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Nothing to do with unstable overclocks then? http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18438825
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Thread
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Nothing to do with unstable overclocks then? http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18438825
I've gone the other way ... oeerrr.
I had Win 8 on for a while, then I ran into problems resuming from standby so ghosted back to Win 7.
Decided to have another bash yesterday, so re-ghosted back to Win 8 (yes I was too lazy to do a fresh install
), and after using DISKPART to fix the boot record (ghost does some odd things these days), I'm back up and running, and strangely without the standby issue so far (touch wood).I've had them pretty much the same before 8 was installed and ran stress tests and they were stable no artifcating or BSOD's.
Even then though I had no way of re-installing 8 as it wouldn't let me.
Took teh OC's off and it wouldn't let me install windows 8 again it just kept trying to recover and hanging there
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EFI BIOS on fast boot?
god knows wat it was but i put windows 7 disc in and tht insatlled straight away.
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LOL that kind of went over your head. Do you have an EFI BIOS set to Fast Boot on your motherboard? If so you may need to access it via the Windows 8 repair menu as it could ignore the usual BIOS entry e.g. hitting DEL.
If you're not using EFI then I can't see how Windows 8 corrupted your BIOS, can't see how it could anyway, and I think it's more likely you've caused the problem whilst changing settings for your OCs.
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Tablet would mean ARM chip not intel mostly I guess hence intel not happy. MS is doing the right thing and following sales and consumer demand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_tablet_computers
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After I left it off a Cpl hours it posted fine. Just failed to boot into windows kept opening the windowsn8 recovery and wouldn't boot from my windows 8 dvd. My oc might have caused it to crash and corrupt but not to not be able to install windows.
I've got exactly the same oc on tam tho and just ran heaven max settings and its fine.
And no I've only got normal boot not fast boot.
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Copy win8 iso to a memstick and it'll boot from that. Just try another route if it makes no sense. My old asus conroe setup was oc 60% but would play dead no post for hours then work if left, still going 6 years later
But what about an ARM based ultrabook? Hybrid form factors? It's no longer an easy distinction.
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I think is it 32bit - 32 bit as the £25 deal is an on-line one that does the update in place without a reformat. I don't know if the file can be downloaded and then a full install done.
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Has anybody managed to get the W8 boot menu working and showing the option to enter the bios (it should eb called something like Enter System Firmware setup)?
I can get the boot menu to boot various devices like network usb flash dvd etc but the option to enter the bios setup is not there, to get these options you must be installed in EFI mode.
Have to say im loving Win8 - metro is amazing, really well thought out once I took the time to do some research and learned how to use it. I have also installed the office 2013 preview and Im impressed with Microsofts approach to the cloud.
I have a 2 questions though?
On my laptop, if going to standby, when I resume, I get a blank screen, that only a reboot will solve - is this common, or buggy win8 drivers?
Is it possible to change my LiveID on the machine? I went through the account change process on the MS site and can login to skydrive with the new credentials, but can't work out where to change it in W8, it still lists my old ID as my login despite me changing the credentials via CP?
I have a 2 questions though?
On my laptop, if going to standby, when I resume, I get a blank screen, that only a reboot will solve - is this common, or buggy win8 drivers?
Is it possible to change my LiveID on the machine? I went through the account change process on the MS site and can login to skydrive with the new credentials, but can't work out where to change it in W8, it still lists my old ID as my login despite me changing the credentials via CP?
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Yes.
Go to Settings, Change PC Settings, General and select Advanced Startup. Restart Now.
As the machine restarts you'll be presented with the Advanced Startup menu. You want to select Troubleshoot, Advanced options, UEFI.
I can't recall the exact names for the advanced startup menu, but it definitely works for me.
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Probably drivers. Try and use some Win7 drivers known to be good.
The credentials manager allows you to change logins associated to a user account. This won't change your Win8 MS Account Logon. You will need to create a new user with your new MS Account ID.
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Anyone know what the "Last BIOS Time: 10.3 seconds" is measuring on the Start-up tab in Task Manager?
Is it how long your BIOS took to initialise or is it how long Windows took after posting was complete?
Is it how long your BIOS took to initialise or is it how long Windows took after posting was complete?
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Yeah I know where it should be its just not there on systems I have tested, may I ask which mainboard you have?
Also on startup do you have the blue Windows logo or the mainboard splahscreen displayed?