Recent content by HBgamer

I have now resolved the issue and install is underway. Unfortunately I can't say for sure what did it but I'll rattle them off below in case it helps anyone else. - Removed other HDDs and any other peripherals not in use. Didn't fix issue but imagine it helped later. - Moved USB to yet another...

That does seem the logical path but I have been known to lack common sense sometimes :) Tried it with just the SSD connected and same issue occurred - goes straight to 'Preparing Automatic Repair' (had wording wrong before) and can't progress. Then tried without boot USB being plugged in and...

Just out at the moment but will give that a go. Thank you

Hi all. My brother recently had a motherboard failure and our local PC shop sourced and fitted a refurb Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3. I have since tried to use a boot USB to install Windows 10 but it seems to ignore it and go straight to the 'Preparing Repair Diagnosis' Windows screen. I have used...

Unfortunately I do not have access to another PC right now so not too convenient. I will post specs below but everything has been working perfectly since I built last July. It just appears something has happened during the temporary switch. MSI Z270 Pro Carbon MS-7A63 mobo Intel i7-7700k (not...

Hi guys, A brief summary - I recently put my MSI GTX 970 into another PC temporarily to help a friend. Since putting it back into my rig it will not display and the PC won't recognise it in any way. I am also dealing with the whole 'Microsoft Basic Display Adapter' nonsense on top with my...

Sorry sorry - this is embarassing - I'd moved the HDMI into the mobo port and that's what came on. I thought on this occasion I'd left it so I could troubleshoot with you guys. Anyway, back to where I was. What else can I try?

Sorry I posted in a rush - have already done 'the usual things'double-over to be sure. As I was typing the above it has literally just came on. I reset CMOS which seemed unnecessary but has done it. No idea why but a win's a win! Thanks guys

Hi guys. I have a GTX 970 that has been sat in my PC for at least 6 months. Working fine and all drivers etc installed. This week I took it out to help a friend get their new rig running. However when I placed the GPU back in my machine it now won't display from the GPU's HDMI nor does it show...

Hi Raven. I ended up taking it to my local PC repair place. The guy kindly explained their process which involved doing everything I already had (typical). They then conceded and did an in-place upgrade to Windows 10. Everything stayed as it was it just repairs all the foundation stuff I...

Hi all. Just wanted to give an update. I have good news and bad news. The good is that I managed to fix the problem with a restore. Sounds simple but I couldn't get restores to work until I fixed a really annoying issue with the WindowsApps folder. Once that was done I rolled back, lost about...

I have only just seen the rest of your post (sorry). Unfortunately I am unable to find the MAC addresses of either the network card or wireless as they do not display on ipconfig /all. Any other way of finding them?

As described in the first post I have already tried the 2 restore points I have but both fail :(

Turned off both Avast and Windows Firewall (both on when it worked fine) and neither make a difference. IPconfig doesn't show any IP addresses full stop. It is literally a break between router and tower while every other device works fine :/

IPconfig shows only my bluetooth adaptor and none of the others. Unable to ping my gateway but can do it on the other PC. Any other suggestions guys?