched pairs tried both and they both do the same. I have also tried an old hard drive with no improvement.
I am ready for throwing the whole lot out the window as this really has me stumped........
10 January 2011, 08:39 PM
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Hi there which ASRock MB you have?
My guess at this point is that you have a SATA hard drive, not PATA, and Vista is not loading the SATA drivers as part of the installation. If the drive is a SATA interface (and any machine that recent is liable to be that), you will have to locate SATA drivers (for Vista) for your motherboard, save them to diskette or USB thumbdrive, and when rebooting from the DVD, press F6 to load the SATA drivers.
Something similar happen to my friend with Vista
Jura
My guess at this point is that you have a SATA hard drive, not PATA, and Vista is not loading the SATA drivers as part of the installation. If the drive is a SATA interface (and any machine that recent is liable to be that), you will have to locate SATA drivers (for Vista) for your motherboard, save them to diskette or USB thumbdrive, and when rebooting from the DVD, press F6 to load the SATA drivers.
Something similar happen to my friend with Vista
Jura
10 January 2011, 08:55 PM
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It's a N68C-S UCC, windows 7 requested drivers during installation but it never worked will see if I can figure out how to get them working before the install starts....
10 January 2011, 09:00 PM
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How you "installing" windows??
Are you booting from CD, or you installing once up and running??
As I have had issues with previous windows up to and including Vista, and always have to install Windows 98 first as that is needed for some bizarre reason.
Are you booting from CD, or you installing once up and running??
As I have had issues with previous windows up to and including Vista, and always have to install Windows 98 first as that is needed for some bizarre reason.
10 January 2011, 09:06 PM
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Try install Windows just with 2GB memory and 1 HDD(if you are using 2,unplug second one).
And probably,if you are installing W7,Vista(because you are get error message),you must set AHCI in BIOS.
For XP must be turned off.
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And probably,if you are installing W7,Vista(because you are get error message),you must set AHCI in BIOS.
For XP must be turned off.
Jura
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10 January 2011, 09:54 PM
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10 January 2011, 10:00 PM
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If you are installing Windows XP AHCI(with some problems,but working well) is also supported,just double check at BIOS.
Try re seat memory to other ports(if you have now at yellow,try blue ports),your GPU is not issue.
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10 January 2011, 10:25 PM
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Just found settings for memory in the bios it was automatically detecting 557mhz but the chips are 667mhz I have manually set it to 667, could this have been causing problems???
10 January 2011, 10:38 PM
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And last question HDD is recognized?
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10 January 2011, 11:00 PM
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Hard drive is recognised in bios, tried win 7 on USB stuck at the same part.......I've got a funny feeling it's the memory,if it's not compatible does it just not work or could it cause errors?
10 January 2011, 11:08 PM
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You could download & burn memtest86, boot it, and let it run though... see if it rules out faulty RAM.
Is the Windows disc clean & unscratched? Do you have another optical drive you could use?
Is the heatsink seated properly? Is the CPU temp holding a sensible temperature?
Is the Windows disc clean & unscratched? Do you have another optical drive you could use?
Is the heatsink seated properly? Is the CPU temp holding a sensible temperature?
11 January 2011, 09:44 AM
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11 January 2011, 10:11 AM
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You could download & burn memtest86, boot it, and let it run though... see if it rules out faulty RAM.
Is the Windows disc clean & unscratched? Do you have another optical drive you could use?
Is the heatsink seated properly? Is the CPU temp holding a sensible temperature?
Is the Windows disc clean & unscratched? Do you have another optical drive you could use?
Is the heatsink seated properly? Is the CPU temp holding a sensible temperature?
how do i know if its a faulty motherboard....
11 January 2011, 01:40 PM
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Just try unplug every USB(inside unplug Card Reader,Front USB panel),at rear leave plugged Mouse and Keyboard.
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12 January 2011, 01:53 PM
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tried it with another hard drive last night (500gb sata) and it still would not install, so its got to be a faulty mother board. I can not think of anything else. I have tried every setting in the Bios and still nothing changes 
13 January 2011, 02:07 PM
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When I was making a Hackintosh, it turned out my old DVD drive was knackered that I'd recycled through a few machines. All sorts of weird installation problems. Since it was installed it even though it works nicer than a MacBook (faster, higher resolution) I still use it as a PC rather than a Mac.
18 January 2011, 10:09 AM
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Well I bought a replacement motherboard from ebuyer and it has just arrived and I am returning the other one, so there will be a big drum roll tonight when I get home to see if it will work.......
