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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: Nath Burt on December 07, 2014, 01:13:40 pm
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Psu: corsair cx500
Ram: corsair vengeance 8gb ddr3
Cpu: amd piledriver 3.5ghz 6 core
Hdd: seagate barracuda 1TB
It boots, can enter BIOS Ect. But when it reaches the "windows loading" screen it reboots itself and goes back to the "windows loading" screen and reboots over and over. Every component has been changed except the motherboard (Gigabyte 990FXA UD3) And I still have the same problem. Also its a brand new board (my old one was the same board it just broke). Is there any solutions to the looping issue and to get my OS to boot? Tried windows 7 64x home edition and windows xp pro 64x. PLEASE HELP!
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So this was working till the other board broke right? This is the first time it start after you install windows right? If it is try and change it back to boot to the hard drive.
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It was doing the same thing woth the broke board, so i got a new board (same model) and it still does this. But every other component has been changed except the MB so it can only be that.
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Using your manual, Check your BIOS settings carefully. 90% this is where your problem is. Other 10% is your Boot track
on your booting drive has a problem. I would first check if your Boot Order and Boot device are the same.
This also can happen with CPU OR Memory overclocking TOO FAR.
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My hard drive boots up on my brothers pc. And we've checked the BIOS a dozen times. The only component that hasn't changed is the MotherBoard and we still have to booting loop happening.
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So what you are saying is that you change the CPU, Memory, & Video card? Plus you said you have done a clean install too with 7 & xp? I'm just asking because if the 2nd board is doing the same thing the 1st board is doing.
It is more likely that it isn't the board. To have both board do the same thing. Yes it might happen but that would be a 50/50 chance something like that wouldn't happen.
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So what you are saying is that you change the CPU, Memory, & Video card? Plus you said you have done a clean install too with 7 & xp? I'm just asking because if the 2nd board is doing the same thing the 1st board is doing.
It is more likely that it isn't the board. To have both board do the same thing. Yes it might happen but that would be a 50/50 chance something like that wouldn't happen.
We have changed everything except the board, including the case ect. People seem to be having the same issue with brand new boards also. Every component is compatible, and brand new.
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You said that it boots to the desktop on your brother computer? The motherboards setup the same? What I'm getting at is how do you have the sata controller set. Is it set to IDE or AHCI?
Again when you get to the windows logo screen that is when your drivers start to load. If there is something that is not set right it will put your computer into a loop.
One more thing did this just start with the old board or was it this way all the time? Something had to change did you update the bios, windows or drivers?
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your messages are conflicting about new board or not - however, it seems you did not do a clean Win install on the "new" board. This is the first thing to do even it's the same type sys board!
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your messages are conflicting about new board or not - however, it seems you did not do a clean Win install on the "new" board. This is the first thing to do even it's the same type sys board!
It had a clean install of windows 7, we then switched it to a clean install of xp.
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You said that it boots to the desktop on your brother computer? The motherboards setup the same? What I'm getting at is how do you have the sata controller set. Is it set to IDE or AHCI?
Again when you get to the windows logo screen that is when your drivers start to load. If there is something that is not set right it will put your computer into a loop.
One more thing did this just start with the old board or was it this way all the time? Something had to change did you update the bios, windows or drivers?
It started with the old board, randomly. So i got the new board, freshly installed windows and the motherboard drivers. Got all the chipset drivers ect. I think it started up three times. Then started doind the loop.
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What bios version do you have? Plus what version board do you have too. I have been doing some reading and it sounds like a bios problem.
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BIOS version is F2, updated to the latest revision. My board is a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Ultra Durable 4 AM3+. We originally thought it was a BIOS issue, but after updating with Qflash ect, and still having the problem it has us baffled. And with the motherboard being the only original component in the PC - it must be the issue.
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So if you do a new clean install will it do it right away or you can't get to that point. If you can do that, I would install the drivers you need in the device manager that is it.
Plus one at a time from the MB disk & not the drivers online from Gigabyte. Then reboot after each driver many times too. I would hold off on the video driver to you have it running and have been able to restart it many times.
The only reason I'm asking this is we have to find out if it is really the board or a driver. If you do too many things at once, what one is causing the problem.
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I can't get to that point, It won't let me even re-install the MB drivers from the cd anymore. I can literally enter the BIOS and that's about it.
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So if it is that bad what country are you in? If you are here in the USA you might be able to RMA. You have a 3 yr warranty from the time you bought it. Other countries are different with the warranty. That is all I can tell for now.
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I can't get to that point, It won't let me even re-install the MB drivers from the cd anymore. I can literally enter the BIOS and that's about it.
Flushed the F2 bios? (not just reset) if not give it a go..
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Flushed the F2 bios? (not just reset) if not give it a go..
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How do I flush the BIOS?
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It's called reset the cmos too!
There are 2 pins on the mobo you can short for a few seconds (by plier or jumper) - this will flush the cmos and you start over with load-optimised-settings and so on... restoring the bios settings
http://pbrd.co/1Byb3F0 (http://pbrd.co/1Byb3F0)
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Sometimes clearing the cmos doesn't always do the trick. You should clear the cmos and pull the battery too.
You can try to kick in the backup bios to. Unplug or turn off the PSU. Then push in the power button. When you are still holding the button in. Plug in or turn on the PSU. It will come on and shut down.
When it shuts down let go of the power button. Turn off the PSU again. Than turn it back on and start the computer. It might take a couple of tries to do this. Plus it might not work sometimes too.
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Hummm..... I keep thinkin' board short or weak psu. But you've changed both of those. I'm a big fan of the paper washers on top the stand-off screws. I know no-body uses em' anymore, but I like em'. One time I had an amd k6 board that needed paper a washer on both sides of the board on 1 case stand-off screw or it would shut down after the bios posted.
Look's like you guy's have tried nearly everything else so I thought I'd throw that out there. Probably a wild goose chase at best and maybe you've already tried that, but one never knows.. Computers? I am often very surprised about what I think the problem is and what it turns out to be. That's probably why I love em' so much...
Other thoughts: Have you tried firing up the board and booting it out of the case? (Thats really what we're supposed to do when we build a new rig is test everything outta' the case. Myself I just slap it together...But sometimes......) Is it the same make and model case?
It just goes to the boot screen and restarts? Heat? Would make it just shutdown. Unless there's something I don't know going on with the bios and a set restart temp. I doubt it. (Personally I like to blame everything on heat. That's why I try to get the best cooling I can.)
Weak psu? I've got two bad ones inna' row. But never a corsair.. I took me 4years to have a problem with mine. I used to kill an OCZ every year except the powerstream 520 that took 3years. Still..
It's gets to the boot screen where it wants to load drivers wants power. Starts to really charge up the board and devices then the fans quit and it starts over? Everything's been replaced? And it does look like you guy's have tried everything else I could think of.(And then some.)
Sorry if that was no help.
If I think of anything else I'll come back and post.
Best to you and G'luck with that.. "Clay"