ASRock H67M-GEHT Motherboard an odd issue with Windows 10

[bigcountry0291]

I noticed after loading from disc clean boot Windows 10 Pro, the Task Manager was running at 100%. I ran both Malwarebytes and Norton, looking at HW Monitor indicating what each Core was running at percent wise.


I decided to pull the WD SSD 250 gig from the computer and connected PNY CS900 SSD, I did not load any other drivers or utilities for the ASRock motherboard, just the Windows 10 Pro disc. I was not connected to the internet or any other HDD attached, the Task Manager was running at 100%.


I pulled and that drive and erased it, loaded a Sandisk SSD 240 Gig, for a test only that the possibility the Windows 10 Pro disc was/is tainted. I used another Microsoft Windows 10 Pro disc and installed it only, the same indication that the Task Manager running at full 100%.


Finally, I have a new Windows 7 64-Bit Home disc, loaded it to Sandisk SSD 240 gig drive, after checking the Task Manager - the Task Manager indicated a less than 10 percent usage.


What I am interested, could this ASRock H67M-GEHT motherboard not be compatible for Windows 10 based on way the Task Manager is acting?

The Buiid:

Motherboard - ASRock H67M-GE/HT (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU - Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W BX80623I52400 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000

Memory - HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX

PSU - Corsair GS700

Graphics Card - ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 DirectX 12 (feature level 11_0) ZT-71115-20L 4GB 64-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Zone Edition Video Card

Case - Antec Three Hundred Two

 

[helpstar]

Have nearly the same hardware running on windows 10. Is the BIOS up to date?

Install the latest Windows 10 using Microsoft windows creation tool and an empty USB flash drive (at least 8GB I think)

 

[bigcountry0291]

Bios is the most current from ASRock.

No need to use creation tool I have the Windows 10 Pro OEM on disc, current disc and an older disc as well.

 

[helpstar]

Which build version of windows 10 is on the discs? Like 1706 or similar

Which process is running @100?

All drivers installed correctly? In device manager is no question or exclamation mark?

Did you restart (not shutdown) Windows 10?

Updates running in the background?

Try these drivers:
https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H67M-GEHT/index.asp#Download

Beginning with the inf, then the Intel Management Engine, realtek and lan. Others shouldn´t be needed

also you can try in windows 10:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026529/windows-10-using-system-file-checker

 

[bigcountry0291]

Helpstar,

Thanks for the reply and information.

The Build version is the most current. Drivers loaded; however, the Intel HD Graphics driver would not load (Information saying the driver was corrupt), turns out the processor is an I5 Sandy 2nd Gen, most of the current drivers go up to Windows 8.1 version. I did download the intel support, indication the CPU was running at 100%.

Multiple re-starts with some of processes, after each and every re-start I checked the CPU process - still at 100%

I had no updates running in the background, in fact I shut off the updates.

In the long run, for me to keep running this Mobo and CPU, I had to push back to Windows 7.

Did run the file checker! All cleared from the scans!

 

[helpstar]

Disable the "onboard" graphics within BIOS or try to install the up to date driver for the HD graphics of your CPU

you can try the intel update utility or try this one in Win10:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24971/Intel-HD-Graphics-Driver-for-Windows-7-8-64-bit

 

[kerberos_20]

does it say which app/service is using that much cpu resources?

 

[helpstar]

You can use the Process Explorer (sysinternals) from Microsoft

 

[bigcountry0291]

CPU listed 100%, Task Manager. I loaded CPUID app, the percentage it was providing was very load CPU usage at all Cores.

I made the final call to pull the SSD and wipe, reloading Windows 7 Pro. Current CPU usage when the computer is on is in the very low single digit in idle mode, even using the internet. Based on the age of the motherboard and the processor, Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit is the best choice.

Thanks for the comments and assistance.

 

[helpstar]

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-identify-and-terminate-high-resource-processes-using-task-manager-windows-10
Without diagnosing the responsible process or services, windows 7 will be fine for you 😉