Whenever I try and install win7(iso image) I get the boot manager window saying that a piece of hardware is failing or not connected properly. I've tried it with two hard drives and the intel ssd ...

Here's how you can install BUM (Boot Up Manager) to control Ubuntu 12.10's startup services.

How to Install Windows XP When Bootmgr Is Missing. Bootmgr, commonly known as boot manager, is the code that provides your computer with instructions on how to boot into the operating system.

I was also able to boot to a GRUB setup on my flash drive, but I wasn't able to get the Windows 7 installation to start with that either, mostly because I have no idea how it works.

Event ID 1799 is the event logged when a boot manager signed by the Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificate (the latest and most secure) runs on startup.