New Build Problems. Windows not installing. Is the SSD to blame?

[tom_nieto]

Hi all, having a bit of a frustrating day!

System spec is as follows:

Q6600
8gb RAM
Abit IP35
Corsair M4 128Gb HDD
Hitachi 1Tb HDD
500W Corsair PSU
6950 2Gb / X1900XT
DVD drives (IDE + USB)

I've been trying to install windows 7 64bit using an OEM disk purchased from OcUk with no luck. With the SSD plugged into SATA1 When I try to boot from the win 7 disk I get "bootmgr missing" error. When I try the external USB DVD it complains that there is no system disk present. I have tried using the 1Tb plugged into SATA1 I get the similar bootmgr missing error with the IDE DVD. The USB drive is not playing ball at all in this configuration. Unfortunately I think this 1tb drive is dodgy (plugged it into my old setup to try to backup and in doing that windows installation was trashed and system32 corrupted). I have returned all the CPU settings to default and switched back to my old GFX thinking there might be too much load on the PSU. I've tried pretty much every combination that I can think of in the hardware. The interesting part is that I've been trying to install windows XP and it will get about a minute into the process and fail citing corrupt files. I've tried all permutations in the same way with XP and 7.

Any help is greatly appreciated as I'm a bit stumped as to what is going on here.

 

[beejjacobs]

Best way to install on an SSD is to just have it installed (i.e. no HDDs).
If you've tried each SATA port and still no luck, I'd check the Win 7 DVD to be honest, maybe download another copy and use a USB stick or burn another DVD?

 

[tom_nieto]

I've sorted it. For some reason changing the SATA operating mode in the BIOS from IDE to RAID (AHCP didn't work) sorted it. Gradually installing things before another try with the other HDD in situ.

 

[beejjacobs]

I've sorted it. For some reason changing the SATA operating mode in the BIOS from IDE to RAID (AHCP didn't work) sorted it. Gradually installing things before another try with the other HDD in situ.

Glad its working. Should be all fine now it's installed.

 

[tom_nieto]

I hope so! Diablo 3 is happily downloading from battlenet now. Only thing I have to do is keep my fingers crossed that I can get some of my old data back. The old PC clearly new it was being replaced. A complete HDD failure at that time would be such an unlucky coincidence!