Asus P8z68 v-Pro Gen 3 won't boot from ssd

[os92]

Hey guys, I have been trying many things and have not been able to solve this, all suggestions are welcome. So, the problem, I finished my build early today and everything went alright except when I wanted to install the OS. My system is the following:

Asus P8z68 v-Pro Gen 3
8GB Corsair Ram
Intel G620 (using the integrated graphics for now)
OCZ agility 3 SSD


The build is alright, I am sure because I booted from an USB with Ubuntu and everything is 100% perfect. The problem is that after I install the OS to the SSD (it gets detected and installed), as I restart the computer, it doesnt boot from the SSD, just stays there with the cursor after the ASUS symbols fade. The files are there, for I have used the explorer with the USB ubuntu and the files are there, along with my partitions.

Thank you in advance!.

 

[sosofm]

Did you put in BIOS the SSD as first booth device ?

 

[os92]

I have the DVD drive as first boot device, with nothing in it, however I have tried to put the SSD as first boot device and still the same. I have also detached the DVD drive and still nothing. BTW I have the SSD connected to the 3G SATA ports, also when I had them connected to the 6Gb had the same problem.

 

[nikorr]

Plug it in the SATA III.

 

[nikorr]

Can u reset the BIOS?
Reset the CMOS memory the right way as is described in the motherboard manual using the clear CMOS link with the power cord unplugged.
How To Clear CMOS @ http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/tp/clearcmos.htm
[flash=480,270]http://www.youtube.com/v/rdHH9KrceR0?version=3&feature=player_detailpage[/flash]

 

[nikorr]

BTW, what is it doing when it is not booting?

 

[os92]

Ok, I flashed the cmos and after the first asus screen here is what I get:

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AMIBIOS (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 ACPI BIOS Revision 0301
CPU: Intel (R) Pentium (R) CPU G620 @ 2.6 GHz
Speed: 2600 MHz

Total Memory: 8192 (DDR3-1333)

USB Devices total: 0 Drive, 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 2 Hubs

Detected ATA/ATAPI Devices...
SATA Port5: OCZ-AGILITY3
SATA Port6: ATAPI iHAS124 Y



Please enter setup to recover BIOS setting
Press F1 to Run SETUP

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I then selected the optimized defaults and nothing, what I get is a black screen with the blinking cursor in the first character of the fifth line and stops there, this after the ASUS symbol shows.

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[os92]

Solved, I installed windows XP, for that I had to change the disk settings to IDE and disable the marvell controller, this having connected the ssd and dvd unit to the 6gb ports. Thank you very much, cheers!.

I used this:

http://support.asus.com/faq/detail.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=P8Z68-V%20PRO&s=39&hashedid=JjlGHLJGJPFfGCFA&os=&no=99CA7B26-4FA1-DB18-E850-9085E0C1CD2B

 

[nikorr]

Solved, I installed windows XP, for that I had to change the disk settings to IDE and disable the marvell controller, this having connected the ssd and dvd unit to the 6gb ports. Thank you very much, cheers!.

I used this:

http://support.asus.com/faq/detail.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=P8Z68-V%20PRO&s=39&hashedid=JjlGHLJGJPFfGCFA&os=&no=99CA7B26-4FA1-DB18-E850-9085E0C1CD2B

Yeah, that is where I was heading. But u can switch even now to AHCI, if u want to know how to, just ask here and it can be done with 2 restarts : )

 

[os92]

Thanks a bunch, I would actually like to do that, and know how to do it, but I will first install windows 7, sadly my xp is 32 bit and much of my ram goes to waste. Nevertheless, I am happy I got it to run, now I am thinking I should have gone for the 120 GB ssd. ... oh well, a 750 extern hdd will have to do . Thanks again for the help guys.

 

[nikorr]

Cool!

Make sure u enable AHCI before the installation : ))

 

[os92]

Best answer selected by OS92.

 

[nikorr]

Thanx for the vote : ))

 

[nikorr]

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