Hi everyone! I've been having issue with my latest build. I'll try to post as many details as possible. Here are the specs:
PSU: Thermaltake 750W TR2 RX Modular
CPU: Intel i5 3570
MOBO: MSI Intel Z77 MPower
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X
RAM: G.Skill DDR3 1866 PC3 14900
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 320gb 7200 RPM
Case: Spider GS-6700
The oldest part of the machine is the hard drive, which my brother used as an external backup for years and before that it was in some HP I think. The rest of the parts are new- the RAM, CPU, and GPU I just purchased last week.
The main issue is it doesn't boot past POST. I can remain in the BIOS as long as I want and it doesn't freeze, shut down, etc. I completely reformatted the drive and did a fresh install of Windows 7. Everything was great until It froze at the Windows logo (and by logo I mean "Starting Windows", the animated graphic never even gets a chance to move!) so I assumed maybe the install was corrupt (the disc had a zillion scratches on it). I burned a fresh DVD and installed again. Still froze on the Windows 7 logo, but then after awhile it simply shut down. Curiously enough, when I tried to power up the computer it wouldn't start up. I disconnected the power cable and plugged it back in, and it booted up again. Anyway I tried a different hard drive, which is the same exact make/model/type I used in my initial installs. Same deal - wouldn't boot past the Windows logo. Again, it restarted and the screen popped up saying Windows didn't boot properly, so I tried to get in using Safe mode (despite thus far never getting into Windows). It loaded the drivers and got stuck on "Please wait" for about maybe 5-8 minutes before restarting again. I booted back up and tried to change my BIOS settings by putting it in IDE mode instead of AHCI mode. I saved the change and again tried another fresh install of Windows. Still frozen on the Windows logo screen.
I don't know what's causing this issue or where to start, besides breadboxing it, but even then I can't even fathom what component would cause Windows specifically to not boot but everything else is fine!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you!
PSU: Thermaltake 750W TR2 RX Modular
CPU: Intel i5 3570
MOBO: MSI Intel Z77 MPower
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X
RAM: G.Skill DDR3 1866 PC3 14900
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 320gb 7200 RPM
Case: Spider GS-6700
The oldest part of the machine is the hard drive, which my brother used as an external backup for years and before that it was in some HP I think. The rest of the parts are new- the RAM, CPU, and GPU I just purchased last week.
The main issue is it doesn't boot past POST. I can remain in the BIOS as long as I want and it doesn't freeze, shut down, etc. I completely reformatted the drive and did a fresh install of Windows 7. Everything was great until It froze at the Windows logo (and by logo I mean "Starting Windows", the animated graphic never even gets a chance to move!) so I assumed maybe the install was corrupt (the disc had a zillion scratches on it). I burned a fresh DVD and installed again. Still froze on the Windows 7 logo, but then after awhile it simply shut down. Curiously enough, when I tried to power up the computer it wouldn't start up. I disconnected the power cable and plugged it back in, and it booted up again. Anyway I tried a different hard drive, which is the same exact make/model/type I used in my initial installs. Same deal - wouldn't boot past the Windows logo. Again, it restarted and the screen popped up saying Windows didn't boot properly, so I tried to get in using Safe mode (despite thus far never getting into Windows). It loaded the drivers and got stuck on "Please wait" for about maybe 5-8 minutes before restarting again. I booted back up and tried to change my BIOS settings by putting it in IDE mode instead of AHCI mode. I saved the change and again tried another fresh install of Windows. Still frozen on the Windows logo screen.
I don't know what's causing this issue or where to start, besides breadboxing it, but even then I can't even fathom what component would cause Windows specifically to not boot but everything else is fine!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you!
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