Black screen and blinking cursor after the first reboot of win7 installation. 2 Laptops-same problem

Alexx · Feb 25, 2014

Hi everyone! Right now I'm trying to install Win7 x32 to my Lenovo X200 and Win7 x64 to Lenovo T530, but I'm stuck on the same problem with both laptops - black screen and blinking cursor after the first reboot in the process of installation.

For Lenovo T530 - I've tried using both DVD-disc Install and USB HDD install. Bios settings are: SATA-AHCI, Legacy Bios (CSM Enabled). I cannot use UEFI, because I need to keep SYSTEM_DRV partition, which is critical for these laptops and allows them to boot into the os.

For Lenovo X200 - I've tried USB HDD only - there is no optical drive, but came up with the same exact problem.

Any suggestions are highly appreciated!

Shou Miko · Feb 25, 2014

is it modded versions of Windows 7 or are they msdn iso's u are using?

plus do they have intergrated SP1?

Alexx · Feb 25, 2014

puma99dk| said:
is it modded versions of Windows 7 or are they msdn iso's u are using?

plus do they have intergrated SP1?

Both OS have integrated sp1. Except sp1, x64 is a full, unmodded version, that used to succesfully work on my other PCs (not msdn)

Sasqui · Feb 25, 2014

Alexx said:
Both OS have integrated sp1. Except sp1, x64 is a full, unmodded version, that used to succesfully work on my other PCs (not msdn)

You're definitely missing driver(s): http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/SupportSearchResults.page?searchText=install+windows+7+on+an+x200

Alexx · Feb 26, 2014

Sasqui said:
You're definitely missing driver(s): http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/SupportSearchResults.page?searchText=install windows 7 on an x200

The link seems to be broken, can you tell me what kind of driver is that. Googling wasn't of big help.

Arjai · Feb 26, 2014

Perhaps Lenovo can help.

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/feedback/contactsupport.page

Good Luck!!

Sasqui · Feb 26, 2014

Alexx said:
The link seems to be broken, can you tell me what kind of driver is that. Googling wasn't of big help.

Damn dynamic web pages! Try this: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-74108

"The following instructions explain how to install Microsoft Windows 7 on a computer with a blank hard drive or a hard drive that will be completely wiped clean during the installation process. (All existing files will be deleted.) Upgrading a computer running Microsoft Windows XP operating system to Windows 7 is an example when a "clean install" such as in this document is recommended.

Any of the following ThinkPad systems running Windows XP upgrading to Windows 7 using clean install:

L410 and L510
R60, R60e, R60i, R61, R61e, R61i
R400, R500
SL300, SL400, SL400c, SL500 SL500c, SL410, SL510
T60, T60p, T61, T61p
T400, T400s, T500
W500, W700, W700ds
X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X300, X301"

System Name	Lynni Zen \| Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2 \| Tiny Tiger
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \| i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U \| i9-9900k (Turbo disaabled)
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.20 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.3a \| Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68 \| Lenowo M720q
Cooling	AMD Wraith Cooler \| Lenowo C-267C-2 \| Lenowo 01MN633 (35W)
Memory	Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36 (AMD EXPO) \| Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17 \| Crucial 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PURE AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 Gaming OC 16GB \| Intel® Iris Xe Graphics \| Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 1TB \| WD RED SN700 1TB \| M30 1TB\ SSD 1TB HDD: 16TB\10TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis \| Lenowo M720q chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| Cyberpunk GaN 65W USB-C charger \| Lenowo 95W slim tip
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

System Name	Bay2- Lowerbay/ HP 3770/T3500-2+T3500-3+T3500-4/ Opti-Con/Orange/White/Grey
Processor	i3 2120's/ i7 3770/ x5670's/ i5 2400/Ryzen 2700/Ryzen 2700/R7 3700x
Motherboard	HP UltraSlim's/ HP mid size/ Dell T3500 workstation's/ Dell 390/B450 AorusM/B450 AorusM/B550 AorusM
Cooling	All stock coolers/Grey has an H-60
Memory	2GB/ 4GB/ 12 GB 3 chan/ 4GB sammy/T-Force 16GB 3200/XPG 16GB 3000/Ballistic 3600 16GB
Video Card(s)	HD2000's/ HD 2000/ 1 MSI GT710,2x MSI R7 240's/ HD4000/ Red Dragon 580/Sapphire 580/Sapphire 580
Storage	?HDD's/ 500 GB-er's/ 500 GB/2.5 Samsung 500GB HDD+WD Black 1TB/ WD Black 500GB M.2/Corsair MP600 M.2
Display(s)	1920x1080/ ViewSonic VX24568 between the rest/1080p TV-Grey
Case	HP 8200 UltraSlim's/ HP 8200 mid tower/Dell T3500's/ Dell 390/SilverStone Kublai KL06/NZXT H510 W x2
Audio Device(s)	Sonic Master/ onboard's/ Beeper's!
Power Supply	19.5 volt bricks/ Dell PSU/ 525W sumptin/ same/Seasonic 750 80+Gold/EVGA 500 80+/Antec 650 80+Gold
Mouse	cheap GigaWire930, CMStorm Havoc + Logitech M510 wireless/iGear usb x2/MX 900 wireless kit 4 Grey
Keyboard	Dynex, 2 no name, SYX and a Logitech. All full sized and USB. MX900 kit for Grey
Software	Mint 18 Sylvia/ Opti-Con Mint KDE/ T3500's on Kubuntu/HP 3770 is Win 10/Win 10 Pro/Win 10 Pro/Win10
Benchmark Scores	World Community Grid is my benchmark!!

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

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