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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Darius on January 02, 2011, 04:03:23 pm
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Hello,
I Have the GA-P55A-UD4 MB and can't isntall windows xp or 7
i am getting this error for windows xp (any version):
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7834/imag0001wy.jpg
and for windows 7:
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7242/imag0010p.jpg
My computer build is (new pc):
VJ400G1N2Z: THERMALTAKE V9 MID TOWER BLACK VGACOOLER
GA-P55A-UD4: MB P55 S1156 ATX/GA-P55A-UD4 GIGA-BYTE
N460GTX HAWK: MSI GTX 460 PCIE 1GB GDDR5 2XDVI HAWK OC
BX80605I7870: INTEL CORE I7-870 2.93G 8M LGA1156 BOX
CMPSU-650TXEU: CORSAIR PSU 650W 12CM ATX12V2.2 80+
HD103SJ: HDD SATA 1TB 7200RPM 3GB/S/32MB HD103SJ SAMSUNG
TR3X6G1600C8D: CORSAIR DDR3 3X2GB 1600MHZ DIMM CL8 KIT
any suggestions?
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Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.
Do you get any beeps after POST?
Is your hard drive new or have you used it before?
Is your Win7 disk genuine?
Why are you using X58 memory in your motherboard?
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1) Do you get any beeps after POST?
No.
2) Is your hard drive new or have you used it before?
Everything is new.
3) Is your Win7 disk genuine?
I tried genuine (same problem)
Also tried Microsoft.Windows.7.Enterprise.x64.Integrated.December.2010-BIE (same problem).
I always get the same error, no matter what win 7 i use.
4) Why are you using X58 memory in your motherboard?
What's wrong with the memory? I bought it because it was the only memory that was in store.
and it should work with my MB, because gygabyte verified it:
http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-p55a-ud4.pdf
I am using only two ram slots.
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Hi,
I have encountered this issue before on a system I was building for a friend and it turned out that it was the DVD/CD Drive I was using.
Have you disabled the Floppy Drive support in BIOS?
If not do this as it can make a difference.
Is your system set for AHCI or IDE Mode?
There can be trouble with some DVD/CD drives when attached in AHCI mode.
Can you use a USB Pendrive to install the Operating System?
I have been using this method myself for some time now and have found it a much better method of installing Windows Vista or Windows 7.
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Thanks for your help
Have you disabled the Floppy Drive support in BIOS?
I do not have floppy drive. So it is set to NONE.
There is no such option disable, only none.
Is your system set for AHCI or IDE Mode?
IDE
Can you use a USB Pendrive to install the Operating System?
I am using USB, because i have no dcd/cd rom.
I also tried to connect bootable hdd (same problem)
maby the problem is that i do not have any dvd/cd rom ??
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What is your primary boot sequence set to in the BIOS?
What is your Hard Drive priority set to in the BIOS?
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Hard drive is set to master
and i first boot my usb
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Hard Disk Boot Priority on page 50 of your manuual describes the way to set the priority correctly.
First/Second/Third Boot Device on the same page shows setting the boot order of devices.
Do you have yours set to USB - HDD?
http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-p55a-ud4(p)_e.pdf
What port is your hard drive attached to?
What port are you trying to boot the USB pendrive from?
What revision is your motherboard?
Have you got the memory in the two white slots DDR3_1 and DDR3_3 ?
Sorry for all the questions but sometimes it is necessary.
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What port is your hard drive attached to?
sata2_0
What port are you trying to boot the USB pendrive from?
hm, i connected it to my case, one of the usb ports.
But i also tried to boot win 7 using ide (same problem)
What revision is your motherboard?
2.0
Have you got the memory in the two white slots DDR3_1 and DDR3_3 ?
YES
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What port are you trying to boot the USB pendrive from?
hm, i connected it to my case, one of the usb ports.
But i also tried to boot win 7 using ide (same problem)
When you say to your case do you mean the rear USB ports on the rear panel?
You realise that you would need to change the boot sequence and other factors in the BIOS to boot from IDE?
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When you say to your case do you mean the rear USB ports on the rear panel?
Yes
You realise that you would need to change the boot sequence and other factors in the BIOS to boot from IDE?
Yes
But now i am using front panel usb.
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Don't use the fornt panel USB. Chances are it might not work and you don't need any more variables in the equation.
What BIOS version are you using?
What size is the USB pendrive?
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Well i tried. Same problem.
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What BIOS version are you using?
What size is the USB pendrive?
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What BIOS version are you using?
F 15
What size is the USB pendrive?
i am using ide hdd to usb.
USB-HDD0 Samsung SP4002H (40 GB)
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That may be your problem then.
Is the hard drive formatted as FAT32?
And was it formatted on this computer?
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Is the hard drive formatted as FAT32?
Yes
And was it formatted on this computer?
It was formated on my laptop
Problem solved.
I installed my old dvd rom, and everything is working now.
Thank you.
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Well I am glad that it is sorted out now and often it is just a problem getting the BIOS to recognise the USB drive especially if it was formatted on another machine.
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Judging by the first screenshot I have had the same problem when I try to instal windows with more than one ram module inserted, try to instal with only one. Also make sure you do not have any overclock, set everything to defaults.
And the second screenshot would make asume you are trying to instal windows on an array, the mesage is asking for a driver, probably a raid driver. But this could also be conected with what I've mentioned above, so only one ram stick ;)
There is absolutely "NO" difference between x58 and p55 memory appart from the number of channels, even memory which is certified for am3 has very little differences and will work fine on other ddr3 platforms.