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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: nicksti on July 28, 2012, 09:40:17 pm

Title: GA-H61M-DS2H: Reboot
Post by: nicksti on July 28, 2012, 09:40:17 pm

I am building two identical computers and both have the same issues:

HDD: 500GB Seagate SATA
RAM: Crucial 1333MHz DDR3
CPU: Intel G540
Mobo: rev 2.1 with latest bios standard

Clean Windows 7 install goes through fine. System reboots and Windows comes up and asks me to name the system and put in a password. Then goes through a normal reboot. The Gigabyte splash screen comes up then the screen goes black and the Gigabyte logo comes up again and this inifinitely loops. I then assembled the second set of parts and I am having the exact same issue. The system allows me to choose a boot device and boot from DVD drive but just not from my fresh Windows install. I have tried different memory but I cannot explain why I am able to go through a full Windows 7 install and then have an infinite reboot. I am almost tempted to try XP.

Title: Re: GA-H61M-DS2H: Reboot
Post by: nicksti on July 28, 2012, 11:02:08 pm

I suspect something is up with the board and the hard drive compatibility. The HDD is a Seagate ST500DM002SP. I have a third computer that I put a different HDD in and it is booting.

Is there a known incompatibility between the Gigabyte board and particular hard drives?

Title: Re: GA-H61M-DS2H: Reboot
Post by: nicksti on August 09, 2012, 02:42:47 am

I found out what my problem is:

Windows XP installs fine, Windows 7 does not. I am not sure what to do from here.

Title: Re: GA-H61M-DS2H: Reboot
Post by: stinkydiver73 on August 18, 2012, 09:21:24 am

same problem with  msi h61m  mb, wd hdd. windows 7 starterN is working. No bios update...

Title: Re: GA-H61M-DS2H: Reboot
Post by: stinkydiver73 on August 18, 2012, 10:00:34 am

SP1 install media working ok.