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Hello,
I got a computer on which I'm trying to install Windows 7 (and also Linux Ubuntu), unfortunately, I can't install either of them.
Each time I attempt to install Windows 7, the computer freezes during the extraction (and sometimes even before, but very rarely). (With Ubuntu, it freezes before I can even click on "install," when the wallpaper appears for the first time; once it even brought up a terminal, and I have no idea why).
I've tried multiple times to install, in both 32 and 64 bits, and it's always the same thing.
I've also tried changing the CD drive, the hard drive (testing with a SATA and an IDE, I plan to install on the SATA), the graphics card, removing a RAM stick, using a CD that was lent to me. The same problem persists.
I used the upgrade advisor, which told me that the computer was compatible, except for the graphics card which doesn't support the Aero feature, but according to this upgrade advisor, that's not too serious.
This afternoon, I tried the installation once again, just in case, and this time, it doesn't freeze! It finishes the extraction, the other steps, restarts this time not from the DVD, and indicates "installation complete" during the loading, adjusts the screen, but then it freezes again. To get this far, unlike previous times, I burned the DVD at *4 instead of *16 and launched the installation with 1 GB of RAM instead of 2 (32-bit installation of course, the 64-bit requiring 2 GB). I then restarted the installation from scratch, but like before, it crashed at 3%, and on the next attempt, 0% of the extraction.
When it crashes, the 3 dots next to the current step stop, the cursor won't move anymore, and the CD drive is no longer spinning (however, the hard drive is still spinning).
I tried installing XP, and there it worked fine without any issues. I also tried a 98 CD and a 95 CD that I had, and there I couldn't get to the point where I could install; I received strange error messages.
For Linux, the problem is the same, even with another CD.
I completely formatted the hard drive before the installation, but it's still the same.
OS to install: Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bits SP1, Linux Ubuntu 11.10.
Hard drive: WD 1600AAJS 160 GB with a partition of about 75 GB for Windows 7, 25 GB for Linux, and about 50 GB for my documents.
Motherboard: MSI MS-7242
RAM: 2 times 1 GB DDRII G.Skill
If anyone has an idea...
I've been looking for 3 weeks, and I'm starting to wonder if I should just give up. It bothers me because I would have really liked to have Windows 7 and Linux Ubuntu.
Have a good end of the day
Laclef
I got a computer on which I'm trying to install Windows 7 (and also Linux Ubuntu), unfortunately, I can't install either of them.
Each time I attempt to install Windows 7, the computer freezes during the extraction (and sometimes even before, but very rarely). (With Ubuntu, it freezes before I can even click on "install," when the wallpaper appears for the first time; once it even brought up a terminal, and I have no idea why).
I've tried multiple times to install, in both 32 and 64 bits, and it's always the same thing.
I've also tried changing the CD drive, the hard drive (testing with a SATA and an IDE, I plan to install on the SATA), the graphics card, removing a RAM stick, using a CD that was lent to me. The same problem persists.
I used the upgrade advisor, which told me that the computer was compatible, except for the graphics card which doesn't support the Aero feature, but according to this upgrade advisor, that's not too serious.
This afternoon, I tried the installation once again, just in case, and this time, it doesn't freeze! It finishes the extraction, the other steps, restarts this time not from the DVD, and indicates "installation complete" during the loading, adjusts the screen, but then it freezes again. To get this far, unlike previous times, I burned the DVD at *4 instead of *16 and launched the installation with 1 GB of RAM instead of 2 (32-bit installation of course, the 64-bit requiring 2 GB). I then restarted the installation from scratch, but like before, it crashed at 3%, and on the next attempt, 0% of the extraction.
When it crashes, the 3 dots next to the current step stop, the cursor won't move anymore, and the CD drive is no longer spinning (however, the hard drive is still spinning).
I tried installing XP, and there it worked fine without any issues. I also tried a 98 CD and a 95 CD that I had, and there I couldn't get to the point where I could install; I received strange error messages.
For Linux, the problem is the same, even with another CD.
I completely formatted the hard drive before the installation, but it's still the same.
OS to install: Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bits SP1, Linux Ubuntu 11.10.
Hard drive: WD 1600AAJS 160 GB with a partition of about 75 GB for Windows 7, 25 GB for Linux, and about 50 GB for my documents.
Motherboard: MSI MS-7242
RAM: 2 times 1 GB DDRII G.Skill
If anyone has an idea...
I've been looking for 3 weeks, and I'm starting to wonder if I should just give up. It bothers me because I would have really liked to have Windows 7 and Linux Ubuntu.
Have a good end of the day
Laclef
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This PC you retrieved, can you tell us if it's a brand-name PC and if so, which model?
To give you a little hint, some PCs are tattooed and if we change the operating system, we can't even change a component without going through the manufacturer....
Since you mentioned Ubuntu; I'll let you check this link: http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/pc_tatoue
Otherwise, a little search on Google: http://gg.google.com/search?hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=tattoo+pc
After re-reading your first post a bit more, I seriously think about a tattoo; so either you need to remove this tattoo (I'm not sure if it's legal or not) to install Seven and Ubuntu, or you stick with Windows XP.
However, when you create a partition; theoretically it is formatted, if the partition already exists, you can install an OS without formatting but it is advisable to format to avoid problems (except in case of OS repair).
To give you a little hint, some PCs are tattooed and if we change the operating system, we can't even change a component without going through the manufacturer....
Since you mentioned Ubuntu; I'll let you check this link: http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/pc_tatoue
Otherwise, a little search on Google: http://gg.google.com/search?hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=tattoo+pc
After re-reading your first post a bit more, I seriously think about a tattoo; so either you need to remove this tattoo (I'm not sure if it's legal or not) to install Seven and Ubuntu, or you stick with Windows XP.
However, when you create a partition; theoretically it is formatted, if the partition already exists, you can install an OS without formatting but it is advisable to format to avoid problems (except in case of OS repair).
Could it be because when I create the partitions on my hard drive it doesn't format them?
Even though I would be surprised because in that case, why does it happen sometimes at 40% of the decompression? I'm just thinking about this because I've heard something like that, but I didn't quite understand what it was about.
Have a good evening.
Laclef
Even though I would be surprised because in that case, why does it happen sometimes at 40% of the decompression? I'm just thinking about this because I've heard something like that, but I didn't quite understand what it was about.
Have a good evening.
Laclef
Hi!
Did changing the hard drive not help either? I don't know much about it, just that there are some issues regarding the installation of Seven and/or Vista on a SATA hard drive.
I can't help you, I'm not knowledgeable enough on this subject, just pointing you towards the problem with the SATA hard drive, while we wait for someone more experienced to find a solution...
Did changing the hard drive not help either? I don't know much about it, just that there are some issues regarding the installation of Seven and/or Vista on a SATA hard drive.
I can't help you, I'm not knowledgeable enough on this subject, just pointing you towards the problem with the SATA hard drive, while we wait for someone more experienced to find a solution...
Theoretically, Vista and Seven have no issues with SATA disks; just like Ubuntu; that's why I'm talking to you about tattooing; look at the links I gave you, including the one from the Ubuntu forum which, if I remember correctly, offers solutions to determine whether or not your PC is tattooed. Not having access to the site ubuntu-fr.org, I don't know in detail what it contains; but having looked at it before, I know that it offers a solution.
Hello!
Thank you for your responses!
This is not a brand PC; it was made piece by piece from different places. So from different brands.
But I will look into tattooed PCs, while searching again this morning I saw messages talking about that, and it's true that it really looks like a problem of that kind, but since it's a custom-built computer… By the way, I put the hard drive in myself (it didn't have one when I got it). Previously, there was Windows XP Pro on it, and it was also on a custom-built PC.
I tested it once with an old IDE hard drive (Maxtor 80GB), but the problem is the same. I haven't tried more because there are data on it that I would like to avoid deleting if possible, so I haven't formatted it, and there isn't the 100 MB partition for booting. So, it's not too surprising that it didn't work.
However, my friend and I tried connecting an IDE hard drive from another computer on which Ubuntu is installed (the same one that I'm trying to install because the CD I used to install it comes from the same batch of 10 installation CDs I’m using for my computer): the first time Ubuntu started without issue, but on the second attempt: it froze, so I had to force restart it (unplug the power supply; I know it's drastic and not great for the components).
I will check the links.
Thank you very much for your help.
Have a nice day.
Laclef
Thank you for your responses!
This is not a brand PC; it was made piece by piece from different places. So from different brands.
But I will look into tattooed PCs, while searching again this morning I saw messages talking about that, and it's true that it really looks like a problem of that kind, but since it's a custom-built computer… By the way, I put the hard drive in myself (it didn't have one when I got it). Previously, there was Windows XP Pro on it, and it was also on a custom-built PC.
I tested it once with an old IDE hard drive (Maxtor 80GB), but the problem is the same. I haven't tried more because there are data on it that I would like to avoid deleting if possible, so I haven't formatted it, and there isn't the 100 MB partition for booting. So, it's not too surprising that it didn't work.
However, my friend and I tried connecting an IDE hard drive from another computer on which Ubuntu is installed (the same one that I'm trying to install because the CD I used to install it comes from the same batch of 10 installation CDs I’m using for my computer): the first time Ubuntu started without issue, but on the second attempt: it froze, so I had to force restart it (unplug the power supply; I know it's drastic and not great for the components).
I will check the links.
Thank you very much for your help.
Have a nice day.
Laclef
It's not a brand PC; so it's not a tattoo issue; in this case, and given that you've tried with several hard drives, I suspect a hardware problem.
Having tested in SATA and IDE, that would only leave a motherboard issue (it's not a problem with the IDE/SATA cable or both cables have a problem).
Have you checked if the printed circuits and the various components of the motherboard are damaged?
I doubt it's a power supply issue...
Now, I have only been using PCs for about 10 years and don't have very advanced knowledge of PCs, so I won't be able to help you much more and if someone thinks they know the issue, I will gladly let them take over (I will still keep an eye on the subject).
PS: The problem with taking a hard drive from another PC is that you may not have the right drivers for it to work on another motherboard. But that doesn't explain why it worked on the first startup and not the second.
As for the 100 MB partition, I no longer have it on my computer; yet Windows 7 works without issue.
Having tested in SATA and IDE, that would only leave a motherboard issue (it's not a problem with the IDE/SATA cable or both cables have a problem).
Have you checked if the printed circuits and the various components of the motherboard are damaged?
I doubt it's a power supply issue...
Now, I have only been using PCs for about 10 years and don't have very advanced knowledge of PCs, so I won't be able to help you much more and if someone thinks they know the issue, I will gladly let them take over (I will still keep an eye on the subject).
PS: The problem with taking a hard drive from another PC is that you may not have the right drivers for it to work on another motherboard. But that doesn't explain why it worked on the first startup and not the second.
As for the 100 MB partition, I no longer have it on my computer; yet Windows 7 works without issue.
If the motherboard has a damaged component or the damaged circuit board, then why have I not had any problems with Windows XP (3 installations, no problems)? I think there may be something blocking any OS other than Windows XP Pro. For instance, my Windows 95 CD doesn’t offer installation (impossible to boot from it, with the install option grayed out under Windows), and with my Windows 98 CD, I can boot from it but ultimately receive an error message, preventing installation.
So it seems that only Windows XP Pro can be installed.
Therefore, I would be surprised if it were an issue like the damaged motherboard, but rather something like the BIOS that blocks any installations other than Windows XP. That’s why the tattooing system seemed to relate to my problem. I also noticed that several components were from MSI. Are there known tattooing issues with MSI computers?
Thank you for your help.
Have a good afternoon
Laclef
So it seems that only Windows XP Pro can be installed.
Therefore, I would be surprised if it were an issue like the damaged motherboard, but rather something like the BIOS that blocks any installations other than Windows XP. That’s why the tattooing system seemed to relate to my problem. I also noticed that several components were from MSI. Are there known tattooing issues with MSI computers?
Thank you for your help.
Have a good afternoon
Laclef
Indeed; I forgot XP which has been completely installed. The tattoo on MSI is not likely on a PC built at home/at the local seller. Nevertheless, I'm testing on a slightly older MSI, a K8N-SLI (yours being a K9AGM); so far I have decompressed 100%, installed Seven and still no problems in sight.
Edit: Well, after restarting the PC; Seven Home Premium works wonderfully on my old tower, so unless MSI has changed its policy (which would be "suicide" for them), there should be no tattooed BIOS at MSI, and Seven should install and boot on your machine without any issues.
Edit: Well, after restarting the PC; Seven Home Premium works wonderfully on my old tower, so unless MSI has changed its policy (which would be "suicide" for them), there should be no tattooed BIOS at MSI, and Seven should install and boot on your machine without any issues.
I conducted tests this afternoon with my Ubuntu CD, and the computer really freezes when I click on install or try to use without installing (it loads and then the computer freezes, or it just freezes directly). However, I stayed for a long time on the CD menu and tried the disk verification option, which takes quite a while, and there were no problems. I came back 15 minutes later, and it indicated 3 errors detected on the disk but didn't say anything more. I returned to the CD menu and clicked on install, it loaded, and as soon as the loading finished and the mouse appeared for me to click on the different available options, it froze!
I then tried Windows 7 again, and it froze after I put everything in (accepted the license, selected the partition ...) just when I clicked on "install"!
So I gave up, plus I don't know why the keyboard is no longer detected, so I had to swap it with one from another computer. However, on the computer I swapped keyboards with, it works perfectly!
Are you sure about the reference of my motherboard? It's not the one I saw indicated?
Anyway, thank you very much for doing tests for me! :-)
Good evening.
Laclef
I then tried Windows 7 again, and it froze after I put everything in (accepted the license, selected the partition ...) just when I clicked on "install"!
So I gave up, plus I don't know why the keyboard is no longer detected, so I had to swap it with one from another computer. However, on the computer I swapped keyboards with, it works perfectly!
Are you sure about the reference of my motherboard? It's not the one I saw indicated?
Anyway, thank you very much for doing tests for me! :-)
Good evening.
Laclef
For the MSI MS-7242 reference on ixquick, it correctly corresponds to the K9AGM (after all, it might be another board but the base should be the same; so it doesn't change much for me:
the audio chipset should be identical; the LAN controller is the same... there should only be additional options/brackets on your motherboard if it’s not exactly the K9AGM)
You said you have a problem with the disk, so it might be a burning error with your CD (but if I remember correctly, version 11.10 has always shown an error when checking the integrity. To install correctly, I used the LTS version and updated gradually).
I genuinely think it's a hardware issue; so try running memory and hard drive tests with UBCD (link to download: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html )
For the memory test, you can use the built-in tool in Seven (I've never used it) or with the Ubuntu CD (it seems to me it includes memtest) or use an Ultimate Boot CD (link provided above).
I recommend doing the hard drive test with the Ultimate Boot CD (in any case, I do all hardware tests with this utility package which is very comprehensive and has allowed me to detect hard drive problems with the supplied software and faulty memory stick issues).
the audio chipset should be identical; the LAN controller is the same... there should only be additional options/brackets on your motherboard if it’s not exactly the K9AGM)
You said you have a problem with the disk, so it might be a burning error with your CD (but if I remember correctly, version 11.10 has always shown an error when checking the integrity. To install correctly, I used the LTS version and updated gradually).
I genuinely think it's a hardware issue; so try running memory and hard drive tests with UBCD (link to download: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html )
For the memory test, you can use the built-in tool in Seven (I've never used it) or with the Ubuntu CD (it seems to me it includes memtest) or use an Ultimate Boot CD (link provided above).
I recommend doing the hard drive test with the Ultimate Boot CD (in any case, I do all hardware tests with this utility package which is very comprehensive and has allowed me to detect hard drive problems with the supplied software and faulty memory stick issues).
Hello zuxu!
I'm going to do the test with ultimateboot cd as you advised me. Anyway, I can't use the built-in tool on seven, and with the ubuntu cd, I get a direct error message (which I don't remember).
Otherwise, yesterday I tried with the seven cd to remove all the partitions, then I recreated them and when you create a partition, seeing how fast it goes, I'm almost sure it doesn't format. By the way, there is the format option below, I used it for the 3 partitions and there is about 10 seconds of waiting and it has about 1 MB less available. So I think formatting is not automatic but might happen by itself at the moment of installation on the selected partition. Anyway, the problem doesn’t come from that; it froze just when I clicked on install (it copied the files in barely 1 second and immediately froze).
And I still have the keyboard that I've always used for this computer that no longer wants to be recognized. (It's a keyboard that plugs into the purple port; I forgot the name of that port).
Have a good day
Laclef
I'm going to do the test with ultimateboot cd as you advised me. Anyway, I can't use the built-in tool on seven, and with the ubuntu cd, I get a direct error message (which I don't remember).
Otherwise, yesterday I tried with the seven cd to remove all the partitions, then I recreated them and when you create a partition, seeing how fast it goes, I'm almost sure it doesn't format. By the way, there is the format option below, I used it for the 3 partitions and there is about 10 seconds of waiting and it has about 1 MB less available. So I think formatting is not automatic but might happen by itself at the moment of installation on the selected partition. Anyway, the problem doesn’t come from that; it froze just when I clicked on install (it copied the files in barely 1 second and immediately froze).
And I still have the keyboard that I've always used for this computer that no longer wants to be recognized. (It's a keyboard that plugs into the purple port; I forgot the name of that port).
Have a good day
Laclef
The port you’re talking about is a PS/2 port ( https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_PS/2 )
As for the formatting, if it reassures you, it does the same on my end as well. But in any case, for the seven partition, there is only seven and not seven plus the folders/files that were on the partition.
If you have doubts about the other partitions, you can check them using gparted either via livecd or through the Linux installer (so for you, your Ubuntu CD). To use gparted if you're not familiar or not too comfortable, I’ll let you check this out: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/11611-gparted-gnome-partition-editor
Your issue with the undetected keyboard seems strange... Can you try with another standard keyboard that works on another PC, if possible?
Is the undetected keyboard special; in other words, does it need specific drivers to make all the keys work?
Even though I need specific drivers on my laptop under seven, seven works correctly on it; only certain functions are not accessible without these drivers (turning on/off my Wi-Fi + Bluetooth; turning on/off the keyboard backlight; selecting the brightness of the screen...)
Just for your information; on my old tower (the one running on the k8n-sli) I have the original installed Windows XP Pro plus 5 or 6 Linux distributions (Ubuntu - Fedora - OpenSUSE ....) and since last night, seven (on which I am currently installing SP1).
As for the formatting, if it reassures you, it does the same on my end as well. But in any case, for the seven partition, there is only seven and not seven plus the folders/files that were on the partition.
If you have doubts about the other partitions, you can check them using gparted either via livecd or through the Linux installer (so for you, your Ubuntu CD). To use gparted if you're not familiar or not too comfortable, I’ll let you check this out: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/11611-gparted-gnome-partition-editor
Your issue with the undetected keyboard seems strange... Can you try with another standard keyboard that works on another PC, if possible?
Is the undetected keyboard special; in other words, does it need specific drivers to make all the keys work?
Even though I need specific drivers on my laptop under seven, seven works correctly on it; only certain functions are not accessible without these drivers (turning on/off my Wi-Fi + Bluetooth; turning on/off the keyboard backlight; selecting the brightness of the screen...)
Just for your information; on my old tower (the one running on the k8n-sli) I have the original installed Windows XP Pro plus 5 or 6 Linux distributions (Ubuntu - Fedora - OpenSUSE ....) and since last night, seven (on which I am currently installing SP1).
Yes, I exchanged it with another PS/2 keyboard from another computer and now I have no problems, not even on the computer with which I did the exchange; my non-detecting keyboard works very well on it. It doesn't need specific drivers, it was plugged into it until yesterday and was working great. Moreover, it's directly the BIOS that doesn't detect it and refuses to start (well, it does suggest that I press F1 to continue without the keyboard :-) ). But it's not a big deal, I'll take care of it when I manage to get Windows 7 and Ubuntu running. The keyboard can wait. As long as I have one that works (well, it’s still not practical; I have to turn off the working computer to take its keyboard, not really convenient).
I'll try ultimatebootcd; I downloaded the ISO and burned it to a CD, I'll try right away.
So if it works on your motherboard, there should be a strong chance that it will work on mine.
I'll post a message as soon as I have the result from ultimatebootcd.
Talk to you later, thanks for your help.
Laclef
I'll try ultimatebootcd; I downloaded the ISO and burned it to a CD, I'll try right away.
So if it works on your motherboard, there should be a strong chance that it will work on mine.
I'll post a message as soon as I have the result from ultimatebootcd.
Talk to you later, thanks for your help.
Laclef
Do you have another idea? Apparently, I don't have a problem with the memory sticks and my hard drive seems to be working.
What surprises me is that the DVD drive doesn't spin anymore, and the LED doesn't blink either. However, everything else seems to be running fine.
I can open the drive and remove the DVD without any problems, though.
But I still wonder if there isn't something wrong with the RAM, because the only time I reached the last step (not on the DVD but on the hard drive) I had removed one of the two sticks. But then it froze anyway, and since then it doesn't even give me a small percentage: it freezes at zero, sometimes even before.
On the other hand, I used the utilities from ultimatebootcd (burned on a CD) for a long time and didn't have any issues.
However, as soon as I start asking it to install an OS (except for XP), it freezes. Sometimes even the moment I click on "install."
I don't understand at all what could be causing this; I've asked several people and none of them understood why.
Have a good evening
Laclef
What surprises me is that the DVD drive doesn't spin anymore, and the LED doesn't blink either. However, everything else seems to be running fine.
I can open the drive and remove the DVD without any problems, though.
But I still wonder if there isn't something wrong with the RAM, because the only time I reached the last step (not on the DVD but on the hard drive) I had removed one of the two sticks. But then it froze anyway, and since then it doesn't even give me a small percentage: it freezes at zero, sometimes even before.
On the other hand, I used the utilities from ultimatebootcd (burned on a CD) for a long time and didn't have any issues.
However, as soon as I start asking it to install an OS (except for XP), it freezes. Sometimes even the moment I click on "install."
I don't understand at all what could be causing this; I've asked several people and none of them understood why.
Have a good evening
Laclef
Hi akebonjourbob. :-)
Yes, I have already tried leaving the minimum: motherboard, power supply, graphics card, CD drive, hard drive, one stick of RAM, but it doesn't work.
In fact, nothing else is connected but that.
I will try with a bootable USB key. Is there any risk for my USB key? I could still reformat it afterwards if it doesn't work.
If anyone has another idea in case the USB key doesn't work either...
Thekey
Yes, I have already tried leaving the minimum: motherboard, power supply, graphics card, CD drive, hard drive, one stick of RAM, but it doesn't work.
In fact, nothing else is connected but that.
I will try with a bootable USB key. Is there any risk for my USB key? I could still reformat it afterwards if it doesn't work.
If anyone has another idea in case the USB key doesn't work either...
Thekey
For the USB key, you have nothing to worry about; the only thing to do is make it bootable (with unetbootin or other similar software like Microsoft's software).
I have already used unetbootin to boot into a Linux distribution, then I was able to delete the data and put something else in its place without any problem.
The USB key, unless damaged, is like a CD/DVD RW; it is rewriteable (thankfully, otherwise there wouldn't be much point in having one).
I have already used unetbootin to boot into a Linux distribution, then I was able to delete the data and put something else in its place without any problem.
The USB key, unless damaged, is like a CD/DVD RW; it is rewriteable (thankfully, otherwise there wouldn't be much point in having one).
Otherwise, just dust it off if it hasn't been done in a while, and don't hesitate with the heatsink of the processor (even though I don't really believe in it, especially since it doesn't take much effort). After all, I might just be talking nonsense, but you never know...
And for the installation, do you boot it at startup or from Windows XP?
And for the installation, do you boot it at startup or from Windows XP?
Hello!
I'm going to try to dust it off. Otherwise, I'll boot from the installation CD at startup, but I've also tried to launch the installation from Windows XP. It doesn't change anything (except that usually I get more percentages starting from Windows XP (at least 30% from XP and sometimes 0% when I start at boot). And now I always boot from the CD at startup because someone told me to avoid doing it with XP.
I think I'm going to try to find a Windows Vista ISO image on the internet and I'll try to install Windows Vista (I hope we can have it free for a few days) to then perform an upgrade to Windows 7.
In fact, the only things I haven't tested with another one are the motherboard and its processor, the power supply, and the RAM sticks (they work according to Memtest). Everything else (from the keyboard to the installation CD to the hard drive) I've managed to get another one to test.
Could there be something to configure in the BIOS?
If anyone has an idea... I don't know what else to try.
Have a nice day.
Laclef
I'm going to try to dust it off. Otherwise, I'll boot from the installation CD at startup, but I've also tried to launch the installation from Windows XP. It doesn't change anything (except that usually I get more percentages starting from Windows XP (at least 30% from XP and sometimes 0% when I start at boot). And now I always boot from the CD at startup because someone told me to avoid doing it with XP.
I think I'm going to try to find a Windows Vista ISO image on the internet and I'll try to install Windows Vista (I hope we can have it free for a few days) to then perform an upgrade to Windows 7.
In fact, the only things I haven't tested with another one are the motherboard and its processor, the power supply, and the RAM sticks (they work according to Memtest). Everything else (from the keyboard to the installation CD to the hard drive) I've managed to get another one to test.
Could there be something to configure in the BIOS?
If anyone has an idea... I don't know what else to try.
Have a nice day.
Laclef
Hello!
I just installed Vista on this computer to check if it works (I’m not going to keep it) and there were no problems during the installation.
The only (small) problem: well, it doesn’t start. It freezes during the loading. I managed to get it to boot on the 4th attempt after going through safe mode once. The installation is complete, and I stayed on it for 15 minutes without any issues. Then I turned it off and turned it back on, and now it won’t restart: frozen at startup during loading.
I don’t think it’s a faulty component but rather something wrong with the BIOS. However, I don't know what to do in that case. It really seems like a tattooing issue, curious.
Have a nice day
Laclef
I just installed Vista on this computer to check if it works (I’m not going to keep it) and there were no problems during the installation.
The only (small) problem: well, it doesn’t start. It freezes during the loading. I managed to get it to boot on the 4th attempt after going through safe mode once. The installation is complete, and I stayed on it for 15 minutes without any issues. Then I turned it off and turned it back on, and now it won’t restart: frozen at startup during loading.
I don’t think it’s a faulty component but rather something wrong with the BIOS. However, I don't know what to do in that case. It really seems like a tattooing issue, curious.
Have a nice day
Laclef
Good evening,
I'm following up on my post; if anyone has an idea about my problem, it would be welcome because I don't know what else to try.
I thought about updating my BIOS, but considering the risks involved and that I've never done it before, I'm a bit hesitant...
What do you think?
Have a good evening
Laclef
I'm following up on my post; if anyone has an idea about my problem, it would be welcome because I don't know what else to try.
I thought about updating my BIOS, but considering the risks involved and that I've never done it before, I'm a bit hesitant...
What do you think?
Have a good evening
Laclef
Updating the BIOS; as you said, be careful, if something goes wrong or if the file you downloaded is not the right one (or if it is incomplete) you can say goodbye to your motherboard (throw it in the trash). Moreover, I doubt it will solve anything.
But if you really want to do it, you must never cut the power to the PC, never turn it off/restart it unless the PC asks for it (which it won't do unless you do it via the MSI utility under Windows, but I think it will be automatic). Normally, the update doesn't take very long (less than 5 minutes and every time I've done it, it lasted only one or two minutes at most).
If you have a UPS, plug the PC into it (to avoid power cuts).
If you have the integrity of the file on the MSI website (if I remember correctly, it's not there), you can also install a small program (https://www.commentcamarche.net/download/s/checksum check the first four on this page) to verify that the result given on the site matches what you get with the software.
Basically, here are the tips to follow to minimize the risks as much as possible.
But if you really want to do it, you must never cut the power to the PC, never turn it off/restart it unless the PC asks for it (which it won't do unless you do it via the MSI utility under Windows, but I think it will be automatic). Normally, the update doesn't take very long (less than 5 minutes and every time I've done it, it lasted only one or two minutes at most).
If you have a UPS, plug the PC into it (to avoid power cuts).
If you have the integrity of the file on the MSI website (if I remember correctly, it's not there), you can also install a small program (https://www.commentcamarche.net/download/s/checksum check the first four on this page) to verify that the result given on the site matches what you get with the software.
Basically, here are the tips to follow to minimize the risks as much as possible.
Hello!
Before I risk updating the BIOS, I tried to start Windows Vista (the one I temporarily installed) in safe mode and there was no problem. However, then I wanted to boot in normal mode and it froze at startup.
So it seems to only work in safe mode, but I couldn't find a safe mode Windows 7 to install; in my opinion, it doesn’t exist.
Any ideas?
Have a nice day
Laclef
Before I risk updating the BIOS, I tried to start Windows Vista (the one I temporarily installed) in safe mode and there was no problem. However, then I wanted to boot in normal mode and it froze at startup.
So it seems to only work in safe mode, but I couldn't find a safe mode Windows 7 to install; in my opinion, it doesn’t exist.
Any ideas?
Have a nice day
Laclef
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It seems we can legally remove the tattoo.
However, I don't know how to do it. But since it's not even certain that the problem comes from that....
Have a good day.
Laclef