- Apr 12, 2017
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My new build has the following hardware:
Intel Core i7 7700k
Asus ROG Strix z270i GAMING motherboard
16 GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum
GTX 1080 Founders Edition
Corsair SF600 psu
I can get the system to POST, can access BIOS, and have even updated the BIOS successfully. The problem I have is that when I boot to installation media (Windows 10 USB, Linux Mint USB, Windows 8 DVD) all I get is a black screen. I can tell they are working because my HDD access light flickers away for a few moments before everything settles, just no video. My monitor doesn't say 'No Signal' it's literally a black screen signal at the correct resolution. I've tried both with and without the GPU connected and with display device set to Auto, igfx, and PCIE in BIOS. I also tried changing ports after the system has "booted" to the black screen - all the other ports make my monitor report 'no signal'.
What is even more strange is if I connect my old SSD with my previous Windows 10 installation on it (from my i5 3570k z77 build). It will actually boot and display the login screen, though I won't be able to see the Windows logo boot screen. If I try to restart into the windows 10 advanced startup menu I am again greeted by nothing but a black screen. It almost seems like there are issues with a certain display mode. Similarly, booting a Parted Magic USB with the 'black screen fix' option also works.
The motherboard has also occasionally given me a CPU error code, but everything works normally after a reboot in my old Windows installation. Could a bad CPU cause this problem?
What could be wrong here?
Intel Core i7 7700k
Asus ROG Strix z270i GAMING motherboard
16 GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum
GTX 1080 Founders Edition
Corsair SF600 psu
I can get the system to POST, can access BIOS, and have even updated the BIOS successfully. The problem I have is that when I boot to installation media (Windows 10 USB, Linux Mint USB, Windows 8 DVD) all I get is a black screen. I can tell they are working because my HDD access light flickers away for a few moments before everything settles, just no video. My monitor doesn't say 'No Signal' it's literally a black screen signal at the correct resolution. I've tried both with and without the GPU connected and with display device set to Auto, igfx, and PCIE in BIOS. I also tried changing ports after the system has "booted" to the black screen - all the other ports make my monitor report 'no signal'.
What is even more strange is if I connect my old SSD with my previous Windows 10 installation on it (from my i5 3570k z77 build). It will actually boot and display the login screen, though I won't be able to see the Windows logo boot screen. If I try to restart into the windows 10 advanced startup menu I am again greeted by nothing but a black screen. It almost seems like there are issues with a certain display mode. Similarly, booting a Parted Magic USB with the 'black screen fix' option also works.
The motherboard has also occasionally given me a CPU error code, but everything works normally after a reboot in my old Windows installation. Could a bad CPU cause this problem?
What could be wrong here?
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