HELP! New mobo/cpu, no windows boot!

Nemesis881 · Aug 17, 2012

Alright guys, after almost 5 years with the same crappy setup, I finally threw some money into my rig. My problem is, I can get into the BIOS screen and Windows boot selection, but Windows Vista OR Windows 7 will get to the first loading part and the comp will completely restart. I flashed my new mobo to a more current version (1.3 to be exact) but still the same issue! CPU under hardware monitor in bios is only showing 50~C temps...

New specs are as follows:
Ultra 600w PSU
Intel i5 3450
Asrock z75 pro3 mobo
Kingston HyperX ddr3-1600 8gb memory
XFX Radeon 7770

I guess I should also mention that I did not realize the board does not have IDE connectors when I ordered it....my CD-drive is IDE.... which means I can't pop in the driver disk. Is this the problem or should it work regardless of that? It should in my mind with a BIOS update...

INSTG8R · Aug 17, 2012

Off the top of my head it sounds like an AHCI/IDE issue. Flashing the BIOS would have reset everything to default. You have to have the HDD controller set to "match" the setting it was installed under(ACHI/IDE). The restarts you are describing sound like that is the issue.

Are you trying to use a previous OS install on a new motherboard? This would cause a whole host of issues but this HDD problem would be one of them. First thing I would check is the HDD controller settings.

margaret21 · Aug 22, 2012

try to check this out... hope it can help you resolve it...

Crap Daddy · Aug 22, 2012

INSTG8R said:
Off the top of my head it sounds like an AHCI/IDE issue. Flashing the BIOS would have reset everything to default. You have to have the HDD controller set to "match" the setting it was installed under(ACHI/IDE). The restarts you are describing sound like that is the issue.

Are you trying to use a previous OS install on a new motherboard? This would cause a whole host of issues but this HDD problem would be one of them. First thing I would check is the HDD controller settings.

I subscribe to this.

Bundy · Aug 22, 2012

Have you checked the RAM? I suggest you run Memtest over it to be sure.

itsakjt · Aug 22, 2012

You need to reinstall OS after installing a different motherboard unless it is exactly or almost same as the previous one.

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Storage	320gb Seagate Baracuda / 160gb western digital
Display(s)	ASUS 19" widescreen LCD. 1440x900
Case	Apevia Jupiter-JR S-Type
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Storage	Samsung SM951
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HELP! New mobo/cpu, no windows boot!

Nemesis881

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INSTG8R

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margaret21

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Crap Daddy

Bundy

itsakjt