Well I wasn't the first (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/87d6864e-4c32-431c-870a-633cd7b44881) so I thought it was just a lesser known bug.
Oh, and it was 64 bit Windows 7. Perhaps those of you saying it worked were installing 32 bit?
There were a few other hits on google about this. Must be that specific vid card or something. Still, it was pretty clear that was the issue. Tried many different things before and that was the last thing I changed before it successfully installed.
It will save you endless headaches (and BSOD's). That is all.
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P (BIOS F9)
GIGABYTE GV-N95TD3-512I GeForce 9500 GT
ATI TV Wonder 650 PCI
Intel X-25M
Initially tried installing with the monitor hooked up via HDMI. Got a BSOD. Changed the monitor to DVI and no more BSOD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkoaSE01K34
Sorry for the whistling but this has been stuck in my head for the past few days. Anyone know where it comes from?
O. M. G. it was a RAM module location issue...I had one stick of RAM in the slot closest to the CPU. I moved it to the second slot over and it solved the issue. Everything is working ok now.
I was REALLY misled by fact that the beep code indicated a power error. What a crappy crappy error...
Well I tried a different PSU so I doubt that's the issue. My old one is a Seasonic 600W I bought in 2006. The one I borrowed was a Corsair 650W model. I'm starting to suspect it may have to do with the Foxconn i5 socket fiasco talked about here: http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/17773...
Just bought a new Gigabyte P55-UD4P and it indicates a power error (short continuous beeps) when I power it on. I have removed all unnecessary accessories and even hooked the board up outside of my case on a piece of cardboard. The only things hooked to the board are the CPU, Ram, power...
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