Question Hang/Freeze on the first screen of Win 10 install - New Components

[rxylab]

Tech Spec:

• AMD Ryzen 7 2700 - Stock - New Component
• Asrock X470 Fatality Gaming K4 - New Component
• Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3000 MHz C15 XMP - Running @ 2133 as standard - New Component
• Asus 7970 matrix - Old Component
• Corsair AX860 - Old Component
• Samsung EVO 970 - New Component

Hi all,

I'm experiencing a weird problem of hanging/freezing on the very first swirl screen of Win 10 install. I am installing windows 10 from a healthy USB. I would sometimes get the the language or CD key screen to show and then it would freeze. The freezing does not happen in BIOS.

The following things I have tried (updated):

• Disconnected front panel USB3 and Audio connectors
• Reset CMOS- Used one stick of RAM, I have tried two sticks are separate times
• Run memtest86 on the RAM for a day, no errors occured
• Run Ultimate Boot for a CPU stress test for a day, no errors occured
• Tried several USB drives to use a boot drive for Windows 10 install, all of them freeze
• Removed the m.2 and mounted no hdd, run the Win 10 install, same problem
• Run Hiren Boot, froze on initialisation
• Mounted a SSD and removed m.2 for the install, same problem
• Replaced the 7970 with a nvidia quadro card and GTX970 at different times, all produced the same problem
• Updated BIOS from 1.4 to 1.9, same problem
• Disabled Compatibility Support Module, same problem
• Tried Win 7 x64 install, froze on first welcome screen. Used several USB drives

Other than memtest 86, what else could I try? I will be using Ultimate Boot CD to test the system also but I have a feeling that it will hang with that also.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[retiredofficer]

Install Windows using Optical Disc Drive or other OS

 

[rxylab]

Install Windows using Optical Disc Drive or other OS

Hi I have also tried a CD install and ubuntu, same problem.