Solved New build won't install/boot Windows

[TD1987]

Hello everyone, I have been trawling these forums the past couple of days but I'm well and truly stuck and I'm hoping you will be able to help me!

I've just put together a budget PC (for the first time since a socket 939 build around 11 years ago) using the following:

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 R5
AMD FX8350
Sapphire R9 270
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 16gb (2*8 with only 1 stick currently installed)
Corsair CX600 psu

My problems started yesterday when I installed a fresh copy of Windows 7. I didn't use a new HDD but erased the partitions/formatted using the options in the Windows 7 installer. The installation failed a couple of times, which I assumed could be due to using a DVD-RW disc, but was eventually successful.

Once in Windows I began to install the mobo drivers from the disc which came with the motherboard but after a few minutes the machine froze. Having restarted I managed to install the various drivers individually and moved onto the GPU's drivers...again the installer caused Windows to freeze. I downloaded the GPU drivers to install from the HDD rather than disk in case that was the issue, but again the installer locked up Windows.

Due to the above I burnt a new disc and reinstalled Windows, this time the installation went without a hitch until it reached the point of saying Windows would restart and the installation would continue. Upon restarting the system hung at Starting Windows, before the coloured logo usually appears.

When I attempt to boot in safe mode it tells me the installation can't be completed whilst in safe mode and restarts.

If I try to boot from my Windows disc it freezes on the grey loading files bar at the bottom of the screen. For the sake of clarity I'm using a genuine x64 Windows 7 Pro .iso from Microsoft.

I've tried many different things such as disabling UEFI in the bios and I've ordered a better psu (850w) and a new HDD to try tomorrow in case either of those is the problem. I'll also pick up a USB stick to boot from in case the DVD-RW disc or drive is at fault...I also wonder whether the CPU could be bad...?

For now I'm stumped and I hope someone smarter than me has some idea as to what's up.

Thanks for reading and any suggestions would be welcomed, if anyone can suggest a fix the beers are on me...

Tom

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
If you got 11 years out of a cx600 you did very well seeing they are not only rated for 3 years and the cx series in general are not very good so hopefully you didn't get another cx

Is the hdd the same age it would be my second new thing to buy personally they don't last forever
Have you run a surface test on it
Use free mini tool
Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free

 

[TD1987]

Thanks Thrashzone!

The CX600 is brand new, although my 11 year old 580w PSU seemed to be going strong I thought I should just replace it - as it stands I've had an 850w PSU delivered today because I've heard mixed things about the CX600.

The hard drive isn't new, it's a 500gb Toshiba SATA from a HP machine which I butchered some months back.

I've got a new HDD waiting for me at home to test later today.

As a side note, the HP machine which the HDD came from was randomly blue screening and restarting anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes of use - is it likely it's failing?

I haven't scanned the drive, I did try with the ultimatebootcd but it fails to load any of the applications on the disc.

Cheers,

Tom

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yea I briefly had a cx850 and sent is back soon after opening the box
Very cheaply made nearly no weight to it and the wiring is also very sub-par imho especially to the gpu using pigtails off other main power lines.
Corsairs custom wiring is a bit better.

Darn process of elimination is about all one can do and hope no new items are defects

I found evga psu's have very nice stock wiring P2 and G2 series anyway

 

[TD1987]

I'll see what happens tonight when I swap out the PSU and HDD then - I'm just hoping I won't have to send the mobo or cpu back...

Thanks for your help!

 

[TD1987]

Still no joy after swapping the PSU and HDD...I've bitten the bullet and ordered a replacement CPU which I suspect is the culprit and a mobo just in case!

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I can see the cpu as not much of a big deal with AMD they are pretty cheap compared to Intel stuff
But the mother board too = ouch

 

[AddRAM]

I was going to say it`s the hard drive you were using, but you tried again with another ?

Was it new ?

Why aren`t you installing windows on a solid state drive ?

 

[BlueGuy]

Hello everyone, I have been trawling these forums the past couple of days but I'm well and truly stuck and I'm hoping you will be able to help me!

I've just put together a budget PC (for the first time since a socket 939 build around 11 years ago) using the following:

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 R5
AMD FX8350
Sapphire R9 270
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 16gb (2*8 with only 1 stick currently installed)
Corsair CX600 psu

My problems started yesterday when I installed a fresh copy of Windows 7.
Tom

You didn't mention the burner you use or how old it is, sometimes a cheap one can get misaligned, producing lousy results even with ImgBurn™ . Did you use the lowest speed possible for burning?
As for PSUs I go straight to SeaSonic, Gold, they OEM for others, including Antec and even have their own OEM line for Off-the-Shelf vendors. {aka Dell} Though, in a pinch seven years ago, an expensive Cooler-Master blew on me, not having the funds, I got an Orion 585, no fancy features but performed more loyally than the CM, which don't build their own. This is 2013 edition, it may have been updated, this was the last time I used such a list;

[url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html]Who's Who In Power Supplies, 2013: Brands Vs. Manufacturers[/url]
example
[url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-5.html]PSU Makers: C-D - Who's Who In Power Supplies, 2013: Brands Vs. Manufacturers[/url]

+what AddRAM and the others say......

 

[TD1987]

Hi guys,

I haven't switched to SSD yet simply due to my current bank balance haha.

The second HDD I've tried is brand new.

I've disconnected anything inessential and still no dice.

Due to having an old burner I made a Win7 USB drive using the official MS software and that also hangs when loading files.

I've tried 3 sticks of ram in different channels also.

Thanks for your help.

 

[AddRAM]

What program did you use on the usb stick ?

Rufus ?

Just put your 2 Vengeance sticks in slots 1 and 3

And did you set the bios to defaults ?

This is a strange one, you have decent hardware.

 

[BlueGuy]

+AddRAM, I concur.

 

[TD1987]

I formatted the USB stick using Diskpart and then used MS' Windows-7-USB-DVD.exe software.

I've tried with both sticks of vengeance ram and reset the bios/cleared the cmos repeatedly.

I burnt 3 Win7 DVDs in the end and they also have the same problem

I'm kinda relieved that it doesn't seem to be me being stupid - I'll report back later when I've tried the new CPU...

 

[TD1987]

Thankfully a new CPU fixed the problem! Thanks for your input guys

 

[AddRAM]

Process of elimination, Very Good

Now you can have the thrill of installing 7 and about 6000 updates

Make sure you talk to Thrashzone to get the latest update client installed so you don`t have any update problems.

He explains very clearly what you need to do here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...will-not-update-ive-tried-multiple-fixes.html

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Actually the clean install updating process is here which saves a lot of failed updates from happening
http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/401092-windows-update.html#post3286011

 

[lehnerus2000]

You can use the Convenience Roll-up to cut down on the number of individual updates.

I couldn't locate the thread on SevenForums, so here is an arstechnica link:
Windows 7 now has a Service Pack 2 (but don?t call it that) | Ars Technica

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
That's the same way I posted

 

[lehnerus2000]

Hi,
That's the same way I posted

My bad.
I didn't recognise the thread and I didn't visit the comment.