New build can't install OS

Anath · Dec 13, 2011, 02:16 PM

Ok I recently put together a new computer build and I am having trouble installing the OS. Basically whenever I start installing the OS the installation gets stuck on a screen and sits there for hours. I am trying to install windows server 2k8 R2. It gets stuck on either the setup loading screen or the screen where i pick which hard drive to install the OS on. My build is a

i3 2120 default intel heatsink
intel h67 motherboard
8gb patriot ram
2x 2tb samsung ecogreen hard drives
1 tb western digital green hard drive
500watt OCZ modular psu

I have tested all of the hard drives and the memory and all of that came back clean. I have tried installing with RAID and without RAID on the samsung hard drives. I have tried installing from cd and from usb. Now I am thinking it is either the image i am using for server 2k8 or posssibly the motherboard/cpu. Anyone have any thoughts on what they think it could be?

JrRacinFan · Dec 13, 2011, 02:19 PM

Try installing w/ AHCI enabled. Should be giving you the option to preload drivers also.

Anath · Dec 13, 2011, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Try installing w/ AHCI enabled. Should be giving you the option to preload drivers also.

Part of the problem is that sometimes i cant even get to the screen where i can load drivers.

JrRacinFan · Dec 13, 2011, 02:28 PM

Ok try this, 1 drive at a time, ahci enabled, and attempt the install from a USB 2.0 port.

Jetster · Dec 13, 2011, 02:42 PM

Bad disk or bad drive

Dec 13, 2011, 02:16 PM	#1
Anath Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 457 (0.33/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 63 Times in 41 Posts System Specs	New build can't install OS Ok I recently put together a new computer build and I am having trouble installing the OS. Basically whenever I start installing the OS the installation gets stuck on a screen and sits there for hours. I am trying to install windows server 2k8 R2. It gets stuck on either the setup loading screen or the screen where i pick which hard drive to install the OS on. My build is a i3 2120 default intel heatsink intel h67 motherboard 8gb patriot ram 2x 2tb samsung ecogreen hard drives 1 tb western digital green hard drive 500watt OCZ modular psu I have tested all of the hard drives and the memory and all of that came back clean. I have tried installing with RAID and without RAID on the samsung hard drives. I have tried installing from cd and from usb. Now I am thinking it is either the image i am using for server 2k8 or posssibly the motherboard/cpu. Anyone have any thoughts on what they think it could be?

System Name:	Corporate Commando
Processor:	Intel i7 3820 @ 4.5ghz
Motherboard:	Asrock x79 extreme 6gb
Cooling:	corsair h100
Memory:	8 gig corsair 1866 ddr3 ram
Video Card:	3 x EVGA GTX 680
Hard Disk:	2x samsung F3 1tb drives in RAID 0, 512gb samsung ssd
Optical Drive:	none
CRT/LCD Model:	3 x Asus 27" monitor @ 5760 x 1080
Case:	Corsair C70
PSU:	Coolermaster 1200watt gold

Dec 13, 2011, 02:19 PM	#2
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.15/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Try installing w/ AHCI enabled. Should be giving you the option to preload drivers also. __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

System Name:	Mine; Hers; Our HTPC; NAS Box
Processor:	i7 2600k : i3 2120 : Celeron G440 : P4 2.6Ghz Nwood
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 : Asus P8P67 Pro : Asrock H61M/U3S3 : Dell
Cooling:	CM 212+ w/ scythe jyuni : Stock : Stock :Stock
Memory:	2x4GB Ripjawx 1866 cl9 : 2x2GB Corsair 1600 cl9 : 2x2GB Ridgebacks 1066 cl5 : 768MB PC3200
Video Card:	Palit GTX560Ti 2Gb : XFX HD5770 : Integrated : Integrated
Hard Disk:	2x 750GB Raid 0 + Maxtor 500GB : WD Black 1TB+Corsair Nova 2 64GB : Toshiba 750GB : Leftover ATA133
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD-RW : Samsung DVD-RW : None : None
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 21" : AOC 20" : Philips 42" HDTV : Headless
Case:	Rocketfish : CM HAF 912 : Bgears Cube Style case : Dell
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtremegamer : Onboard : Onboard : Onboard
PSU:	Tt 750W Modular : Antec 500W Earthwatts : Corsair CX430 : Dell's OEM

System Name:	Corporate Commando
Processor:	Intel i7 3820 @ 4.5ghz
Motherboard:	Asrock x79 extreme 6gb
Cooling:	corsair h100
Memory:	8 gig corsair 1866 ddr3 ram
Video Card:	3 x EVGA GTX 680
Hard Disk:	2x samsung F3 1tb drives in RAID 0, 512gb samsung ssd
Optical Drive:	none
CRT/LCD Model:	3 x Asus 27" monitor @ 5760 x 1080
Case:	Corsair C70
PSU:	Coolermaster 1200watt gold

Dec 13, 2011, 02:28 PM	#4
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.15/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Ok try this, 1 drive at a time, ahci enabled, and attempt the install from a USB 2.0 port. __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Dec 13, 2011, 02:42 PM	#5
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,855 (2.34/day) Thanks: 924 Thanked 851 Times in 624 Posts System Specs	Bad disk or bad drive

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Corsair TX650 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P8756 in 3DMark 11

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