[RESOLVED]NF980-G65 Hang on windows 7 install. Unable to boot

Hello,
I'm a bit at wit's end here. My old non-MSI motherboard was failing and giving me loud beep errors, so I decided to replace it. In doing so I was required to update basically the whole computer in order to keep up with tech trends and my new LCD monitor.
I bought an MSI NF980-G65, 4 gb ddr3 RAM, an ADM 64 250 dual core, and a Nvidia GTX 260. After I installed the hardware, I was unable to access windows vista 32 on my old hard drive. I assumed this was because of driver conflicts. Because I had no install discs (only upgrade/recovery discs) I was unable to boot from CD, so I purchased windows 7. Regardless of which disc(32 or 64) I use when I set my boot sequence in BIOS to boot from the CD first, this is what happens:
The screen shows a white loading bar that says "Windows is loading"
The next screen shows "Starting Windows" with a small "microsoft corporation" logo below it. It sometimes has a red pixel on the screen.
The next screen it flips to is all blank. From there it does nothing, no matter how long I leave it.
I have tried booting with no graphics card(internal only)
I have tried booting with no HD attached.
I have tried booting with only one HD attached (of two I've done this both ways)
My HD's have been checked and they are fine
I have tried booting using another dvd rom drive
I have tried swapping IDE HD slots with that of the dvd.
the DVD does use a pci extension card because the sable is not long enough for the dvd player, but regardless of where that IDE cable is plugged in, it still hangs in the load screen and does not go anywhere.
I've seen this symptom mentioned, but not per this motherboard, it seems like a BIOS setting issue but I feel like I've tried them all (disable LAN etc).
If I try to boot to the old Vista 32 install, it says "starting windows" but the logo does not appear, and the progress bar does not fill.
If I try booting vista 32 in any safe mode the load hangs on a .sys file.
Does anyone have any idea what I can do to get this going in the right direction? This has become very frustrating.
Thanks,
Alex
*****[RESOLUTION]This issue has been resolved. I switched to a different motherboard (GIGABYTE) and everything worked out peachy.

I hope this helps:
# AMD, Athlon II X2 3.0 ghz dual core
# SLI and Hybrid SLI ( other writing in that are is N1996) BIOS A7612NMS v.10 082809
# 2GB DDR3 Kingston Hyper 1333 CL7 240 Pin Kit 2 pcs ( I have two available to use)
# EVGA NVidia GeForce GTX 260 896 mb ddr3
# Hard Drives :IDE 40GB WDC WD400BB-01 Hard drive(s) I cant access them easily right now due to an injury, please let me know how badly this info is needed.
# I have a card in the PCI slot being used to extend the reach of my IDE cable for the DVD player to the bottom of the board.It isn't labeled but it reads the Drive in BIOS fine.
# I am trying to install either windows 7 64(preferred) or 32bit
# Corsair TX 750 WattsPower Max load of +3.3v =30A, Max Load of +5v=28A combined max output 180w, +12v=60A/720W, 12v=.8A/9.6w,5vsb=3A/15w
Quote from: chef jeff on 05-November-09, 20:05:08
What are your complete system specs? Need the complete picture. What ram and timings? Tried 1 dimm in slot closest to cpu?
Since posting this I have tried formatting my Small drive listed above. I was only able to erase the info using Killdisk. The format from windows using my old Motherboard (Abit) would not work. Last night I let the system try to install windows 7 all night, I had 2gb of ddr3 in 1 dimm slot closest to the cpu. I connected only the above drive after it was whiped, no graphics card (limited on board graphics are on the motherboard) and the install still hung as usual. Does Killdisk do some sort of improper format? I had assumed that it would erase all data to provide a clean slate. But I don't even thing a HD is required in order to boot up to the main setup screen?
Do I have voodoo in my machine?

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