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?
Using a DVD didn't help at all. It started up, showed me a quick screen, then shut down again. (I restarted the computer).
You have a great setup, but I'm worried about this problem causing your computer to stop working properly. Please let me know if that's what happens so we can get it fixed so you can enjoy it all over again. Thanks for being with us from the old days of gaming and building PCs!
My computer setup is a bit older, but it still works for gaming now. I have a 2013 Gigabyte 990FXA motherboard that holds 32 GB of RAM running at 1600 MHz, paired with an AMD 9370 processor that has four cores and runs around 4.7 GHz. The power supply comes from Seismic, I have a big storage drive that is the WD Blue SSD and also a Seagate HDD for extra space. I even bought a Blu-ray disc drive just because it looked cool and costs about $200. This whole thing has been sitting in my garage for six years without problems. Everything fits nicely inside an NZXT full-size case.
The old liquid cooling fan stopped working, so I swapped it out with the original AMD cooler. Since then, things have been fine for two years now. I am using Windows 11 and the latest update called 24H2, and I play games like American Truck Simulator or other less demanding ones without any trouble. Thanks to you for helping me fix my PC so I can enjoy it again! Cheers from the old-school gamer and PC builder.
Yeah but what are the chances that both of my m2s failed? And also, the original motherboard, the new one, the old ram, and another batch of ram sticks—something the shop told me. The 980 drive worked fine before I took the whole system to the shop (like a full length scan on the samsung magician). Now at this point, maybe I'll put in the actual failing drive that the shop installed windows on and clone it so I can get Windows back onto the 980.
I think the bad drive might work just enough to copy your Windows 98 setup onto your new PC. It's hard for me to guess how much hardware will fail right away, but I need to find a way to make it happen. There are other people here who can help. They know their stuff and are really good at checking things out. Did you turn on the Intel Management Engine? The website says you can install it with BIOS update 1805 together. That's a small chance. Maybe the CPU is too hot? In old times, CPUs ran at full speed and got very warm when installing Windows. I'm just trying to share some ideas. Try this: reset the memory, remove the old processor from its socket, put it back in, and apply fresh thermal paste. Check if all USB ports are turned on in the BIOS. Do XMP settings stay on or off? Make sure your RAM is actually being recognized at the right speed. Please tell me what you see. I hope to find out why this isn't working soon. I know how frustrating it feels when your computer breaks with too many problems and the shop won't help much. They just charge higher prices and don't give good advice.