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srry to type so much. maybe a little too much caffeine
I have not. I am currently stuck in the Sys repair/restore loop. I think I need to take the board out and see if I can run Win w/o it installed. There have been so many common problems that have surfaced over different OS', installs of OS' and different HDs which leads me to believe that the common denominator must be the problem. The board. This thread prompted to rethink that premise.
I've had TONS of problems since I put this PC together to the point that I started to ignore restarts and bizarre anomalies and just assume they were part of this PC; however they should NOT be resurfacing over and over again.
And...I can't even boot to the DVD. Tells me to Reboot w/proper boot media. I have the manual and I'm going to read it again to see if I can operate this BIOS correctly. I've never seen a BIOS like this and I don't understand it :-/
The prompts about the board made me remember that when I installed the board I had to use some force to get the I/Os to push through the back of the case. The metal tabs that get pushed/moved when they hit the I/Os were pretty stiff. I had to put the board in place with one hand and then screw into a standoff w/the other hand in order to the keep the screw hole lined up w/the board. I will say again that I was as careful as I could be, but maybe that's wasn't careful enough.
In summary, my plan ....
Taking out the board.
reconnecting everything and putting it back in (mem/SSD (only)/DVD/front panel connectors etc.)
Clean the SSD
Format completely the SSD
boot to DVD
complete reinstall
Install 1 HD w/win
Boot to gpart
anihilate 100mb partition
reboot and hope it starts up.
This PC does NOT like any change in hardware. Almost any hardware change causes this:
can't start
repair
restore
reboot
problem/restore
boots to windows.
WIN updates did this frequently w/the spinner but less frequently w/the SSD
update
restart
problem
restore
OK . boot to Win.