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Question

Help installing Windows on new PC

Aug 13, 2018 10:42AM PDT

I recently bought a Lenovo Thinkcentre m90p from an auction that came with no hard drive and no ram. I bought new ram and new hdd and I am trying to install windows from a USB but the computer only shows a blue screen with a windows logo and as if it is about to start the installation but then it resets and starts up again, go back to the windows logo and it does this forever.
For more info on the pc, I am installing a 4 gb ddr3 ram stick and a 500 gb 3.5 inches hdd. For the SATA configuration I have it as AHCI and I already tried changing it to IDE. In the primary boot sequence in BIOS I have it as 1. USB key1: kingstondatatraveler and 2. HDD1: ST500DM002.
The USB is also set up to install 64 bit windows 10 and I already installed it on 5 different laptops so I think the USB should be working. If any more info is needed just tell me and ill post right away and if necessary ill post a video of exactly what is happening. Thanks in advance for the help!

Edit: Here is a link to exactly what is happening
vimeo.com/284793984

Post was last edited on August 13, 2018 9:32 PM PDT

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Clarification Request
Maybe it never ran W10?
Aug 13, 2018 10:55AM PDT
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Tried it with windows 8.1 and the same thing happened.
Aug 13, 2018 12:02PM PDT

Just tried it and the same thing happened. I will post a video to try to gives you guys more information. Still, thank you for the idea.

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Next up Linux.
Aug 13, 2018 12:06PM PDT

I find it may give me more error messages on crashing hardware. As it stands I think the machine needs repair. Machines that have been stripped of parts often had a reason why. You may be finding out why it was stripped and dumped.

Is the RAM compatible according to Crucial.com or Kingston.com?

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Ill try linux
Aug 13, 2018 12:13PM PDT

ok ill try linux and keep you updated. The auction I won was from a university from which I always buy pcs and laptops after they upgrade since they give pretty good deals so even though it might be a hardware issue they usually give the computers in good condition but this might be the exception.