I wasted entire day backing up my files and then trying to install Windows 7 RC x64. Everything was fine until first restart when my AHCI bios couldnt find available devices/ports.
But first: my PC was running in AHCI mode for months with Vista64 and win7x64beta installed; no problems. Until...
I'm trying to reformat and install Vista Home. I have the computers (Doing 2 Computers) set to boot from
dvd rom, when the message hit any key to boot to disk the keyboard will not work. The same thing happens
when booting to F8, keyboard will not work for those. Now I can hit delete key or...
Well, i don' t know how to call this problem. Yesterday i shutted down my PC, and now when i try to turn it on, it hangs up at BIOS post message :(. I unplugeed all my hardware, restarted cmos, did everything that i know, and nothing helps :(. What can i do?
OK, had Win7 running fine with a 40gb WD HD. Win XP (sp3) runs fine on the 80 Gb HD. Decided to
get a few bigger hd's and reinstall win 7 for the heck of it.
My win XP SP3 works fine when booted up into it.
My bios somehow got changed and this is what I came up with to get the thing to run...
bios settings
boot issues
boot menu
clean install
cmos
computer hardware
drivers
hanging issues
hard drive
hyperthreading
installation
legacy support
master-slave
pata
performance
peripherals
sata
video driver
windows 7
windows xp
I have a ASUS Striker extreme mobo with an intel 2.4GH quad core processor(6600 i think). I also have a nvidia gforce 8800GTX pci-e card and a 74GB(clean) SATA hard drive installed. I have 2GB of DDR2 800MH(which is compatible with mobo) RAM installed as well. also, 700WATT PSU. I have a cdrom...
asus
bios
boot sequence
cmos
configuration
ddr2
disk boot
dvd drive
error message
hard drive
hardware compatibility
installation
nvidia
pc building
psu
quad core
sata
tech support
troubleshooting
windows vista