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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: Spl1tz on June 14, 2015, 04:44:29 pm
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Greetings,
I just upgraded my PC. I bought a GA-970A-UD3P motherboard, AMD FX-6300 ( 3,5 GHz (4,1 GHz Turbo Boost), AM3+) processor and a 8GB RAM stick. I haven't upgraded my video card yet though, it's a Nvidia GTX 460.
So i have been trying to fresh install Windows 8.1 through a bootable USB stick, which the motherboard detects and loads it. My 1st issue is at the Windows logo, once the circling dots appear the system freezes and after a few minutes it reboots into a loop. I have tried changing the BIOS settings and every change allowed me to advance a few steps further in the installation process up to inserting the Windows serial, but ultimately freezing and rebooting. I have changed places of my RAM stick and Video card only to have no effect. I even switched a RAM stick from another PC and no effect.
The interesting part is, whenever i reset the CMOS battery, the BIOS asks to load the most optimized settings and boot/reboot or enter the bios. If i just enter the BIOS and select to boot through my HDD, the system allows me to fully install Windows and even get to the desktop. I still would get the BIOS question after a restart, which is annoying and I'd like to not be asked that every time i start my PC... So if i select to optimize, the system won't boot to Windows anymore, it crashes and reboot loop at the loading screen.
I have read on a forum that i should convert my disk from MBR to GPT, but that didn't help at all.
I am at a complete loss. I have no experience with UEFI or EFI hybrid whatever. Never had issues like this and i have upgraded loads of PC's before...
Is there anything else i could try before deciding i should swap motherboard at the store, and probably pay a few more bucks?
Sorry for my English, it's not my native language :)
Thanks
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question "load optimised defaults" is normal after battery removal/reset - just do it and this question won't pop up again.
If the HDD is GPT make sure you select the win boot-manager (bios) as first boot option or it fails.
There should be no issues when you leave the bios on all auto settings (ram, cpu) - there is generally no need to fumble with settings unless you know it will work.
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Greetings,
I just upgraded my PC. I bought a GA-970A-UD3P motherboard, AMD FX-6300 ( 3,5 GHz (4,1 GHz Turbo Boost), AM3+) processor and a 8GB RAM stick. I haven't upgraded my video card yet though, it's a Nvidia GTX 460.
So i have been trying to fresh install Windows 8.1 through a bootable USB stick, which the motherboard detects and loads it. My 1st issue is at the Windows logo, once the circling dots appear the system freezes and after a few minutes it reboots into a loop. I have tried changing the BIOS settings and every change allowed me to advance a few steps further in the installation process up to inserting the Windows serial, but ultimately freezing and rebooting. I have changed places of my RAM stick and Video card only to have no effect. I even switched a RAM stick from another PC and no effect.
The interesting part is, whenever i reset the CMOS battery, the BIOS asks to load the most optimized settings and boot/reboot or enter the bios. If i just enter the BIOS and select to boot through my HDD, the system allows me to fully install Windows and even get to the desktop. I still would get the BIOS question after a restart, which is annoying and I'd like to not be asked that every time i start my PC... So if i select to optimize, the system won't boot to Windows anymore, it crashes and reboot loop at the loading screen.
I have read on a forum that i should convert my disk from MBR to GPT, but that didn't help at all.
I am at a complete loss. I have no experience with UEFI or EFI hybrid whatever. Never had issues like this and i have upgraded loads of PC's before...
Is there anything else i could try before deciding i should swap motherboard at the store, and probably pay a few more bucks?
Sorry for my English, it's not my native language :)
Thanks
I am having the same issue, any resolution ???
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I have exactly same issue >:(
Running on AMD FX8370, 8GB Kingston HyperX 1866Mhz, 128GB SDD and fresh new Windows 7 x64.
Found lots forums and people having same problem. Is there any fix for that?
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I have exactly same issue >:(
Running on AMD FX8370, 8GB Kingston HyperX 1866Mhz, 128GB SDD and fresh new Windows 7 x64.
Found lots forums and people having same problem. Is there any fix for that?
Still have the issue, i'd try everything, but still have the double boot issue.
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I've had a similar problem on an older board. I thought it was a faulty mobo, but turned out to be the power supply.