(NOTE: There is a TLDR at the bottom)
Hello everyone! I have a problem. And.. it was small at first, and now it's nearly catastrophic, so look below and read the story!
I built my pc this past week, here are the build details:
CPU Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core $339.93
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply SeaSonic 550W ATX12V / EPS12V
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor Asus VS248H-P 24.0"
Fans Cooler Master Blade Master 76.8 CFM 120mm
Keyboard SteelSeries APEX
Mouse SteelSeries Diablo III Wired Laser (Purchased)
Custom A50 Battlefield 4 edition Astro wireless heads
Dawn of the First Day - 72 hours remain:
Everything went very smooth while building and installing windows the first time. Got things set up and backed up the computer, was going to create a repair disc, BUT windows 8.1 only does USB's and I didnt have a USB to sacrifice on hand so the recovery drive was not made.
Dawn of the second day - 48 hours remain:
The computer booted up today nicely... and wow, my wifi adapter isn't recognized anymore? Oh, the broadcom driver in the device manager says it has a problem. Well I guess i'll just uninstall all the wireless components of my computer and reinstall them. *tries to update broadcom* Oh, I can search my hard drive for an update? I'll try that!
#whathasbeendonecannotbeundone
*Computer FREEEEZZESSS*
What happened? Let's reboot! ... uh oh, windows error... entering recovery mode. oh crap I didnt get a USB, can I try to boot a system image? ... nope that didnt work. hmmmm....
Dawn of the final day - 24 hours remain:
Enter BIOS... RAM is recognized, both hard drives are recognized. All fans working, temperatures normal. GPU is still a usable item for putting display on my monitor. All peripherals are functioning.
Let's try a CLEAN install, *deletes partitions on hard drives and tries reinstall on SDD* ... huh, mechanical failure? what's that mean? *googles* oh, well I'll just only have one hard drive attached then and no other usb devices attached unless its the mouse and keyboard.
*tries again*
New error- Watchdog timeout.
DEAR GOD
*googles* oh.. hardware failure? well let's try the HDD this time? *tries* *same error* Well shoot. What do I do?
Story end.
Please help me with ideas and advice.
TLDR - Run good first day. Second day Wireless Fail. Third day computer crash an no able to install windows 8.1 due to watchdog timeout error.
I have not yet tried the following:
Updating BIOS
Disconnecting GPU
Using External Hard Drive
Disconnecting ethernet cable
Hello everyone! I have a problem. And.. it was small at first, and now it's nearly catastrophic, so look below and read the story!
I built my pc this past week, here are the build details:
CPU Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core $339.93
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply SeaSonic 550W ATX12V / EPS12V
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor Asus VS248H-P 24.0"
Fans Cooler Master Blade Master 76.8 CFM 120mm
Keyboard SteelSeries APEX
Mouse SteelSeries Diablo III Wired Laser (Purchased)
Custom A50 Battlefield 4 edition Astro wireless heads
Dawn of the First Day - 72 hours remain:
Everything went very smooth while building and installing windows the first time. Got things set up and backed up the computer, was going to create a repair disc, BUT windows 8.1 only does USB's and I didnt have a USB to sacrifice on hand so the recovery drive was not made.
Dawn of the second day - 48 hours remain:
The computer booted up today nicely... and wow, my wifi adapter isn't recognized anymore? Oh, the broadcom driver in the device manager says it has a problem. Well I guess i'll just uninstall all the wireless components of my computer and reinstall them. *tries to update broadcom* Oh, I can search my hard drive for an update? I'll try that!
#whathasbeendonecannotbeundone
*Computer FREEEEZZESSS*
What happened? Let's reboot! ... uh oh, windows error... entering recovery mode. oh crap I didnt get a USB, can I try to boot a system image? ... nope that didnt work. hmmmm....
Dawn of the final day - 24 hours remain:
Enter BIOS... RAM is recognized, both hard drives are recognized. All fans working, temperatures normal. GPU is still a usable item for putting display on my monitor. All peripherals are functioning.
Let's try a CLEAN install, *deletes partitions on hard drives and tries reinstall on SDD* ... huh, mechanical failure? what's that mean? *googles* oh, well I'll just only have one hard drive attached then and no other usb devices attached unless its the mouse and keyboard.
*tries again*
New error- Watchdog timeout.
DEAR GOD
*googles* oh.. hardware failure? well let's try the HDD this time? *tries* *same error* Well shoot. What do I do?
Story end.
Please help me with ideas and advice.
TLDR - Run good first day. Second day Wireless Fail. Third day computer crash an no able to install windows 8.1 due to watchdog timeout error.
I have not yet tried the following:
Updating BIOS
Disconnecting GPU
Using External Hard Drive
Disconnecting ethernet cable
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