Hi,
I wanted to format HDD and install fresh copy of Win7 to make the notebook a bit faster again. The format and installation of OS went well until the last automatic restart where the desktop screen appears with ASUS logo but just for a few seconds.Then the notebook restart itself again and stays in this restarting loop forever.
I formatted partition marked as System where the original copy of Win7 was installed.I store data on partition marked as Logical that was not formatted.Also there is RECOVERY partition marked as Primary and it is 25GB of total size with 9GB of free space.. Does the RECOVERY partition have anything to do with the restart loop or is there any chance to use it for recovering the system? Should not be the partition with fresh copy of Windows marked as Primary?
Thank you
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Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative
Which ASUS laptop model is this?
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Hi,
It's ASUS N53TA,originally with Win7 Home Premium pre installed. Now I tried to install Win7 Ultimate. -
Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative
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Do you have two drives in the notebook? If yes, remove one of them.
4 standard partitions are allowed; 3 Primary and 1 Primary Extended (which will hold logical partitions)
Primary Extended partitions can't be used for MBR System Reserved partitions. Edit: That is, Logical partitions can't be used for that purpose)Ferris23 likes this. -
One issue that can cause the restarts is if in bios the HDD is set to ACHI or IDE but the OS install is looking for the other. Try in bios switching the mode and see if it will boot.
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Regarding the 25 GB partition, the factory image is on that partition, don't delete it. It is normal for that partition to be marked as boot and primary.
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Well,thank you all for your suggestions. The problem seems to be solved. I managed to enter Advanced boot options and chose Disable automatic restart on system failure. In this mode I was offered System repair menu in which I proceeded and the problems were fixed. Since then it's all running.
RCB and alexhawker like this. -
good deal, one of the drivers was failing, my educated guess is the HDD driver.
Win 7 keeps restarting notebook after OS installation
Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ryanrek011, Oct 7, 2014.