It doesn't appear to be a RAM or CPU problem. It could be the motherboard (maybe the SATA controller), or the hard drive. There are two thinkg you can try:
1 - connect the hard drive to another SATA port, and change the boot order in the BIOS to point to the new port. If it works then it's a problem of that specific port. (motherboard problem)
2 - connect the hard drive to another SATA port on another controller. If you have the hard drive connected to a red port, try a black port. If it's connected to a black port, try a red port. If it works then it's the controller. (motherboard problem)
3 - try to install the OS on another hard drive and connect just that hard drive. If it works, then it's an hard drive problem, and you can replace that.
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Hi,
from the symptoms you describe, it seems like either your PSU or your MOBO is not working properly. I don't think the issue is HD-related, but you can try to run some test, give a look here to find the tools that best suits your hard drive: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/tophddiag.htm . To verify if your PSU is fine, you can either use a voltmeter (only if you have some experience with electronics and such) by jumpin the PW_ON and GND pin of the ATX cable, or you can run a stress test (like OCCT and such) and see if it can handle your rig (ie, if your PC reboots after a couple of minutes that the test started, it most likely means your PSU is not working). Testing a motherboard instead is quite more difficult: you can either try it on a different working pc or look for sign of burnout and broken capacitators on it. Another thing you could try, is running your pc without its case, ie completely disassemble your pc and then reassemble it on a workbench to see if it works.Let me know if anything works!
Hope it helped,
Franz
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