Hello,
I just bought an AsRock FM2A55M and installed it. After that, Windows XP didn't start (BSOD), so I thought I would have to reinstall. I wanted to try something first, though, so I disabled AHCI and selected IDE (kowing that usually that solves the problem). In the process I also enabled fast boot.
After that, I tried again with the same BSOD result. I started openSUSE (which worked), then one last try in windows safe mode. It worked, but couldn't install drivers. So I decided I should just reinstall windows and end with all this. So I restarted again and then my computer just got stuck at the AsRock splash screen.
I tried disconnecting things to get to the cause and it appears to be the HDD (i.e. it works without HDD, but obviously can't boot anything). My question is... can it be damaged all of the sudden? It was working literally a couple of seconds before, so I don't know how could it stop working.
Also, when I turn on the computer the HDD makes that sound it does when it's been read.
Any ideas?
Edit: I forgot to say that I returned everything in the setup to default (AHCI, Fast Boot disabled etc.) first manually, then via the "Load UEFI defaults" option, so I don't think that has anything to do with it...
I just bought an AsRock FM2A55M and installed it. After that, Windows XP didn't start (BSOD), so I thought I would have to reinstall. I wanted to try something first, though, so I disabled AHCI and selected IDE (kowing that usually that solves the problem). In the process I also enabled fast boot.
After that, I tried again with the same BSOD result. I started openSUSE (which worked), then one last try in windows safe mode. It worked, but couldn't install drivers. So I decided I should just reinstall windows and end with all this. So I restarted again and then my computer just got stuck at the AsRock splash screen.
I tried disconnecting things to get to the cause and it appears to be the HDD (i.e. it works without HDD, but obviously can't boot anything). My question is... can it be damaged all of the sudden? It was working literally a couple of seconds before, so I don't know how could it stop working.
Also, when I turn on the computer the HDD makes that sound it does when it's been read.
Any ideas?
Edit: I forgot to say that I returned everything in the setup to default (AHCI, Fast Boot disabled etc.) first manually, then via the "Load UEFI defaults" option, so I don't think that has anything to do with it...