Win 7 slowly freezes then crash .. then no MBR
HI, I have a similar issue with Win7(64). I can get it formatted and installed just fine. It works for a while - 1-2 days. Then it starts to freeze up. The drive then crashes and on reboot no access to MBR (or i get a can't find OS message - (crtl-alt-dlt) - etc.
After a few boot attempts (or maybe over a day or so) Win7 will load itself up again - and run fine .. for a while .. then same thing freeze/crash/no boot.
I have tried various install methods - on its own HD - with no other OS present, in multi-boot with vista and/or Linux. Each time I have installed win7 I have done a clean install and used the win7 install format process. I have tried using a boot manager (OSL 2000 then BootIT-NG) and I have tried just loading the HD - either on its own or with the second drive too) - always the same result.
I have also tried various incarnations of Win7 - same result.
I have 2 HD .. and have tried them in various positions .. all with the same result. (one samsung spinpoint 1TB, one Maxtor 1TB)
all running on an Asus p5k-e MOBO, Intel C2-Q6850 -Extreme, EVGA 8800GTX, 4 or 8gb Kinston DDR2-800 (1066)
I also run Vista ULT and never have any issues with it - it boots up every time - with no issues. I have also tried with Ubuntu and Sabayon - always the same result.
Any thoughts?
Wade
p.s. as I have this problem I haven't loaded up any software onto Win 7 other than Firefox
HI, I have a similar issue with Win7(64). I can get it formatted and installed just fine. It works for a while - 1-2 days. Then it starts to freeze up. The drive then crashes and on reboot no access to MBR (or i get a can't find OS message - (crtl-alt-dlt) - etc.
After a few boot attempts (or maybe over a day or so) Win7 will load itself up again - and run fine .. for a while .. then same thing freeze/crash/no boot.
I have tried various install methods - on its own HD - with no other OS present, in multi-boot with vista and/or Linux. Each time I have installed win7 I have done a clean install and used the win7 install format process. I have tried using a boot manager (OSL 2000 then BootIT-NG) and I have tried just loading the HD - either on its own or with the second drive too) - always the same result.
I have also tried various incarnations of Win7 - same result.
I have 2 HD .. and have tried them in various positions .. all with the same result. (one samsung spinpoint 1TB, one Maxtor 1TB)
all running on an Asus p5k-e MOBO, Intel C2-Q6850 -Extreme, EVGA 8800GTX, 4 or 8gb Kinston DDR2-800 (1066)
I also run Vista ULT and never have any issues with it - it boots up every time - with no issues. I have also tried with Ubuntu and Sabayon - always the same result.
Any thoughts?
Wade
p.s. as I have this problem I haven't loaded up any software onto Win 7 other than Firefox