Newly built pc cannot boot Windows 10 from cd drive or usb drive

crunchy07 · May 15, 2016

I just built my first pc and when I try to boot Windows 10 from my cd drive, it crashes and I get a blue screen. I cannot boot from a usb drive because the bios doesn't recognize it. I can access the files in the usb from the bios, but cannot do anything with them. I copied the exact build my friend did, and she had zero issues. Has anyone seen this problem before?

mobo: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
cpu: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz
hdd: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
ssd: SanDisk Internal SSD 120GB 2.5-Inch SDSSDA-120G-G25
ram: I dont remember but I have 8 gb

Baumy15 · May 15, 2016

crunchy07 :

make sure nothing is overheating and reseat all components

crunchy07 · May 15, 2016

I did both of those things and I'm still having the same issue. Also, I was able to get the usb recognized, but it does the same thing as the cd drive. It just crashes and I get a blue screen with no error code.

Baumy15 · May 15, 2016

crunchy07 :

is it a bought disk or a torrented version?

crunchy07 · May 15, 2016

I purchased the disk through Microsoft and downloaded what's on the usb from Microsoft also.

Baumy15 · May 15, 2016

crunchy07 :

are you running the latest BIOS?

crunchy07 · May 15, 2016

Not sure. Should I flash the bios?

crunchy07 · May 16, 2016

I figured out that I don't have the latest bios version. I'm too afraid to flash the bios please someone tell me if that's alright to do.

Baumy15 · May 16, 2016

crunchy07 :

i dont know if the latest bios will fix anything it seems to just be CPU microcode updates, do you have a windows 7 disk or ISO laying around somewhere?

crunchy07 · May 16, 2016

I do not. I tried a windows 8 iso and I had the same exact issue.

Baumy15 · May 16, 2016

crunchy07 :

its a hardware issue with your pc then, could be a faulty mobo, cpu, ram, could really be anything

crunchy07 · May 16, 2016

I don't have any other parts lying around, how would I be able to check what the issue is?

Baumy15 · May 16, 2016

crunchy07 :

try instaling windows on your ssd off another computer then plug it in and boot from it (99% sure works with windows 10) and then run stress tests on the cpu, gpu, ram

crunchy07 · May 16, 2016

I figured out the issue! I had a defective set of ram sticks!!!! Thank you for your help though!

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