Installation of Pro SP2 hangs at 34 minutes "installing devices" - Page 2

heroman87 · 02-13-2007, 07:27 PM

That sounds like it just might work. I will do that and report back here with the outcome.

dai · 02-14-2007, 10:11 AM

if you start from srcatch zero the drive first

Steven T · 03-06-2007, 08:31 PM

Same issue here...

I've searched the net several hours trying to find the answer to this exact problem. :( I just put together en entirely new system with top notch components and I cant even get windows to install...

I've seen a few people who have it but they never post back a solution or if they fixed it! Can anyone shed more light on this? :)

Steven T · 04-03-2007, 12:40 PM

Fixed it. I'm posting back to help others out.

Rather than running my RAM in auto I manually set the timings and voltage. This got everything working without another hitch. No blue screens ever again!

dai · 04-03-2007, 12:49 PM

thanks for posting back your fix

**OldGrayGary** · 04-03-2007, 02:37 PM

[... just out of curiousity, Steven, was your motherboard an MSI model? (with the "Cell" options in the Bios?) ... ]

And, like dai: thanks, for posting your repair.
. . . Gary

Steven T · 04-03-2007, 06:51 PM

My motherboard is an Asus P5N-E. Here is a more detailed description of everything:

Core 2 duo E6600 w/ Noctua NH-U12F @ 3.4Ghz (low temps)
2x 1GB Patriot eXtreme DDR2 800 (FSB:RAM ratio = 1:1) 4-4-4-12 and 2.187v
Asus P5N-E SLI
Antec 900 case
Raedeon X1650XT
1 Seagate SATA & 1 Seagate ATA
Windows XP Pro & Vista Home Premium (dual boot setup)

All seems to be rock solid. I tested overnight stability in orthos/dual prime95 stress testing + about 6 hours of memtest and everything passed.

I couldn't find ANY helpful information on this BSOD! I was totally freaking out when I was getting that bluescreen during the windows install.. Glad it ended up being a somewhat simple fix for me. Hope this helps others...

02-14-2007, 10:11 AM	#22 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	if you start from srcatch zero the drive first __________________

04-03-2007, 12:40 PM	#24 (permalink)
Steven T Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Installation of Pro SP2 hangs at 34 minutes "installing devices" Fixed it. I'm posting back to help others out. Rather than running my RAM in auto I manually set the timings and voltage. This got everything working without another hitch. No blue screens ever again!

04-03-2007, 12:49 PM	#25 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Installation of Pro SP2 hangs at 34 minutes "installing devices" thanks for posting back your fix __________________

04-03-2007, 02:37 PM	#26 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 2,240 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Re: Installation of Pro SP2 hangs at 34 minutes "installing devices" [... just out of curiousity, Steven, was your motherboard an MSI model? (with the "Cell" options in the Bios?) ... ] And, like dai: thanks, for posting your repair. . . . Gary __________________

04-03-2007, 06:51 PM	#27 (permalink)
Steven T Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Installation of Pro SP2 hangs at 34 minutes "installing devices" My motherboard is an Asus P5N-E. Here is a more detailed description of everything: Core 2 duo E6600 w/ Noctua NH-U12F @ 3.4Ghz (low temps) 2x 1GB Patriot eXtreme DDR2 800 (FSB:RAM ratio = 1:1) 4-4-4-12 and 2.187v Asus P5N-E SLI Antec 900 case Raedeon X1650XT 1 Seagate SATA & 1 Seagate ATA Windows XP Pro & Vista Home Premium (dual boot setup) All seems to be rock solid. I tested overnight stability in orthos/dual prime95 stress testing + about 6 hours of memtest and everything passed. I couldn't find ANY helpful information on this BSOD! I was totally freaking out when I was getting that bluescreen during the windows install.. Glad it ended up being a somewhat simple fix for me. Hope this helps others...

02-13-2007, 07:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
heroman87 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 106 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	That sounds like it just might work. I will do that and report back here with the outcome.

03-06-2007, 08:31 PM	#23 (permalink)
Steven T Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Same issue here... I've searched the net several hours trying to find the answer to this exact problem. :( I just put together en entirely new system with top notch components and I cant even get windows to install... I've seen a few people who have it but they never post back a solution or if they fixed it! Can anyone shed more light on this? :)