Wife's DV9548US won't install 7.

When I boot off the DVD (doesn't matter if it's the MSDN RTM or the 90 day Enterprise trial, nor does 32 or 64 bit matter), it just hangs. It doesn't start Windows 7's setup process, doesn't give an error message, doesn't boot into Vista.


Has anyone else had this problem?


Also, potentially related, her laptop is running a hacked BIOS that removes the white list. (I stole her 4965N and put it in my MSI MS-1651. When I sold it off, I put the Atheros 5007EG from my NC10 in its place). I don't know if this would be the cause for it to hang, but given its lack of problem booting Vista, XP, Ubuntu, or Mint discs, I doubt it.

I'm getting a DV8000 on Wednesday that has a 3945ABG in it. I would like to, assuming the card is working (light's on, but Device Manager didn't see it, optical drive was busted so I couldn't boot into Linux at the time, hoping it's a software SNAFU), put it in her DV9548US and boot back to the official HP BIOS. Anyone know of any problems running a 3945ABG in the DV9500 series? I know it came in earlier DV9000s, so I hope the model would support it; with the fact that it's an HP card, I'm hoping that it will not throw white list errors as well.

(I'll be running a hacked BIOS on the DV8000 to run the Atheros 5007EG in it if all goes well.)

 

HP dv9548us specifications

Slight possibility: your GeForce 8600GS could be failing and that's freaking out the Win7 installation process. Usually it's a little more obvious than this but anytime I see weird stuff + NVIDIA I think "Uh-oh..."

 

I have the 64bit RTC. I didn't actualy install Win7 on my DV9500T, but I did have the computer boot from the DVD, and go into the setup program. I got to the point of choosing which hard drive to install to when I cancelled. I have no dought that it would have at least installed If I had let it.

I don't know if your hacked bios is part of the problem, I have the latest official bios on mine.

 

I went to the latest official BIOS, as I bought my wife an HP intel card to try to fix hat problem (plus, I'd rather have her as close to orginal as possible).

But, this did not fix it. It still won't boot the Windows 7 disc. My 8230US does. Hacked BIOS, an older generation, I don't understand it.

 

Did you try running the install from within Vista? I have the 64Bit Windows 7, and am only running 32 bit on my DV9500T, but I do get the error saying it is the wrong version. Again, I am comfortable it would install if I had the right version.

 

Nope, booting up. Tried 32 bit and 64 bit

 

I recommend you try running it from Vista and see what happens.

 

Hey Walterdt3, I was wondering if you could give me some details on the dv9500t that you put a t9500 in. I have already taken my apart, removed the chip, reinstalled it, put new paste on the cpu and gpu and put her all back together. She runs cooler now. So I am confident I can do it all over except this time taking out the T7500 and installing a T9500. Was there anything special you had to do with Bios, or did it automatically recognize it?



Thanks!

Jon

 

I am thinking you should check the BIOS for any SATA booting options. I remember that when installing to some earlier SATA-based laptops that you would have to go into the BIOS and change a setting that makes the SATA drive appear to be an IDE drive. I forget what this is called. Newer laptops don't have this issue anymore. The reason I even thought to mention this is because the laptop specs suggest to me that it was made around 2007. I am just taking a guess here. But I know laptops made around that time were having trouble installing XP/Vista from CD drive. So I would check it to be sure. Also, if that doesn't work, try installing from an external cd/dvd drive. I hope this helps. Good luck.

 

Viper: Nothing special. I made sure my BIOS was the latest at the time, and it recognized the T9500 with no problem.

Remy,
This laptop does not have an option in BIOS to set the SATA to IDE mode. If you read some of the other posts on this site, you'll see that is a major complaint, especially when trying to install Windows XP. This should not be an issue with Windows 7, especially since Vista sees the hard drives with no problem.

 

Ok, then that eliminates the BIOS as the problem. Next, you should try installing from an external CD/DVD drive. That way if it happens again, you can at least say it's not the DVD drive that's acting up.

Also, try taking out one of the RAM Sticks and then installing. Just a hunch at this point really, but when i have installation issues and i can't think of anything else, I check the RAM. Works 50% or the time. The other 50% I am usually pulling my hair out and kicking something.