Hello,
I've read several posts that contain elements of my issue but not the full scope so I'm creating a new thread.
I'm not sure where to begin except to explain that I have a custom built computer with the following specs
X58-UD3R rev 2.0
I7950
12GB Corsair XMS 1600
EVGA GtX480
Phoenix SSD 100GB
Corsair HX1000w PSU
When I first built it the computer booted fine and I installed windows and the world was a lovely place. After a week I first noticed that Windows would freeze on the boot screen, and after scanning several forums I figured out the problem and moved on. Later my ud3r would randomly freeze and not post. But after several restarts it would load windows, usually on the 3rd time. Then the problem got worse and I decided to reset the mobo by taking out the battery and i reinstalled windows. That worked for a while and then one day my computer crashed and all hell broke out.
When I tried restarting the ud3r it would freeze in bios and then recently will freeze before I can even enter bios. After numerous restarts I get lucky and I'm able to boot from CD and I've tried to reformat my hdd and install windows again. I've tried clearing the cmos booting with one stick of ram removing the battery and I'm not sure what to do.
I'm trying to get to a clean slate with my ud3r but I don't know what else to do. I can't even access the bios setup or the boot menu because the mobo freezes. any tips will be well received
thanks,
Andrew