Install of F22 Fails on Optiplex 780 with Windows 7.1

[Gregory P. Ennis]

On Sat, 2015-06-13 at 11:58 -0500, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> On Sat, 2015-06-13 at 10:52 -0400, Max Pyziur wrote:
> > On Sat, 13 Jun 2015, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sat, 2015-06-13 at 07:22 -0500, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> > > > Everyone,
> > > > 
> > > > I am trying to do a new install on a Dell Optiplex 780 that has
> > > > Windows
> > > > 7.1 on it.  My plan was to have a dual boot machine.  I have 
> > > > created
> > > > the Live 64 CD of Fedora 22 which boots without a problem, but 
> > > > when
> > > > when I try to install it to the disc it does not recognize the 
> > > > hard
> > > > drive.
> > > > 
> > > > I was getting ready to file a BUG and found one that already 
> > > > exists.
> > > > 
> > > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225618
> > > > 
> > > > Have any of the rest of you had this problem, and have any of 
> > > > you
> > > > solved it.
> > > > 
> > > > Greg Ennis
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I tried the net install disc and was able to proceed, Looks like 
> > > my
> > > installation of a dual boot is going to be possible.
> > 
> > Given that the choices of installations has expanded, are you using 
> > 
> >  the 
> > Workstation or Server netinstall iso?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Max Pyziur
> > pyz at brama.com
> > 
> > 
> > > Greg
> > > 
> Max,
> 
> The Workstation is what I used.
> 
> Greg

Everyone,

I was able to get much farther with the netinstall iso than the live
dvd, but I was never able to finish the install.  Every time I tried to
install F22 it failed at a different place.  I finally decided to test
the memory, and found the problem.  I had purchased two refurbished
Dell's and had hopes to have two dual boot machines.  I tested the
memory of the second unit before I even tried to install F22, and it
failed within the first 60 seconds.  

I have never had memory fail before so this was low on my list of
suspect.  Now, I will never install a new unit without testing the
memory first.  I wasted a lot of time trying to install F22 on the
first machine.

Hope this note will help others. 

Greg