On a new PC build, I have installed Windows 8.1 via DVD OS disk. It seemed to install without any issues, but on the first and subsequent restarts, it takes 10 minutes to boot into the windows environment, and then with little provocation, crashes. Attempts to repair or reinstall the OS from the DVD results in the system freezing in the “preparing system” stage.
Specs:
GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS ELITE LGA 1151
GTX 1060 graphics card
Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core/16-Thread Processor
Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe PCI-E 2TB Solid State Drive
G.SKILL FORTIS Series 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz CL15 Quad
The DVD optical drive is from an older machine
I anticipate the initial response may be to just go with Windows 10, but this machine is a 3D workhorse not intended to go online and I had read Windows 10 poses issues with offline systems.
Is the ASUS Armoury Crate function the culprit?
Or will Windows 8.1 just simply not work with these new intel cores and motherboard? Or anything prior to Windows 10, period?
Thanks in advance for any insight, and apologies if the answer is rudimentary. One can always hope.
RMT
Specs:
GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS ELITE LGA 1151
GTX 1060 graphics card
Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core/16-Thread Processor
Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe PCI-E 2TB Solid State Drive
G.SKILL FORTIS Series 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz CL15 Quad
The DVD optical drive is from an older machine
I anticipate the initial response may be to just go with Windows 10, but this machine is a 3D workhorse not intended to go online and I had read Windows 10 poses issues with offline systems.
Is the ASUS Armoury Crate function the culprit?
Or will Windows 8.1 just simply not work with these new intel cores and motherboard? Or anything prior to Windows 10, period?
Thanks in advance for any insight, and apologies if the answer is rudimentary. One can always hope.
RMT