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Issues Installing OS

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  • 29-03-2010 12:51pm
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    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,761 ✭✭✭✭


    Ok I have an old HTPC running Vista which I want to upgrade to Win 7, specs as follows:

    DFI Lanparty NF4 UT SLI-DR Expert
    2GB DDR
    2 x 500Gb HD's
    Amd X2 4400+
    Generic DVD Drive IDE and old
    8800 Ultra

    I have flashed to the latest bios using a Dos Boot CD so booting from the DVD Drive works.

    I have burned an iso of my Win7 dl from MSDN (yes I have a sub and its legit)

    The DVD is not recognised as a Boot DVD and the boot from CD option is bypassed and option 3 Boot from HD is selected.

    I have also created a boot usb key (I have done this many times before), which I have double checked on another PC as being working i.e. it starts the install process. I have set the PC to boot from removable and other before CD or HD but I never see the USB drive detected in the BIOS and it never attempts to boot from it.

    Any ideas?


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    pogcica
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭pogcica


    Have you also tried the DVD you burned in another computer to see if you made it properly?


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