Windows 7 system issues detected Hardware compatibility problems reported
Windows 7 system issues detected Hardware compatibility problems reported
The laptop needs Windows 7 with 1 GHz or faster, 32-bit or 64-bit processor, at least 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit), 16 GB free hard disk space (32-bit), and a DirectX 9 graphics card with WDDM 1.0 or newer driver. You asked about Windows 8 and wondered if you removed the partition.
it could be just one broken sector. Before proceeding, reset the BIOS to factory settings and reinstall Windows. If that doesn’t work, the hard drive might have a damaged sector preventing installation. Try splitting the drive into two partitions and installing Windows in the second one to check for issues on the first.