Setting up Windows 11 on a 7800x3d build
Setting up Windows 11 on a 7800x3d build
Hello everyone, I'm facing some challenges setting up Windows on my new system. Here are the details of my machine:
Hardware specs:
- Type: Desktop computer
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800XT 16GB
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
- RAM: ***Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 6000MHZ CL36 w/XMP and EXPO support (details below)
- Power supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W
Installation process:
I attempted to install Windows 11 using Corsair Vengeance with XMP support. However, I noticed it didn't include EXPO. The BIOS loaded normally; my GPU and fans were visible. Memory was running at a lower speed (4800MHz), likely due to the absence of EXPO, but everything appeared functional. I tried to install RAM without relying on EXPO, but after a successful setup, the system froze during installation.
I connected the monitor and Windows update checks, which reported a lost connection. I retried, but this time my mouse and keyboard stopped responding—no cursor, no navigation possible. I suspect this was caused by manually enabling EXPO in BIOS after rebooting, which corrected the settings. After that, I restarted the machine, but the peripherals still didn’t function properly.
At this stage, I think the original Windows installation on my SSD might have been corrupted. This was confirmed when I could navigate the BIOS smoothly with a mouse (after enabling EXPO), but not during Windows setup. I attempted to adjust the boot order in BIOS and changed the partition settings from
Windows boot manager on SSD
USB partition (containing Windows image)
to
USB partition
Disabled
in hopes of reinstalling a fresh Windows image. Unfortunately, the computer won’t start at all—no display signal, no BIOS prompt, nothing at all. I’ve reset the power supply multiple times, tried different connections, and even reset the installation drive, but nothing has worked. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hello there! I'm here to help with your questions about the OS installer and BIOS settings. Could you share more details about where you obtained the installer and how you set it up? Also, let me know your current BIOS version for the motherboard if you'd like advice on that.
Thanks for responding! Admittedly, while spending so much time trying to fix the issue I forgot to check back on this thread last night, so I have since sort of fixed the issue. After hours of debugging, the problem seemed to originate with the RAM I used, which somehow messed up my windows installation on my SSD. As a result, I had to wipe my SSD, make a new boot drive with a fresh install and this eventually worked (I also somehow messed up the boot drive lol). At this point, I am just trying to get ethernet working on windows so I can install drivers
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but that is a separate issue. Anyways, not sure if there is a way to close/resolve this thread...