Background-
Asus P9X79 Pro nearly 2 years old, recently installed new BIOS chip. A flash was attempted few months back but with the need for a converter file it did not take. I was too inexperienced and leary to go further.
Concurrently-
Have been trying to install 2 OS's on two separate SSD's (Windows 8.1 on Adata SX900 120 GB and Windows 7 on Intel SSDSC2CW120A ). Both versions 64 bit. I had everything installed the other day before I had received the chip. There were some issues (USB mainly) but was sure an update of BIOS would solve. It apparently did. The boot order was set, install was okay, I could go to BIOS and select OS/SSD. Go to bed.
Next day, go to do some other work and Intel/Window 7 does not boot. Several seconds go by then I get a blank screen with a line of multicolored pixels at top of screen. It grows in height to about 1/4 inch after about a minute. I wait for a bit. Shut down. Boot order okay, BIOS seems fine. Check again, should boot to Win 8,1 but does not, goes to 7 with same result. I over ride and boot to 8.1 and then it will go to boot order.
I nuke Intel/Win 7 (erase) and start over.
(BTW- When I am loading I physically unplug all drives except SSD)
Do much the same, load OS, one by one load all drivers, essentials, updates, everything. I hook up the Adata/Win 8.1, check the BIOS, select boot order, select Win 7 SSD, I get Windows chkdisc. Okay. Boot again I get blank screen with pixel strip at top. I check, all is okay boot order wise, try again, same except I waited longer and eventually Win 7 does boot after a couple of minutes. Shut down. Power up, boots to Win 7 with strip but quicker. I check boot order, still set to 8.1. Over ride, and then it will boot direct to 8.1.
Just about ready to say to hell with it!!
Help is appreciated.
RBNK
Asus P9X79 Pro nearly 2 years old, recently installed new BIOS chip. A flash was attempted few months back but with the need for a converter file it did not take. I was too inexperienced and leary to go further.
Concurrently-
Have been trying to install 2 OS's on two separate SSD's (Windows 8.1 on Adata SX900 120 GB and Windows 7 on Intel SSDSC2CW120A ). Both versions 64 bit. I had everything installed the other day before I had received the chip. There were some issues (USB mainly) but was sure an update of BIOS would solve. It apparently did. The boot order was set, install was okay, I could go to BIOS and select OS/SSD. Go to bed.
Next day, go to do some other work and Intel/Window 7 does not boot. Several seconds go by then I get a blank screen with a line of multicolored pixels at top of screen. It grows in height to about 1/4 inch after about a minute. I wait for a bit. Shut down. Boot order okay, BIOS seems fine. Check again, should boot to Win 8,1 but does not, goes to 7 with same result. I over ride and boot to 8.1 and then it will go to boot order.
I nuke Intel/Win 7 (erase) and start over.
(BTW- When I am loading I physically unplug all drives except SSD)
Do much the same, load OS, one by one load all drivers, essentials, updates, everything. I hook up the Adata/Win 8.1, check the BIOS, select boot order, select Win 7 SSD, I get Windows chkdisc. Okay. Boot again I get blank screen with pixel strip at top. I check, all is okay boot order wise, try again, same except I waited longer and eventually Win 7 does boot after a couple of minutes. Shut down. Power up, boots to Win 7 with strip but quicker. I check boot order, still set to 8.1. Over ride, and then it will boot direct to 8.1.
Just about ready to say to hell with it!!
Help is appreciated.
RBNK
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