I can't figure out why this machine won't boot every time. Any advice will be appreciated.
Here's some background:
This is a completely new build with a fresh install of Windows installed on a PCIe drive (setup as a RAID, it was pre-setup from factory this way, I haven't messed with it).
So after about 3-4 hours of loading software, updates ect, I finally steal the drives out of my current rig. Install them into the new one, move it into the office, get everything hooked up. Freezes on boot.
I mess around for about 2 hours, removing drives, going back to just a PCIe drive, changing boot options, nothing, nada. Finally I give up, mess around some more until I finally get the windows CD to boot finally. Completely wipe the new install. Load windows again. It boots, yay!!! Start installing drivers again. First reboot. Freeze. $%*!(*%&
I remove all drives again, thinking maybe a bios issue I update to the latest BIOS. Nothing. I've been troubleshooting this for almost 6 hours by now, I'm ready to kick a puppy (and I like puppies!). I remove the PCIe drive, maybe it's faulty. I'll install windows on a normal SSD. Nope, won't even load the windows startup disk, keeps freezing. What. The. Holy. Hell?????
I bumped my core voltage to 1.325, bumped RAM voltage to 1.35, bumped CPU system voltage to around 1.02. FINALLY A BOOT!!! Got the Asus drivers loaded again, went through 3 reboots during, all good. Last reboot, not even making it to windows starting screen, went through that three times, finally it goes to windows starting and freezes, last reboot and it's finally in windows! But I didn't do anything... just hit reset A LOT. Without the voltages bumped I can't even seem to get the boot to complete just freezes (for about 8 hours now...)
And so here I sit, competely stumped. Guess I'll keep trying to plug away.... The system is really pretty! Just won't load windows.......
If anyone has any tips or advice for where to go from here I'd really appreciate it.
Other than the voltages listed above I haven't really messed around with the BIOS, no overclocking, the XMP profile is disabled, I disabled fast boot as I read somewhere that it had problems with compatibility.
Here are the system specs:
Intel 5280k
Asus X99 Pro
Mushkin 16GB 4x4 (2800mhz)
Mushkin PCIe Scorpion drive 240gb
Intel SSD
3 x Seagate 7200 drives in Raid (which windows isn't seeing but I am able to create the RAID in the intel controller prior to windows.... another issue for a different time)
2 x GTX 780's.
CPU and GPU's are on a water loop.
Here's some background:
This is a completely new build with a fresh install of Windows installed on a PCIe drive (setup as a RAID, it was pre-setup from factory this way, I haven't messed with it).
So after about 3-4 hours of loading software, updates ect, I finally steal the drives out of my current rig. Install them into the new one, move it into the office, get everything hooked up. Freezes on boot.
I mess around for about 2 hours, removing drives, going back to just a PCIe drive, changing boot options, nothing, nada. Finally I give up, mess around some more until I finally get the windows CD to boot finally. Completely wipe the new install. Load windows again. It boots, yay!!! Start installing drivers again. First reboot. Freeze. $%*!(*%&
I remove all drives again, thinking maybe a bios issue I update to the latest BIOS. Nothing. I've been troubleshooting this for almost 6 hours by now, I'm ready to kick a puppy (and I like puppies!). I remove the PCIe drive, maybe it's faulty. I'll install windows on a normal SSD. Nope, won't even load the windows startup disk, keeps freezing. What. The. Holy. Hell?????
I bumped my core voltage to 1.325, bumped RAM voltage to 1.35, bumped CPU system voltage to around 1.02. FINALLY A BOOT!!! Got the Asus drivers loaded again, went through 3 reboots during, all good. Last reboot, not even making it to windows starting screen, went through that three times, finally it goes to windows starting and freezes, last reboot and it's finally in windows! But I didn't do anything... just hit reset A LOT. Without the voltages bumped I can't even seem to get the boot to complete just freezes (for about 8 hours now...)
And so here I sit, competely stumped. Guess I'll keep trying to plug away.... The system is really pretty! Just won't load windows.......
If anyone has any tips or advice for where to go from here I'd really appreciate it.
Other than the voltages listed above I haven't really messed around with the BIOS, no overclocking, the XMP profile is disabled, I disabled fast boot as I read somewhere that it had problems with compatibility.
Here are the system specs:
Intel 5280k
Asus X99 Pro
Mushkin 16GB 4x4 (2800mhz)
Mushkin PCIe Scorpion drive 240gb
Intel SSD
3 x Seagate 7200 drives in Raid (which windows isn't seeing but I am able to create the RAID in the intel controller prior to windows.... another issue for a different time)
2 x GTX 780's.
CPU and GPU's are on a water loop.