- Jun 17, 2014
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This is my first build, and so far it's not going well.
Parts:
Asus Z87 PRO motherboard
Intel i7 4770k Chip w/ stock fan
EVGA GTX 780 graphics card
XFX 850W PSU
G.Skill Ripjaw 2x4GB Ram
Kingston 120 GB SSD
Toshiba 2 TB HDD
Windows 7 or 8 (Whichever I can get to work)
So I put the pieces together. My test boot on the bench with just the Motherboard, PSU, RAM, Chip, and the 780 went smoothly, and I was able to get into the BIOS with no issue.
After I tried first installing Windows 7 on the SSD in the case (HDD is not connected, will be used only as storage), the installation went without too much trouble, but when I did the final boot, the one where I should have Windows fully intalled, I BSOD, with an error code WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, then the computer reboots several times only to return to a BSOD each time. After further troubleshooting, I figure out that i'm able to boot up into safe mode, and use it normally, but if I try to exit safe mode, I just go back to BSOD and rebooting.
I've tried reinstalling Windows, I've tried using the HDD instead of the SSD, I've tried booting without the 780 attached, I'm about to try using only either one of the RAM sticks, in case one of them is defective. I'm still able to get to the BIOS, only now I see that the BOOT_DEVICE_LED light is remaining on, and steady. Also, the q_code reads A2 at all times.
What does this mean?
What should I do?
Edit:
Watched and paid attention to the Q_Code as I tried to reboot again, and it turns out the code just goes to "AO" after I pass the BIOS and all that. So, the A2 may be irrelevant. Go figure.
The BOOT_DEVICE_LED also does not light up after I exit the BIOS.
Parts:
Asus Z87 PRO motherboard
Intel i7 4770k Chip w/ stock fan
EVGA GTX 780 graphics card
XFX 850W PSU
G.Skill Ripjaw 2x4GB Ram
Kingston 120 GB SSD
Toshiba 2 TB HDD
Windows 7 or 8 (Whichever I can get to work)
So I put the pieces together. My test boot on the bench with just the Motherboard, PSU, RAM, Chip, and the 780 went smoothly, and I was able to get into the BIOS with no issue.
After I tried first installing Windows 7 on the SSD in the case (HDD is not connected, will be used only as storage), the installation went without too much trouble, but when I did the final boot, the one where I should have Windows fully intalled, I BSOD, with an error code WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, then the computer reboots several times only to return to a BSOD each time. After further troubleshooting, I figure out that i'm able to boot up into safe mode, and use it normally, but if I try to exit safe mode, I just go back to BSOD and rebooting.
I've tried reinstalling Windows, I've tried using the HDD instead of the SSD, I've tried booting without the 780 attached, I'm about to try using only either one of the RAM sticks, in case one of them is defective. I'm still able to get to the BIOS, only now I see that the BOOT_DEVICE_LED light is remaining on, and steady. Also, the q_code reads A2 at all times.
What does this mean?
What should I do?
Edit:
Watched and paid attention to the Q_Code as I tried to reboot again, and it turns out the code just goes to "AO" after I pass the BIOS and all that. So, the A2 may be irrelevant. Go figure.
The BOOT_DEVICE_LED also does not light up after I exit the BIOS.
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