- Apr 9, 2011
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system specs =
i7 2011 3930k
evga 680 gtx 4gig vid card
new mobo = msi gd45 plus (asus sabertooth x79 died and i rma'd it and it came back with bent cpu socket pins)
tried 2 different brands of ram ddr3 = corsair dominator 8x8gig set(replacement set from corsair) and g.skill 2x4gig set
farthest i got for install from disc was 70%
and i already replaced the optical drive...was asus before, now on lite-on optical drive.
tried 3 different sizes of seagate hdds 500gig, 1.5tb, 3tb, and also a samsung 850 pro 128gig ssd. been stuck on this for 2-3 months now. after checking various web sites and even youtube. i feel like i'm replacing the whole pc part by part to get this working again. i keep getting some sort of error(not all the same ones) on the install..then it tells me to reboot and try again or check install files. machine is capable for usb boot so i could dl an iso if i can find one, current ms website offers are for making boot usb from windows 7 machines but not this one..which is xp.
i have sources to find clean copy of 8.1 pro or some all in one release version..but wondering if it will accept my legal key and install properly(hacked versions use mbr sectoring of hds..no hd over 2tb allowed or the os crashes) so i can use my 3tb hds for storage. been putting off the idea of rebending the asus mobo socket pins back in place for a yr now.
i7 2011 3930k
evga 680 gtx 4gig vid card
new mobo = msi gd45 plus (asus sabertooth x79 died and i rma'd it and it came back with bent cpu socket pins)
tried 2 different brands of ram ddr3 = corsair dominator 8x8gig set(replacement set from corsair) and g.skill 2x4gig set
farthest i got for install from disc was 70%
and i already replaced the optical drive...was asus before, now on lite-on optical drive.
tried 3 different sizes of seagate hdds 500gig, 1.5tb, 3tb, and also a samsung 850 pro 128gig ssd. been stuck on this for 2-3 months now. after checking various web sites and even youtube. i feel like i'm replacing the whole pc part by part to get this working again. i keep getting some sort of error(not all the same ones) on the install..then it tells me to reboot and try again or check install files. machine is capable for usb boot so i could dl an iso if i can find one, current ms website offers are for making boot usb from windows 7 machines but not this one..which is xp.
i have sources to find clean copy of 8.1 pro or some all in one release version..but wondering if it will accept my legal key and install properly(hacked versions use mbr sectoring of hds..no hd over 2tb allowed or the os crashes) so i can use my 3tb hds for storage. been putting off the idea of rebending the asus mobo socket pins back in place for a yr now.
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