djreedj :
Ok everyone i tried to reply to each of you. I am letting it go at the black screen hoping it will install correctly. I honestly don't know what to do. I have my GPU out of the system, I'm using on board graphics, took out one stick of memory, unplugged my HDD and using the new SSD. Im not sure what the issue could be. I don't think its the bios update because i can go in the bios and everything fine, its when I try to install windows and it gets to 100% and setting up your PC etc, it goes to a black screen and no lights on my keyboard work, such as num lock. I honestly don't know what my next step is...do I need a new motherboard..the people at cyberpower seem to think so, I can't flash back to f4 because f8 prohibits it and I'm on f9. gigabyte is no help at all they say its not bios and to do all these steps which I've done numerous times all night. Please anyone I'm desperate for some insight. Windows customer support can't help, Gigabyte can't help, cyberpower pc can't help, evga can't help even tho I may give them a call back. To sum up this is what I have...
gtx980ti
ga z97 hd3 motherboard
i7 4790k
500 gb ssd 2tb hdd
please help me and thanks for everyone taking the time to respond to me.
First, you will not get much from Cyberpower. I have warned people away from buying PCs from them as I have seen countless horror stories from folks who did. Now, from your description, the keyboard is becoming disabled in the process and that would lead back to the USB, if is not Wireless, and even if it was wireless, it would still go back to it, meaning a Motherboard Issue. If you get to the Gigabyte Splash screen then is POSTing, which is obvious as you were able to install the OS. The problem seems to arise during the set up after installation. You lose the signal when it goes into s et up as well as the keyboard. At this point, I am not ruling out a hardware issue, but am leaning towards a software thing in the way it is being handled. You didn't say what OS you were installing. There is a definite conflict between the Motherboard and you OS as you are losing you USB ( Keyboard as well as Graphics ( Onboard )). It could well be that BiOS flash you did. As I said, if things are working, then you should not do a flash, even though there is one.