Please Help! Windows 8 won't install

JackST

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Right so ive just built a new pc core i5 3570k, ga b75m d3h, 8GB ram gtx 760. 120GB Sandisk SSD, and an old 320GB HHD

I came to install windows 8.1 on it for the first time today and it booted to the windows logo, then turns itself off and does the whole thing again?
I was booting from a disk.
I tried an old windows 7 disk and i got a blue screen giving an error 0x0000098 and that windows couldn't be booted into?
I can't figure out why it isn't working, everything is wired up correctly?
I've tried removing the gtx 760 and seeing if that made a difference and it didn't.

I thought it might be the disk so i put it in my faithful laptop and it booted to the windows 8 installation screen!
SO the disk is fine

Also out of curiosity i inserted an Ubuntu 12.04 disk to see if that would boot and it did.

Any help would be much appreciated.
 

JackST

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I've been booting from my optical drive.
What do you mean by "SSD is selected as your 1st drive"?
Would this stop windows 8.1 from getting past the logo?
 

Just know that if you have a UEFI type of Setup as opposed to Legacy BIOS that if you don't select a drive using the Drive options section it can cause installation problems...

 

JackST

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I have been it says in BOIS
Boot option #1 P3: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH 224DB
Boot option #2 P1: SanDisk SDSSDP128G
Boot option #3 Disabled

yet it still won't get past the windows 8 logo!
 
Two pages in BIOS, one to set Boot Option Priority and the other to set Drive Option Priority, both should be addressed.

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JackST

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I think I have found the problem, I think the RAM that i have bought is not compatible with my motherboard..
Rookie mistake..
GO AHEAD AND LAUGH
Sending this ram back and buying some definitely compatible sticks.

I'll post back sometime and let you know if this is the solution.
Thanks for your help.