Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! - Page 2

betterdan · 11-03-09, 08:32 AM

No problems here with 2 Sata hard drives and 2 dvd drives hooked up.

AdamK47 · 11-03-09, 11:39 AM

I went from Vista Home Premium x64 to 7 Ultimate x64. Did an in place upgrade. The install was cake! Took about an hour and everything was installed. Tweaking afterwards was a whole other thing. A lot of disabling and fine tuning.

Redeemed · 11-03-09, 12:59 PM

Seems like an appropriate topic...

How well does it handle installing to a RAID array?

Yaboze · 11-03-09, 01:15 PM

I had a few small bumps during my install, but not like that. It was mainly due to newbish mistakes.

I tried the install with AHCI on, which doesn't work for XP, Vista or Windows 7, at least with my P35 chipset.

After the OS is installed you can make a registry change and then install the AHCI Intel driver and activate it in the BIOS.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976

I also started the install with my 2407WFP's media/USB hub connected and it didn't seem to like it when it came to identifying drives. It put my drive letter last in the chain, assigning drive letters to the card reader slots.

I had this issue with Vista and I just forgot to disable AHCI and unplug that USB hub from my LCD.

After that, it was smooth.

**CaptNKILL** · 11-03-09, 03:17 PM

I recommend downloading a diagnostic CD to test your ram with memtest.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/index.html

I had blue screens during the windows 7 install and it was due to a stick of ram that was bad. I'd been using that ram for two years without blue screens in Vista. I guess 7 is just more sensitive to bad memory.

**ViN86** · 11-03-09, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shamrock

Ok, let me clear things up. I AM NOT Overclocking, EVERYTHING is bone stock.

K007, I learned my lesson there. I won't be updating drivers from MS.

Now for the funny part. Let me explain.

I have all my backup files on a spare HD (IDE), my primary HD is SATA. I "had" my IDE hd, connected with a CD-ROM drive. When I took out the IDE hd everything has been peachy.

Has to be some sort of problem with chipset drivers. I was actually excited, because the RC version worked wonders. Retail is well, it needs work.

Who uses IDE anymore

Shamrock · 11-03-09, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

I recommend downloading a diagnostic CD to test your ram with memtest.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/index.html

I had blue screens during the windows 7 install and it was due to a stick of ram that was bad. I'd been using that ram for two years without blue screens in Vista. I guess 7 is just more sensitive to bad memory.

Already tested the memory back in August. I had bought OCZ Reaper and it was defective. GOT new RMA ram, and got a perfect score. no bad ram.

Got one BSOD today, a fault in NTFS.sys

**CaptNKILL** · 11-04-09, 01:07 AM

Test it again.

wysiwyg · 11-04-09, 07:16 AM

my first ever install of win 7 is fine with 6 sata internal drives and 2 external usb hd's as well as 2 virtual drives, one dvd and one external esata drive as well as a usb pcie expansion card, 2 graphics cards and an audio card

so i wish you all the luck it has to be faulty hardware giving you issues

Shamrock · 11-04-09, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

Test it again.

Memtest 86+ v 2.11

0 errors.

I am going to try and reinstall it barebones. If that doesn't work...

**ViN86** · 11-05-09, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shamrock

Memtest 86+ v 2.11

0 errors.

I am going to try and reinstall it barebones. If that doesn't work...

How long did you run it for? I usually run it over night.

Shamrock · 11-05-09, 05:18 AM

I re-installed, well, so far...I used eidy's step by step advice, until step 9. I did NOT put in my chipset drivers, Win 7 detected everything. I couldn't "update" software. So far, it's working ok. No BSOD's AT ALL. Still installing devices 1 by 1.

11-03-09, 08:32 AM	#13
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11-03-09, 11:39 AM	#14
AdamK47 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cinci, OH Posts: 685	Re: Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! I went from Vista Home Premium x64 to 7 Ultimate x64. Did an in place upgrade. The install was cake! Took about an hour and everything was installed. Tweaking afterwards was a whole other thing. A lot of disabling and fine tuning.

11-03-09, 12:59 PM	#15
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19,262	Re: Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! Seems like an appropriate topic... How well does it handle installing to a RAID array? __________________ "The great body of our citizens shoot less as times goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys, and indeed among all classes, as well as in the military services by every means in our power. Thus, and not otherwise, may we be able to assist in preserving peace in the world... The first step – in the direction of preparation to avert war if possible, and to be fit for war if it should come – is to teach men to shoot!" -Theodore Roosevelt

11-03-09, 01:15 PM	#16
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,014	Re: Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! I had a few small bumps during my install, but not like that. It was mainly due to newbish mistakes. I tried the install with AHCI on, which doesn't work for XP, Vista or Windows 7, at least with my P35 chipset. After the OS is installed you can make a registry change and then install the AHCI Intel driver and activate it in the BIOS. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976 I also started the install with my 2407WFP's media/USB hub connected and it didn't seem to like it when it came to identifying drives. It put my drive letter last in the chain, assigning drive letters to the card reader slots. I had this issue with Vista and I just forgot to disable AHCI and unplug that USB hub from my LCD. After that, it was smooth. __________________ Asus P5K Deluxe \| Q9650 \| BFG GTX 285 OC \| X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro \| G.Skill 4GB DDR2 \| Antec 900 \| Corsair HX 1K W Modular PSU \| NEC DVD RW-DL 3540A \| Dell 2407WFP A04 \| G15 Keyboard \| Logitech G500 Mouse \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM Nintendo Wii \| PlayStation 3 160GB \| Xbox 360 Elite (Jasper) A great game is always worth playing, regardless of the platform.

11-03-09, 03:17 PM	#17
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 34,327	Re: Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! I recommend downloading a diagnostic CD to test your ram with memtest. http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/index.html I had blue screens during the windows 7 install and it was due to a stick of ram that was bad. I'd been using that ram for two years without blue screens in Vista. I guess 7 is just more sensitive to bad memory. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4000Mhz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - Antec P180B ATX Case - EVGA Geforce GTX 260 @ 700/1403/2206 ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.8 200Gb SATA - Galaxy Geforce 9600GT (Physx) OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

11-04-09, 01:07 AM	#20
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 34,327	Re: Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! Test it again. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4000Mhz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - Antec P180B ATX Case - EVGA Geforce GTX 260 @ 700/1403/2206 ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.8 200Gb SATA - Galaxy Geforce 9600GT (Physx) OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

11-04-09, 07:16 AM	#21
wysiwyg EH? wuh! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 3,011	Re: Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! my first ever install of win 7 is fine with 6 sata internal drives and 2 external usb hd's as well as 2 virtual drives, one dvd and one external esata drive as well as a usb pcie expansion card, 2 graphics cards and an audio card so i wish you all the luck it has to be faulty hardware giving you issues __________________ CPU: Intel i7 920 (D0) Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalems (+ 2x 120mm Fan) Mobo: Gigabyte GA EX58 UD4P Gfx GPU: EVGA GTX295 PhysX GPU: Zotac 9600 GT AMP Audio: Auzentech X-fi Forte Storage: 6 SATA Internal / 2 External Mem: Corsair XMS3 6GB PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Optical: Sony/NEC Optiarc DVDRW Input: Roccat Kone / Saitec Eclipse 3 / Pertilian LCD / Griffin Powermate PSU: Be Quiet Dark Power 1000w VDU: Iiyama ProLite E2607WS 26" Case: Thermaltake Armor & lighting / 2 fan controllers / Matrix Orbital OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit (Retail) Previous PC PICS (to be updated!=1 2 3 4 5 6 I WENT TO CHERNOBYL / PRYPIAT (click here)

11-05-09, 05:18 AM	#24
Shamrock Royalty gone awry Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,552	Re: Windows install smooth? It's a NIGHTMARE! I re-installed, well, so far...I used eidy's step by step advice, until step 9. I did NOT put in my chipset drivers, Win 7 detected everything. I couldn't "update" software. So far, it's working ok. No BSOD's AT ALL. Still installing devices 1 by 1. __________________ They're after me Lucky Charms! AMD Phenom II 955BE 4GB OCZ Reaper DDR3 1600 eVGA GTX260 SSC Logitech Z-5300 5.1 THX surround sound NEC Multisync FE1250+ (48lbs of lust!) ZBoard Merc Gaming Keyboard CoolerMaster HAF-932 Full Tower Case Windows 7 Pro x64

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