OK. Bit of an ongoing saga with my machine. It all started when I tried to install a new GTX 970 to replace my old GTX 570. I had real trouble getting the computer to recognize the new card. I updated the BIOS, checked all the power cables etc etc and eventually got it working for a short period. At this time the PC wouldn't boot first time. It was only when I powered off and back on that it would boot. It was like this for about 3 days, I was also getting BSOD every 2 or 3 hours. The next day....I was getting BSOD while trying to boot windows every time. Didn't matter which SATA setting I chose in BIOS...always BSOD. I eventually solved this by completely wiping the hard drive and installing Windows 10 through a usb flash drive. This worked and I enjoyed completely glitch free gaming with my gtx 970 fully drivered up without so much as a hiccup for another 3 days. So.....I go away for a few days over New Year, get back, switch on the machine and........
Now it won't even boot past the MB manufacturer's logo. I can't get into BIOS, getting into Windows is a dreamland. I've tried resetting the BIOS with the jumper, unplugged the GPU and all the ram sticks (this resulted in just a black screen on startup) with the RAM back in and the GPU back in I'm back to square one. With only the MB and RAM I still get black screen. It seems I can only get a display with the GPU in. I've now just removed the BIOS battery and left it without power for about 30 mins while I write this up. What I'm really struggling with is the fact that I had it fixed without a problem for 3 days and just the act of the PC being idle for a few days while I was away has caused complete system failure. I'm just about ready to throw it all out the window and buy a new one.
My Setup:
MB = ECS Z77H2-A3 (V1.2) Intel quad x 3.50 ghz
GPU = Nvidia GTX 970
16GB ram (4x4GB)
PSU = 1000w Enhance EPS - 1210GA2
HDD = WD15EARX SATA 1.5Tb
Windows 10
Now it won't even boot past the MB manufacturer's logo. I can't get into BIOS, getting into Windows is a dreamland. I've tried resetting the BIOS with the jumper, unplugged the GPU and all the ram sticks (this resulted in just a black screen on startup) with the RAM back in and the GPU back in I'm back to square one. With only the MB and RAM I still get black screen. It seems I can only get a display with the GPU in. I've now just removed the BIOS battery and left it without power for about 30 mins while I write this up. What I'm really struggling with is the fact that I had it fixed without a problem for 3 days and just the act of the PC being idle for a few days while I was away has caused complete system failure. I'm just about ready to throw it all out the window and buy a new one.
My Setup:
MB = ECS Z77H2-A3 (V1.2) Intel quad x 3.50 ghz
GPU = Nvidia GTX 970
16GB ram (4x4GB)
PSU = 1000w Enhance EPS - 1210GA2
HDD = WD15EARX SATA 1.5Tb
Windows 10
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