Very Strange need help!

tidusjar · 19 May 2011 at 21:44

Hey. Ok basically i bought an Overclockers Bundle deal thing.
I've installed it all correctly and wired it up. Everything seems to work except my HDD.
It says Loading windows and the win7 loading thing come up and it restarts.
So then i put the HDD back into my old pc and everything runs fine. So then i test a windows XP HDD in there (a different one) and it works fine. I tried putting my win7 into my new mobo and still the same dont load.

Need help guys

stulid · 19 May 2011 at 21:47

OEM?
Try a reinstall.

RJC · 19 May 2011 at 21:48

You may need to try a startup repair, was the operating system setup in ACHI mode in your old computer.

tidusjar · 19 May 2011 at 21:50

Erm not sure how would i check? Like i said stulid it works fine in my old pc.

RJC · 19 May 2011 at 21:55

Was the original machine a pre-built one and does your Win 7 disc come in a cardboard sleeve or plastic case.

tidusjar · 19 May 2011 at 21:57

Pre built and sleeve. Its 32bit win7 and 32bit xp. Im planning to buy 64bit win7 soon. Is it worth it? I've got 4gb RAM.

RJC · 19 May 2011 at 22:01

Yes, I def go with 64bit Windows 7, this will also allow you to utilise all your ram.

Jayman69 · 19 May 2011 at 22:16

Just a thought but did you instal the SATA drivers when asked, normally before you instal the OS???

paradigm · 19 May 2011 at 22:30

You do realise your 32-bit Windows 7 key will work just fine with a 64-bit install?

No need to buy it again.

Leeroy123 · 19 May 2011 at 22:35

Have you tried your hdd in a different sata port on the motherboard. might be a silly question, but you never know.

tidusjar · 19 May 2011 at 23:54

Jayman69 said:
Just a thought but did you instal the SATA drivers when asked, normally before you instal the OS???

The OS was already on there from my old PC.

paradigm said:
You do realise your 32-bit Windows 7 key will work just fine with a 64-bit install?

No need to buy it again.

Ah awesome i didn't know

Made me happy now

Leeroy123 said:
Have you tried your hdd in a different sata port on the motherboard. might be a silly question, but you never know.

Yeah i did try :/

Jay85 · 19 May 2011 at 23:56

What Sata type is your new HDD? And does your new mobo support Sata 2 and Sata 3?

tidusjar · 19 May 2011 at 23:58

Jay85 said:
What Sata type is your new HDD? And does your new mobo support Sata 2 and Sata 3?

I haven't got a new HDD.
It's my normal one which i use with my old pc now that i have upgraded. I've put the HDD into my New Pc to use.
I had a old spare and that works.

My mobo is:
Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard

Jay85 · 20 May 2011 at 00:07

Hmm does it take ages to detect the hard drive at all when posting?

tidusjar · 20 May 2011 at 00:17

Nope... It's really strange!

Jay85 · 20 May 2011 at 00:22

In that case i would try the sata settings in the bios and see what the current Sata mode is set to. If it's in IDE mode then change to AHCI mode and see if that helps, if it's in AHCI mode by default then just set it back to IDE mode. If that fails you'll want to download the Southbridge Motherboard drivers and any other Sata drivers for your board and put them on a USB stick to run them off in DOS mode to install before plugging in your hard drive again.

If that fails then it's time to backup and reinstall i'm afraid...

Although weirdly windows 7 should have built in drivers and be more than capable of installing new motherboard drivers for the swap over but i suppose if you can't even get into windows then it won't be able to do it.

Jay85 · 20 May 2011 at 00:27

Just a quick question...

Are there any jumpers put in on the back of your HDD?

tidusjar · 20 May 2011 at 00:41

What do you mean jumpers?

Jay85 · 20 May 2011 at 01:32

If you look at the back of the HDD next to the Sata power and Sata data plug theres another set of pins. Is there anything plugged into those pins like a little plastic connector?

tidusjar · 20 May 2011 at 09:24

Yes there is. But theres nothing plugged into them.