The tag pata hard drive appears in a Windows 7 installation troubleshooting context. A user attempting to install Windows 7 Build 7000 on a test machine with a P4 3.2GHz processor, 2GB RAM, and an 80GB PATA hard drive encountered a black screen after the 'Completing installation' phase, followed by an automatic restart that loops back to the black screen. This suggests potential compatibility or driver issues between the PATA hard drive and the Windows 7 build. Discussions on WindowsForum.com may explore solutions such as checking BIOS settings, trying different storage drivers, or verifying the ISO integrity.
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I have download and made a ISO image of Build 7000 and installed it on my spare marchine i use for testing.
P4 3.2Ghz
2 Gb 677Mhz
Geforce 8600 GT
80Gb PATA
But for some reason my installation gets to 'Completing installation' and the screen goes black with just the 'Windows 7, For testing...'...