Just finished building my computer and i can't load any OS :/ !

[Picklez86]

I just finished putting together my computer last night, when i tried to install windows 8.1 it would just show me the windows logo and freeze or restart the computer. I also tried loading Linux from a seperate hard drive but it wouldn't load. Any help would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks !

Motherboard : Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 ATX DDR3 1800 AMD Motherboard GA-970A-UD3P

Processor: AMD FX 8320 Black Edition

Graphics Card: ASUS Graphic Cards GTX660-DC2O-2GD5

Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Processor Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Hard Drive: Western Digital WD10EZEX DX5854 1TB HDD SATA3 3.5"

 

[Tradesman1]

Try with just a single stick of DRAM

 

[Picklez86]

Try with just a single stick of DRAM

It seems to be working thank you very much. Once windows is installed and i install the chipset does that mean i will be able to use the full 8gb or do i have to stick with 4gb ?

 

[Tradesman1]

Yes, should be no problem, Win is quirky about DRAM sometimes it just won't load w/ more than one stick

 

[Picklez86]

Yes, should be no problem, Win is quirky about DRAM sometimes it just won't load w/ more than one stick

Thanks a lot for the help !!!!

 

[Tradesman1]

No worries, have fun

 

[Picklez86]

Try with just a single stick of DRAM

Hmmm... For some reason I can only 4gb ddr3 instead of 8gb and my motherboard has a capacity of up to 32gb ddr3 :/ any suggestions ? If I use both sticks windows won't load so I added the second 4gb stick after windows has fully loaded but the ram is still showing only 4gb is running

 

[Tradesman1]

Try resetting CMOS, then install the sticks in the proper slots, believe 1-3 from CPU and try