Win10 installation erro & win7 disc boot error.

Hello. Im trying to install an OS on an old machine to use as a HTPC or sorts.

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2.0.
CPU: Phenom II 1100T 6core.
GPU: generic radeon 2gb card.
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16gb (4x4gb) 1333.
PSU: Cooler Master 500w (non-modular).
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 21 3.5" 7200 80gb.

The PC posts and I have been trying to install Windows 7 on it as i have only a genuine win7 home 64x dvd and key. which i was going to upgrade to Win10.

Unfortunately the pc does not boot from the dvd on either a USB DVD-ROM or SATA DVD-ROM. I burnt a USB Drive pen (16gb) and booted from that. windows 10 installation boots up but after roughly 5 minutes i get a 'data missing' error and the installation cancels.

Any ideas would be welcome.

---------- I dont think Windows Version number is needed on this. sorry if it is.

dalchina said:

Hi, was that created using the MS media creation tool?

Note that you can install Win 10 directly and use a valid Win 7 license to activate it. No need to install Win 7 first. tenforums tutorial available.

Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First

Yes, i tested it on 2 usb pens via the MS media creation tool. I understand i dont need to install 7 at all. boot dvd's was one of the boot options out of desperation. thank you for the reply.

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Bree said:

If you have a genuine W7 Home key, then you don't need to install W7 first. Install W10 Home, skipping entering a key when asked. When it can connect to the internet it will say it's not activated. Changing the installed key to your W7 Home one should activate it.




I would make another install USB, using the Media Creation Tool. If that fails with the same error then I'd look for a hardware fault. Re-seat the RAM, check the HDD's SMART data for disk errors, etc.

Ok, thank you for the heads up about win10 upgrade/activation. Also, i have tried making a second usb win10 usb drive. this resulted in the same error. so yep. must be the hardware then.

How do you check HDD smart? thank you for the reply