Hard drive won't install Windows 7
I have a WD Raptor Serial ATA hard drive that will not complete the Windows 7 installation. It all started when I got a message "BootMgr is missing". I tried using Bootrec /RebuildBcd to rebuild the mbr. Didn't work. Thinking the problem might be hardware related, I installed the HD in another computer...Uh oh. ON the second computer, a bunch of diagnostic/correction gobbldy-**** happened and I gave up and replaced the hd into the 1st computer. I decided to format the HD and re-install W7. In the format process, the HD was recognized and the format proceeded. I then started the install. The install proceeded, e.g. "collecting info", "expanding files", etc. The program got past "installing updates" and indicated that it was "completing installation". The progress bar indicated about 75% done when it froze. A second try at installing windows 7 froze in the same place. What's going on? :facepalm:
I have a WD Raptor Serial ATA hard drive that will not complete the Windows 7 installation. It all started when I got a message "BootMgr is missing". I tried using Bootrec /RebuildBcd to rebuild the mbr. Didn't work. Thinking the problem might be hardware related, I installed the HD in another computer...Uh oh. ON the second computer, a bunch of diagnostic/correction gobbldy-**** happened and I gave up and replaced the hd into the 1st computer. I decided to format the HD and re-install W7. In the format process, the HD was recognized and the format proceeded. I then started the install. The install proceeded, e.g. "collecting info", "expanding files", etc. The program got past "installing updates" and indicated that it was "completing installation". The progress bar indicated about 75% done when it froze. A second try at installing windows 7 froze in the same place. What's going on? :facepalm: