Did your computer stop working when you started to put up a new Windows installation?
Did your computer stop working when you started to put up a new Windows installation?
Hello, I've been stuck fighting a lot of problems in my computer (like blue screens and crashes). So I took out the drive that I think is causing trouble and am trying to put Windows on another drive using a bootable USB. But after only a few steps, it keeps crashing. The very first time it crashed with an error saying "it tried to write to read-only memory." My motherboard and RAM are both new, and the pro shop installed and checked them off. I even ran 4 tests in memtest86 and they showed no problems. Anyone know what could be causing this? Thanks a lot!
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I have here my system specs and apologize for all this messy formatting because I'm doing everything from my phone: TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI (bios is 1805) G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-7200 PC5-57600 CL34 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F5-7200J3445G16GX2-TZ5RK - Black Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Windforce V2 INTEL 24 CORE I9-13900KF BX8071513900KF SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Hard drive: Toshiba X300 PRO Noctua NH-D12L, Low-Height Dual-Tower CPU Cooler (120mm, Brown) Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold (less than 2 years old) Windows 11 home Monitors: AORUS CV27Q and LG C1 TV I gave the "pros" at Microcenter TWO attempts to fix my system (started getting blue screen crashes after some failed windows updates in Feb) but after I got it home the second time, I got a blue screen in the first 20 mins of use. The motherboard and ram are brand new... they claim both were bad. (Which i now don't even believe) I had a samsung 970 (that they put windows on) that i think is failing, so I have removed it and now am just trying to put windows on the 980 drive.
Hi, please share your results with the new Samsung 980 drive if your computer boots up into Windows. If it still won't start or something else goes wrong, tell us what happened so we can help fix it and get your rig working properly again. You got a lot of top-notch hardware, but having this many issues is really strange. It does happen sometimes unfortunately. There are some people here who know how to check computers and fix them from all levels. Thanks!
Thanks for getting back to me. I'm still having trouble putting Windows 11 on a USB drive. I had been talking with an AI chat tool for a long time just to help, and here is a good summary of where I am right now: Let's go through this step by step. You have tried making a Windows 11 USB using Rufus on two different sticks and the Windows Media Creation Tool on a third stick. All of this was done with a USB 2.0 hub to fix problems with your old USB 3.0 connection, even though you have a high-end setup like an ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-H motherboard, an i9-13900KF CPU, an RTX 4090 graphics card, lots of new RAM, a strong 1000W power supply, and big hard drives. But you are still getting trouble with the boot process and the setup screens: The first USB (Rufus) created two partitions after creation but then gave errors to your motherboard and wouldn't even start up. The second USB (another Rufus attempt) wasn't recognized by the BIOS as a bootable drive at all. The third USB (the Windows Media Creation Tool one) actually started up, but it crashed right away in the first few steps of the Windows setup process. This looks like an error code similar to 0x80070057 or 0x40036, where there was a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) about trying to write memory that is read-only, and it reset again. You couldn't force Rufus to use the FAT32 format because you probably ended up using NTFS instead due to how big your install file is, which is important for UEFI compatibility since your Z790-H motherboard needs GPT/UEFI mode with CSM turned off. The USB 2.0 hub was a good idea to help, but these new problems suggest there might be issues with the creation process itself, the BIOS settings, or even some parts of your hardware like the motherboard or the RAM sticks. I have already checked my memory and tested it so that is not the problem.
You need Windows 11 version 24H2 with GPT Partition and UEFI NTFS so it installs properly on a modern computer. I suggest installing Windows 11 on a separate SSD and putting your games and apps on a different drive. Get the full ISO file of Win 11 from Microsoft and use Rufus 4.6 to make your bootable installer. Cheers from an old school gamer who also builds PCs.
Thanks! I'm a long-time gamer and builder myself. I remember how cool it was when those 3dfx voodoo cards hit the market. Anyway, that's what I just tried - I used Rufus with an ISO to make a bootable USB drive (with GTP and UEFI settings). Maybe I should try a real DVD next though.