So this issue that I've had has occurred many times in the past. My motherboard is an MSI 970A-G45 and it works fine just the way it is (with the exception to the fact that the machine can't sleep or hibernate). I figured that flashing the BIOS would fix that problem, but when I did, Windows 7 would BSOD at the "Starting Windows" screen. So I flashed back to the original version that the motherboard came with and things run normally again. I would provide an error code, but unfortunately it's happened a very long time ago so I can't exactly remember it. I could reproduce the problem, but I'd rather not as to avoid bricking my motherboard. I really don't want to have to reinstall Windows because that's several hours of reinstalling programs and settings. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong here? If anyone has any suggestions for the sleep and hibernating issue as well that'd be great.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x64
- CPU
- AMD FX-8320 3.50 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
- Memory
- Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S211HL, Samsung Series 4K/5K
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- C: Western Digital Black WD1002FAEX (1 TB)
F/G: Western Digital Black WD1002FAEX (1 TB)
H/I: Western Digital Black WD1001FALS (1 TB)
J: Western Digital Blue WD5000AAKX (500 GB)
K: Western Digital Blue WD5000AAKX (500 GB)
- PSU
- Corsair Professional Series HX650
- Case
- Cooler Master Elite 330U ATX Mid Tower Case
- Cooling
- 120mm Fan x5
- Keyboard
- Logitech MK800
- Mouse
- Logitech M510
- Antivirus
- Avira Free Antivirus
- Browser
- Google Chrome