Windows 7 install issue

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This PC had XP Home (32 bit) on it. OS drive was nuked in preparation for a clean install of 7 Pro 64 bit. Within 5 minutes of the "Expanding Files" step the PC restarts itself. This isn't suppose to happen yet as it will give a the "no OS" error if I do not choose to boot from the DVD again. I tried making another DVD from the ISO. Same problem. I tried using an external USB disk drive instead of the internal one. Same problem.

What's going on here? I have used the same DVD and ISO for a previous installs so I don't think that is the issue.
 
Just because it was stable with XP, doesn't mean its stable with Win 7.

Windows 7 may be using a newer funtion your processor supports that Windows XP never did due to its age (SSE3 or something else that didn't exist when Windows XP was released). That function may not work properly at your current overclock level.

You'll see stuff like this all the time with OC'd harddware and OS upgrades.
 
Thanks. I had read of similar issues, but never expected the problem to show up during an install.
 
precisely why it is never a good idea to install an OS while overclocked.
It only takes a moment to set things back to stock. Well worth saving the potential headaches.
 
kirbster said:
precisely why it is never a good idea to install an OS while overclocked.
It only takes a moment to set things back to stock. Well worth saving the potential headaches.
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I disagree with this. To me, if the OS won't install that's a really, really, really bad issue with the overclock. I know that often that everything else with an overclock will be fine except the install but to me it simply isn't acceptable. If the OS won't install then what's next?
 
I have seen this soooooooo many times it just isn't funny anymore.
If the OS wont load then you do not have a truely 100% stable overclock. Play with the overclocking once you are finished with the OS install. I have seen systems that could run prime95 OCCT (insert your fav OC test Tool here) 24/7 still fail an OS install. Doesn't mean you cant run it that way (although it does question the true stability) in Windows. Just look at the time the OP spent messing around with the install. Much quicker to jump into the bios for 20 seconds and reset to stock speeds. Don't you think? Eliminate the possibility of problems by eliminating the variables.

Best way to play with a new OS and overclock is:
1. Install OS at Stock Speed
2. Get all updates/Drivers/test software installed.
3. Make image of OS
4. Crank er up till she isn't stable
5. Back it down a bit
6. Note your settings
7.Set back to Stock
8. Load image from step 3 to eliminate any possiblity of OS corruption during OC testing
9. Set bios back to known good OC settings from step 6
10 Stable system!
 
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