Hey guys, so recently, I did a build/upgrade. I used the Asus z97M plus motherboard with an M4 crucial SSD (used from old system) and it won't boot. It goes past POST twice before it just goes into an infinite boot loop. The SSD is good, we tested it in another system. The BIOS is set to ACHI. The BIOS detects the SSD and all the other drives just fine. I updated the BIOS as well to make sure. Some of the specs are moving from z77 to z97. Its not raided at all, just regular drives.Z97m+, i5-4690k, 24gb ram, M4 crucial, wd black,wd blue. Can someone help me out? I really dont want to restore my back up. It's spread on multiple drives and I don't think formatting it will help at all.
you moved to a new motherboard? Did you do a fresh install of windows with the other hdd´s disconnected?
Not a fresh install, moving from the old one to the new system. Do I have to?
it is highly recommended. your old hardware is very different from your new motherboard hardware.remember to disconnect every hdd leaving only the ssd you install windows to until the instillation is complete or your MBR will be messed up.
remember to back up your personal files before you reformat.
To try:
- insert windows boot disk/usb and use startup repair or
- put ssd in another machine - backup the drive (windows backup utility) - it'll need to be stored on a separate disk. Then once your os is backedup, wipe ssd, install back into new machine along with the hdd that has the backup image, also have windows install inserted. Boot from dvd/usb (windows disc), Recover windows from backup - choose to install to the ssd. Should be good from there.
As mentioned above always best to do a clean install. You'll have a much nicer experience. Be sure to update the firmware on that M4 as well. The early firmware had a lot of issues.
Best of luck.
Thanks for the help guys! Looks like the only remedy for this was to format and start from scratch :(