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They show up on the desktop, but Iβve never tried to access them.
I know youβre reluctant to recommend a part replacement as there hasnβt been any solid proof, but with all things considered does it seem like it most likely would be the motherboard?
Iβm looking into getting another 970 MOBO today, and Iβll breadboard with it later tonight since my tower is a micro ATX and the other board is ATX
Had my wife Facetime me and help out. Had her connect power then put the Linux USB in a 2.0 on the back and boot. It booted and II can access the drives in Linux. Restarted once and it booted back into Linux. Had her shut down and remove Linux USB. Booted and had her change boot order in the BIOS to boot to SSD first. Repeats same issue as before Boot>GPU>BIOS>Black screen>GPU>BIOS>Black screen. Had her shut it down.
What I suggest, back up what you need from the SSD, download a fresh Windows ISO to an appropriate capacity USB thumb drive and then clean install it to the SSD but this time having made sure that it is installed in UEFI mode, if all goes well reinstall the drivers for the MB and starting with the chipset drivers first.
Okay, I actually just bought a new SSD for another build Iβm working on, so Iβll do it with that one because ultimately I want the SSD thats in the rig in question to go into my new rig. Iβll do that first thing when I get home. Already got an ISO made, and Iβll make sure to install Windows through UEFI. And I apologize in advance cause thereβs gonna be another post after this one lol.
Installed my new SSD in the rig.
Attached ISO USB.
Booted rig.
Changed boot order to UEFI boot off of USB.
Began to install Windows.
Setup had PC restart.
Computer didnβt boot.
Tried to force off.
Shut off but turned itself back on.
Tried to force off again.
Shut off and turned itself back on.
Repeat three times. Sit down to start typing.
GPU splash comes up and it freezes on MOBO splash. (I was hitting F2 to get into the BIOS and nothing was happening)
Restarts on itβs own.
Boots into βASRockβ with spinning dots on bottom for several minutes.
Restarts again and finishes installing Windows.
Now currently installing drivers for GPU and the Chipset.
Restarted fine.
Installed more updates.
Went to install the cumulative update 2019-07 for 1903.
Blue Screen of Death
Reboots.
Attempt to reinstall 2019-07.
Restart after successful installation.
BSOD.
Restart.
MOBO installs updates
Restarts.
Windows installs updates.
Made it to the desktop.
Check for more updates. None.
Reboot for the hell of it.
Now noticing that there is an additional step when booting versus with the old SSD.
It spends a second on a screen with βASRockβ with the spinning dots now after the MOBO splash screen.
Iβm assuming this is because of the UEFI install? because Iβve never seen it do this before in the entire time Iβve had the rig.
Attempted to shut down for the night.
Restarted on its own.
Went into BIOS and now I see βWindows Boot Managerβ 1st in the boot order.
Attempt to put SSD in top spot.
Gives error saying needs installation media.
Power down rig.
Actually shuts off.
Power on.
Change boot order back to βWindows Boot Managerβ 1st.
Restart and boots to Windows.
Attempt to shut down.
Reboots itself.
Google search. Turned off fast startup.
Finally shut off.
Will report in tomorrow to see if it boots on first try. I have a feeling it will.
Went to install the cumulative update 2019-07 for 1903.
Blue Screen of Death
Many folk (including me) have and are still having problems with this update and many of them are related to graphics drivers, your BSOD in case you are not aware is related to Nvidea drivers.
Will look out for your next update and you are welcome btw
I booted it this morning and it booted right up. I then powered down attached my 1TB HDD and it still booted.
I havenβt had a hiccup since. No BSOD either now.
Iβll check again tonight to see if it boots right up, but I think the UEFI install of Windows was the fix.
Question:
Iβm about to put together a new rig with a MSI z370-A Pro and a 9th gen Intel i5 9400k, should the UEFI install of Windows be the go-to for all Windows installs?
Now my only issue is the power button not giving me a regular shut down.
I press (not hold) it and nothing happens after I turned off βFast Bootβ whereas before I turned off βFast Bootβ when I would press the button it would shut down normally, but then turn right back on.
Should I start a new thread for this?
If the computer boots up without issue the next time that you power up from a cold boot, the first thing that I suggest that you do is create a new system restore point
UEFI is the way to go with all new installs.
For any issues unrelated to this one please do start a new thread, going off topic is frowned upon as it can become confusing.
[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]NB: Not finding any i5 9400K CPU btw..[/COLOR]
My bad, I meant 9400F Lol. The one that doesnβt have onboard graphics.
Iβll post tonight with the results from a cold boot, and Iβll make sure to make a restore point.
Be careful if purchasing the CPU and MB out of the box new as a BIOS update for the MB may be required before it will be able to recognise a 9th generation CPU, this is something quite common with MBs that are 8th and 9th generation compatible.
I was reading that.. I put the build together on PCPartpicker and they warned of that, but according to the website for the motherboard, it supports 9th gen processors. And upon further reading it says update the BIOS to support 9th gen CPUβsβ¦ looks like I need another CPU lol just to updateβ¦ yayβ¦
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