Help! Wont boot to windows after upgrade!

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Just installed a H80 and 8320 on an Asus M5A97 evo r2.0 but it wont boot to windows. I can get into BIOS fine.

I did **** up first time round by not connecting the h80 to the CPU fan header so it wouldn't boot and gave me a BIOS warning. Connected it but noe goes to a windows couldn't start screen. If I select start normally it loops back to the same screen. If I run windows repair it can't find a solution. Help! :(
 
It does have a 'mem check' button. I did have the ram in the wrong slots to start with too actually.

So boot then hold then hold the mem check button until something happens?
 
Oh really? That's interesting I didn't know that.

How do you find out which bios version you're on and how do you update?

(I'm new to this too, as you can tell :D)
 
Thanks mate will have a look.

So my plans for tonight are to

1. Flash bios update

2. Reset CMOS

3. Use the 'mem check' button

4. Smash it up with a big hammer.

With checks in between to see if it's worked obviously.

Another question, when preparing the USB drive for the bios update, do I unzip the contents, or leave it zipped?
 
One last question (he says), so is the general consensus that is an issue with the board/hardware/bios rather than windows itself that's causing the boot loop?
 
Yes mate, haven't changed sig yet.

And thanks!

On a completely separate note, man those H80s go hell for leather on start up! Nice and quiet once settled down but nearly woke the baby a few times last night :D
 
Ahhh. Did not know that. Have just plugged it all in and hoped for the best so far :D

Sounds like I've noobed it then :D

Does it need to be a full wipe? Will it just wipe the OS partition? I won't lose the rest of the data on the 1TB drive?
 
Windows 7 Home Premium.

2 x 1TB drives, both used for data, one has OS on it which I think is partitioned but not 100% sure. In fact it was a package deal from OCUK so however they set it up I guess.
 
Definitely not RAID. One of the drives came from my old machine and was just chucked in.
 
That's brilliant thanks.

Unfortunately I don't have another computer to move the data over with, I guess the only option is to lose it, or put the old mobo & chip back in? Really can't be arsed with the latter so might have to lose quite a bit :( Unless I'm missing something obvious?

I have the windows 7 case and serial number at home so hopefully no phone call, no problem if so though I guess
 
Hmm not really, well I have a laptop I could take home. Have no idea how to use linux though?

Hmm, just had a thought. I could order an SSD, next day delivery. Fresh install to that, then I could transfer the data from the boot drive before formatting it? I've been pondering an SSD for ages but didn't want to spend the money really. I guess it's an option though.
 
Then again a bios update might fix it anyway. Although I suspect not for some reason.
 
Ah I misread that, sorry I thought that was only necessary if I was using RAID. I will check that before doing anything else.
 
Thanks guys. When in bios last night I reset to default settings a few times (despite not actually changing anything) but no joy.

Will definitely try Orcvaders instructions first, after checking the AHCI situation.
 
snips86x said:
It could be that your OS was installed using AHCI and since you've got a new motherboard, the controller is still sitting in a default state of IDE. This would 100% stop you from booting into Windows, if not giving you a BSOD.
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That is starting to sound more and more likely to me!
 
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