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My computer meets all of the required criteria minus the 1GB RAM. I believe my computer is running 768, recently due to a bad 512 RAM chip. But other than that it meets all of the required criteria. I got it installed on the PC and upon the first restart to start Windows for the first time I got what is being known as the "black screen of death". I'm just assuming that my computer, as old as it is, is not compatible with Windows 7. It is 5+ years old. But now I'm having a new problem with this computer I burn on. After downloading that firmware driver from Firmware HQ my sound card has been going crazy and my game doesn't seem to work properly. I tried rolling back the driver but no luck since I didn't back it up. So I uninstalled it and reinstalled it, but still no luck. Just went out today like I said after downloading and installing that firmware update. So that, at the moment, is my main concern. Meanwhile, I will load an old copy of Windows XP on my PC since I formatted and completely erased my old OS. Thanks for the help though.

I have valid copies of Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP (Home & Pro), Windows Vista, and Windows 7. What I am looking into doing is buying a top of the line DVD and attempting to burn all copies of Windows onto a single DVD disk. I'm actually pretty sure that it wont all fit on just one DVD disk, so maybe two. But is there a way for me to do so? If so, a guide would be extremely useful as I do not see one in the Guide Section or the FAQ Section. Much thanks.

Well. The DVD-ROM is working, without installing the new firmware. I plugged it in and started Windows normally. I put in the DVD and it auto-booted and I started the installation. The installation of Windows 7 went on good, until the end. Upon automatic restart of the system, Windows 7 came back saying it could not finish installation successfully and all changes were being undone. SO, I have booted directly to the DVD without starting Windows, formatted the drive, and am installing again, hopefully with a better outcome. But, could that happening be a burn process glitch or something of that nature? Or would it a malfunction of either the disk, drive, or HDD in the computer itself? Either way, I WILL NOT GIVE UP!

Okay. I'll have to download ImgBurn to a USB drive then and install it on the other computer. I'll give it a shot.

I was unable to locate the firmware for this drive. I am still unable to locate a model number. So, in desperation, I will post all of the information located on the sticker on the drive in hopes that someone will read it and be able to help me. The sticker reads: S/N: 131153-0079553 Model: COMBO DRV (PX) IDE CD-RECORDABLE/REWRITABLE DRIVE Manufactured: September 2002 Imported by: Philips Components Sunnyvale, CA 94086-2810 Vendor p/n: PHCDD5101/43 HP-HPD p/n: 5185-8050 Product No.: 5VO2239DZ10814 The rest of the sticker is pretty much just barcode and FCC compliance notifications. Anything there that would help?

Okay, I will visit the link and do some checking. I contacted Philips Via Live Chat and they were unable to help me identify the model number on this specific drive. So I will try it and see what happens then let you know. Thanks.

That would have been my first choice but upon deeper thought I realized that this computer that I am burning on has a SATA motherboard. My computer, on the other hand, is strictly IDE and not capable of running SATA devices, even with a IDE/SATA adapter, which I have. So my only option is to go through my DVD-ROM drives, and find a working one, then, come in here and get online to find a firmware update for them. But, most of these drives I have are older drives. This one in front of me now, for instance, was manufactured back in September of 2002. So I'm going to have a hell of a time finding firmware and drivers on the website. But eventually I will find one I'm sure of it. Thanks though.

Okay, now whilst the drive in this particular computer I am burning on is not currently up-to-date on the firmware, would it affect the DVD burn process in any way? Reason being is that I am burning this OS on one computer, but installing it on a totally different computer located elsewhere. If not, then I think the logical thing to do would be to investigate the DVD-ROM in the other computer and find out the model and whatnot, and see if I can locate a newer firmware for that device. That computer, unfortunately, has no internet connection at the moment. It is an older computer that I have gutted and replaced with, to my knowledge, working components. But, in the event that it is in fact a bad drive, I have several other DVD-ROM drives that I will test out until I find a working one. But thank you for the response, I will download that firmware for this drive ASAP as I like to be up-to-date on all that good stuff.

The exact error was a failure to locate BOOTMGR if that helps you.

Okay it is running at the moment. I went ahead and skipped it down to 6x hope that won't make a difference. Another thing, I tried the Guide located at Win7 Guide & ImgBurn, did it exactly as instructed in the guide, everything came out working perfectly with regards to the build and burn, but when I placed it in the drive in my computer and booted to it I got the ever so popular "NTLDR is missing" error. Would that be a media or a hardware malfunction? By the way thank you very much for the speedy response. Now that is customer service!

I am trying to burn a Win7 OS that I have. The approximate file size is 3.47 GB. The steps I have taken in burning the OS is using the Write Image File To Disk. Not sure if that was the right choice. Next i added the .ISO changed write speed to MAX, not sure if that was smart choice, and started the burn. Here is a copy of the log in case you want to see it. Now, after the burning is finished, I took the disk out to my computer, which I am attempting to install Win7, and place it in the DVD-ROM drive. Now exactly what the type or model of the DVD-ROM drive is, I'm unsure, but I have had NO problems with it since I got it. I restart the computer and attempt to boot to the DVD. It loads the DVD to the point it displays, "Windows is loading setup files", or something to that nature. Then I get the I/O error telling me that there was either a faulty in the media inserted or the hardware. While I'm most positive that it wasn't in the DVD being that it is fresh out of a package since I bought it a few weeks ago, I'm not entirely sure that it couldn't be the DVD-ROM drive. All the drivers are up-to-date on all of my hardware in my computer. But, the DVD-ROM drive isn't what you would call, a brand new device. Now since I have never had problems with it in the past, could it still be the issue with this error message I have received? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.