Well, I've been working on this for a couple of days now, and I've researched this issue like crazy, but nothing I've found covers my situation, so I'm looking for some advanced help, please.
I'm trying to perform a clean (custom) install of Windows 7 Pro 64-bit from the original retail DVD...
acronis disk
advanced help
bios settings
clean install
custom install
disk error
disk partition
emsboot
error message
hard drive
installation
partition issues
raid configuration
retail dvd
sata drive
smart failure
system partition
troubleshooting
windows 7
windows installer