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New R7 260x - PC wont reboot
Hey all
I realise there's a lot of threads on the inter-web around this issue, although there seems to be a variety of symptons, so as a last ditch effort I'll post something here in the hope that there will be a breakthrough.
I bought a R7 260x card to replace my HD5670, and at the same time replaced my HDD with a new SSD, so did a fresh Windows 7 install.
2 Windows reinstalls later, and countless AMD Driver removals/reinstalls/custom installs/late nights/bad words later, my PC will not reboot (hangs on the black Welcome screen where the Windows logo pulses once then just freezes), yet if I shut down and start up again it's fine.
I fully realize it's almost the perfect "first world issue" - shutting down and starting up instead of restarting is not exactly going to bring down civilization.
But still - a new SSD and video card brings a certain amount of keen anticipation, and when things don't go swimmingly (especially when my old HDD and card worked fine), it can make an individual....sad.
As I said, I have tried everything, including installing v13 drivers (after a full uninstall using DDU), only installing the driver and not the Control Centre, uninstalling the evil Windows Update KB something-or-other, and following AMD's own "fix": Intermittent Installation Issues With the AMD Catalyst
Nada - nothing fixes it. And yes, if the AMD drivers are uninstalled the PC reboots just fine.
Is there anything else I can do? Or am I best to simply stop worrying about it and hope the next update of AMD drivers will fix it?