re-booting on w7 install

I have just installed into a CF-19 Mk4 a clean formatted 160gb hard drive and am trying to install w7 on it.

I have changed bios to boot from cd \ dvd, I get as far as:

press any key to boot from cd \ dvd (all ok) > windows is loading files (all ok) > windows is starting.................

Thats when the machine re-boots, it will runs through the whole procedure again:

press any key to boot from cd \ dvd > windows is loading files > windows is starting.................re-boot........

It will do this forever until I stop it.

I made a XP dvd with SP3 and sata drivers and tried to load that, that works and loads no problem, I have even tried to load w7 from within xp and that will again load files but when it gets to starting windows I get again the restart loop

I used the same w7 disk and external dvd to load 7 on Mk3 and it all went smooth, is there anything I need to change in the bios on the Mk4 to get it installed ?

 

Bad memory module??

 

both brand new, I did run advanced mem test and it all passed

 

PM sent..... ..

 

Sounds to me you need to go into the BIOS and check your boot order again...

 

Delete partitions and do not format.
Windows 7 will make it's own partitioning.

 

You've hit the nail on the head there.

I dont think bad module but not compatible, I put the original 2Gb back in and it all loads up fine.

So here's the next question:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/758342-cf-19-mk4-mem-problem.html

Thanks