Bootup problems

[mulisha]

Hi everyone. So I just picked up a new motherboard (ASRock K10N78D) installed windows 7 x64 and it all worked fine. Now I was getting everything setup and rebooted and it gets stuck on the windows loading screen. So I tried reinstalling windows 7 x64 like a billion different ways and still no go. But now I get all the way to the "Setup is running Windows for the first time" screen then about 4 seconds into it, it reboots my computer completely then continues in an infinite loop. Like I said it worked good for about 1hr but after rebooting, nothing.

Ive tried
Shorting CMOS jumper.
Removing the CMOS battery.
flashing to every other bios available.
booting in safe mode (but errors saying windows first time setup needs to run out of safe mode)
Swapping around my 2x2GB modules to see if memory is dead.
I installed a new main IDE hard drive, I even tried changing the IDE cable.
I tried unplugging all the unneeded components.
I tried removing the disc when I boot into the part where it reboots.
I also have the fourth unlocked but tried disabling it, but no difference.

Windows 7 x64
ASRock K10N78D - bios#1.80
AMD Phenom II X3 710
Kingston hyperX DDR2
Cooler Master 550w

 

[mulisha]

anyone have any ideas? I could really use the help.

 

[scrooge]

if your using a ide drive did you set the jumper to master? do you have the ide cable pluged in right? should
be motherboard / master / slave.

hope that helps

scrooge

 

[mulisha]

Yea the jumper is set to master, ive tried different cables. Before I had the double ide cable now im using a single just to verify its not a cable issue. Thanks for the reply

 

[scrooge]

another thing you can look at is your temps.you said you replaced the motherboard maybe your heatsink is not set right on the cpu. you should be able to check the temps in your bios. also you have a 4pin power connector on your board make sure it didn't get unpluged
cause i think that will stop your system from booting..

scrooge

 

[mulisha]

Yea I checked the ATX, I was thinking the same thing. The temps are at like 35c

 

[scrooge]

not sure what else you can do ..... sorry
maybe it's the motherboard . can you put the old board back in and see if it works with it.
if it works with the old board sent the new board back for replacement...
scrooge

 

[DocBrown]

Could be a video problem with your 46" monitor. Do you have a smaller monitor with a vga connection you can try for install ?

 

[mulisha]

Hey guys thank you so much for the responses, I was also thinking about putting the board RMA status aswell. What id do for a simple dvi to vga adapter lol, ive been using hdmi for years now didnt think id need them. I am going to my moms house for Christmas and I know I have a gang load of them there with a couple smaller monitors so I guess ill just take my pc with me. I hope newegg has a 30day return policy I recieved it monday so...

 

[mulisha]

You know what im going to try something, when I first got the board in I already had Windows installed from the previous board (gigabyte). Well when I installed it I just wanted to see if itd boot and sure enough it did I wonder if I install windows with the old mobo then just swap em out if itd keep working or goof out.

 

[DocBrown]

Did you install the MB drivers from the Disc that came with the new MB ? NewEgg is very good to deal with regarding problems of defective mdse.

 

[gregrocker]

A few other things to try at this point:

If it appears the reboot loop is caused by failure during device driver-loading and startup phase, boot into Device manager to try uninstalling suspect devices starting with Display Adapter. This may allow it to start so you can install the correct driver. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/15856-device-manager-access-during-windows-7-installation.html

Try setting HD as first boot device, then boot installer using BIOS one-time Boot Menu.

Try setting SATA controller to AHCI first, then IDE mode if neccessary.

Try removing all but 2gb of RAM, then swap sticks.

You can install Win7 to HD on another computer (with it's HD unplugged) then move it back to problem machine, boot Paragon Adaptive Restore CD to remove all drivers and prepare it to start on new hardware.

Or take an image of any Win7 install of your version with Acronis with Universal Restore, reimage to the HD and it will start up, change Product key at Computer>Properties or by running slmg -ipk (type Product Key)

 

[mulisha]

Ok guys so I did a quick swap over and sure enough it booted up fine! Im stoked so far, the part that was after it usually rebooted was when it check video performance so like you guys said its probably the 46" lcd or just the video in general. So im going to swap it again then it should be good ill keep you guys posted thanks guys!!

 

[mulisha]

Ok guys expire that last post of mine, so after it booted up completely same thing happened it rebooted then is doing the same problem as before on the other motherboard. Its wierd because everything was working 100% before I installed it into this motherboard, bad luck I guess. So I guess I routed out the problem being the mobo right? I format all my computers every 3-5 months and have never had this problem its a pain in the butt, and I really appreciate all the help guys you guys are all super helpful!

So im going to try using gregs solution with the driver removal and device disabling hopefully that will work.

 

[gregrocker]

Let us know how it goes.

Try also wiping the HD first using Diskpart from the DVD's Repair console Command Line: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

 

[mulisha]

Ok so kinda wierd something I didnt see before, when I go to format Disk 0 Part 1 under install windows, it has the exclamation point saying windows cannot be installed on this disk because my computers hardware may not support booting to this disk and to ensure that disk controller is enabled. any ideas if this could be the cause?

 

[gregrocker]

Boot free Partition Wizard bootable CD to see if you have a Dynamic Disk. If so, convert to Basic from Disk tab. You can also wipe the HD from there as you should before trying install. Free Download Magic Partition Manager Software - Partition Wizard Online

Use the DVD Custom>Drive options to partition and format: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

Try setting SATA controller in BIOS setup to AHCI first, then IDE mode if necessary.

How to convert Dynamic Disk using DISKPART: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315(WS.10).aspx

 

[mulisha]

Ok did that trick and it worked its completely booted up, to mention I actually used my old mobo without the 4850 but with integrated video to do it. I also had it plugged via VGA into my projector instead of my 46" lcd. So it might actually be the video card eh?

 

[mulisha]

Ok so I put the drive back into the new asrock mobo and it booted up once then I restarted after it installed some drivers and asked me to reboot and it got stuck on a black blank screen after the windows is loading icon, So I booted into safe mode successfully and went to device manager and the driver that is missing is "Coprocessor", So I installed the win 7 drivers from asrock that went away and I think if I uninstall the windows video drivers and install the latest ati in safemode i should be set

 

[mulisha]

Ok so after installing the vc drivers in safe mode its still getting stuck on a blank screen after the windows is starting emblem. I looked under the device manager and all seems to be well, any ideas guys? I really appreciate the help you guys rock! Im going to refer all my friends to sevenforums.

PS:Im guessing its the video because even after theres a blank screen I can hear the hdd spooling up.