install keeps failing at 99%. Can't find a fix. Help please. Errnor 5 Input / output

[Loganleej]

I've been at this for 2 days trying to install backtrack on my new dell inspiron. Every time I get it installing it fails at 99% with the error "errnor 5" Input / Output error. Then says its usually because of a faulty dvd drive. I have tried several things to fix it that I have found on the internet:

Trying to dual boot with Windows 7.

My Comp Specs:

Processor Brand: Intel®
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7
Processor Speed: 2.0GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz)
Cache Memory: 3MB
System Memory: (RAM) 8GB
Type of Memory: (RAM) DDR3
Hard Drive Type :SATA (5400 rpm)
Computer Hard Drive Size: 750GB
Optical Drive: Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Networking: Built-in 100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Wireless Networking: Wireless-B+G+N
Operating: System Platform Windows
Operating: System Windows 7 Home Premium
System: Version 64-bit
Graphics: Chip Intel
Drive Capacity: 750GB
Graphics Card: Intel® HD Graphics 3000



1. Removed one of my 4gb ram (something on google said it could work)
2. Burn a new disk, slowest speed. Checked md5's every time.
3. Tried usb live install
4. Tried v5 64bit Gnome, v5 64bit KDE (3 times), v5r 32bit Gnome
5. Tried the Apt-get update method I found
6. Tried letting backtrack resize the windows 7 partion by its self
7. Tried making an empty partion on windows to try and install it on
8. Face palming.


Really making me go crazy, and took a lot for me to ask for help (2 days of anger.) Does anyone know how to fix this? I can't find any solution to it.

[clone]

you've ruled out a checksum error in your downloads by performing the md5 checksum comparison. you've (mostly) ruled out defective dvd-r media and a defective dvd burner by taking the next step and using probably unetbootin to deliver the ISO file to a usb pendrive. you've ruled out defective usb pendrive (mostly) by the simple fact that unetbootin or whatever utility you used to create it completed creating the pendrive correctly. try the pendrive in another machine. i suspect you will not find it to be the problem.

i assume you have 2 4gb ram cards, so you may have removed one, retried and then should have removed the other prior and reinstalled the first one you removed for one last try. you've taken good steps to rule out many of the possible issues so far.

try this: http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/cr...271&NewLang=en

it will work on non-seagate drives as well to test for defective physical media/hdd. ruling this out could be easiler than looking at whatever issue may have occured with the bootloader/partition table or just fully wiping it out of frustration.done that.. and more likely,given that it's a very new machine. you tend to discover legitimately defective harddrives very quickly.

hope this helps. my only other advice is if you are getting heated, turn it off and just go think about it. come back refreshed with a new set of eyes, and you'll remember the one stupid step you skipped over diagnosing it.