Question Windows wont install

[faalin]

So I have a strange one going on.

System

Intel 13900KF
Asus Prime z690p wifi
A-Data DDR5 32GB 5600 running at 4800
Asus tuf 4090
Yeyian 1000w

So a guy at work brought this in. Not sure if it makes any difference but hes Chinese which might explain the PSU. Anyway he said hes been having issues with it blue screening so i told him to bring it in and i would look at it. One thing he did say it he reinstalled windows on it but took like 30 tries before it would get the full install done.

List of things i have tried

Remove the Kingston 2TB drive with windows on it and installing a WD 1TB drive and reinstall windows. Multiple times i would get a "System Service Exception" blue screen error. some times i would get to picking network screen during install, others it would crash at the purple screen. Install was being done off of two different brand new Sandisk thumb drives with brand new windows 11 download.

After windows reinstall failing i ran memtest and the ram passed all tests with no errors.
Tried the other 2 m.2 slots with same install issues
Pulled the 4090 and used an older Quadro k2200 since it doesnt need any extra PCIe cables, still issues
Swapped PSU to a Corsair CX 500w, i know its not the best but it works. Still had same issues.
Went into bios and saved any settings they had and then defaulted the bios. same issues.
Put old Kingston drive back in and booted into windows. Ran Intel's IPDT software to check CPU degradation and it passed.

So CPU checks out ok according to intel
Ram is ok according to memtest
i removed power hungry 4090 for something less power hungry
switched NVMe drives, and M.2 slots
tried a different PSU, not the greatest but should at least boot a cpu and ram.

The only thing i havent done is a BIOS update but im scared of the stability of the system and it crash during the update.

Im almost pointing a finger at a bad motherboard, anyone else have some thoughts on this?

 

[Lutfij]

Im almost pointing a finger at a bad motherboard, anyone else have some thoughts on this?
Pointing at a part doesn't exactly help. You go through a process of elimination while troubleshooting.

If you suspect the motherboard to be the root of the issue, drop everything onto a known working motherboard with the right socket and BIOS version and see if the issue persists. If it doesn't and the motherboard is yet under warranty, contact Asus and/or your seller and initiate an RMA.

 

[faalin]

The last Intel board that i have is an Asus ROG Maximus X hero Z370 from when i built my 8700k. I then switched over to a 3600x at work and a 7700x at home, that replaced the 8700k.


The only ones i would have access to is some CAD computers i built at work that are Asus Prime Z790-A. But i dont think work would like it to much with me pulling apart a computer just to test a personal computer.


I think he said he bought it around 2 years ago but i have no idea where he got it from, the PSU and case are both Yeyian so wondering if he bought it while he was in China for a visit.

 

[Hasselblad]

Im almost pointing a finger at a bad motherboard, anyone else have some thoughts on this?
Pointing at a part doesn't exactly help. You go through a process of elimination while troubleshooting.

If you suspect the motherboard to be the root of the issue, drop everything onto a known working motherboard with the right socket and BIOS version and see if the issue persists. If it doesn't and the motherboard is yet under warranty, contact Asus and/or your seller and initiate an RMA.

It's funny but this (what you say about motherboard) is 100% what happened to me the other week, thanks to the advice here my son got a replacement, worked first time.

You just don't think/expect a motherboard to be faulty 🙁

Motherboard Name MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk Max WiFi (MS-7E25)