Mobo installed...now having issues

lee20010 · 21 Sep 2011 at 20:24

I ordered THIS but since installing it, my system seems VERY slow, I've updated the chipset drives, however I cannot install display drivers, I've downloaded the latest ones from nvidia twice, but they always fail on everything. Any ideas what I've missed out on this mobo?

nightmare99 · 21 Sep 2011 at 20:31

You did a fresh install of windows yeah?

lee20010 · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:00

Nope, would that make a diff?

RJC · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:01

Worth a shot, I always do a fresh install as in theory this should rule out software issues which could course issue.

lee20010 · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:02

I cannot find my windows disk anywhere though

RJC · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:03

Can you borrow a disc from someone else?

What operating are you running.

Ak!ta · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:04

If you still have your serial number, you can dl a copy of windows and use your serial ?

lee20010 · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:05

Windows 7 ultimate. I have a disk I could borrow, but finding my key would be a nightmare.

RJC · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:12

Use Magic Jelly bean to find your current key on your pc. Hopefully your pc can run long enough to get the info.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/

lee20010 · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:19

is product key the same as cd key? as i used a program to find it for me.

RJC · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:21

Yes (the license code you type in during install)

lee20010 · 22 Sep 2011 at 08:26

Right I've reinstalled. Now I can't even connect to the internet and its locked up again lol

Terrier_Jimlad · 22 Sep 2011 at 11:41

Should always do a fresh install when swapping mobo's in my opinion.

Hagar · 22 Sep 2011 at 11:58

Is your processor an x2/x3 unlocked to 4 cores? If so have you redone the OC / unlock since changing the board? have you set the memory timings / voltages correctly?

lee20010 · 22 Sep 2011 at 12:07

It was an X2 which I unlocked on my last mobo. Put it into this mobo. It reset. Then I unlocked it again But now its at stock speeds.Ram timings etc are stock

Hagar · 22 Sep 2011 at 12:17

http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php?topic=6012.0

lee20010 · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:38

Oh dear. Strange thing is. The computer freezes and the screen will stay as it is. For example last night I left it on to download updates. Woke up to see the time stuck at 1:43am. The hdd light on my case goes off too...

djshauny1 · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:40

you have to do a fresh instal man

lee20010 · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:50

This is after a fresh install

Hagar · 22 Sep 2011 at 14:33

lee20010 said:
Oh dear. Strange thing is. The computer freezes and the screen will stay as it is. For example last night I left it on to download updates. Woke up to see the time stuck at 1:43am. The hdd light on my case goes off too...

It appears to me that it is hardware (cpu) related. I have taken it as the cpu is unlocked again to an x4 but at stock speeds. probably one of the cores is falling over as the gigabyte 990fxa seems not to support unlocking cores as well as the 700/800 series motherboards did.

Try it back at x2 then try for an x3 using one of the two locked cores. Only then go for an overclock.

I would do all the software installation, update with the x2 cpu.

Did you upgrade the mobo to later upgrade the cpu or for another reason?