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Win7 install: blocking on 'Starting windows' - Fixed

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:37 pm
by gbe
Hi,
I do not succeed to install Windows 7 (RTM) on my Fit-PC2 from an USB Key.

I get:
"Windows is loading files ..." progress bar until the end.
Then "Starting windows" message stay foreever.

The system seems to freeze at that moment.
After a few minutes, the same message is still appearing and the FIT-PC2 is quite hot.

Am I missing any specific step?
Regards,
Gilles

Re: Win7 install: blocking on 'Starting windows' - Fixed

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:04 pm
by gbe
I fixed this issue by the following BIOS updates:
- Inside HDD, set to '32 bit I/O' disabled
- Set all Audio, Lan, SDIO... to Disabled
- Set Hyperthreading to Disabled

Not sure of which one solved the problem.
But I'm sure this will help others.
Fave fun

Re: Win7 install: blocking on 'Starting windows' - Fixed

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:41 pm
by benjgil
From the other thread in the Windows 7 forum page it seems that it was the Audio which needed to be disabled (though no idea why!).

Benjamin