Download the Tom's Hardware App from the App Store
The reference for current tech news
Yes No
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Motherboards & Memory > Motherboards > [Solved] P67 to Z68 issues

[Solved] P67 to Z68 issues

Forum Motherboards & Memory : Motherboards [Solved] P67 to Z68 issues

Related Content
You have searched for " [Solved] P67 to Z68 issues" . You might be interested in the following threads:

See more for " [Solved] P67 to Z68 issues"

Can't find your answer?
Ask!

Best answer from Nikorr.

Motherboards

|

Memory

|

Chipsets & Bios

|

Abit

|

Aopen

|

ASRock

|

Asus

|

Chaintech

|

Corsair

|

DFI

|

Elitegroup

|

Epox

|

FIC

|

Foxconn

|

G.SKILL

|

Gigabyte

|

Jetway

|

MSI-Microstar

|

Shuttle

|

Soyo

|

Supermicro

|

Tyan

Word :    Username :           
 
Noidis   02-03-2012 at 11:44:25 AM

Okay, so I just tonight swapped out my old MSI p67 mobo for an Asus z68.

I can get into bios just fine. All my drives are recognized. Windows will even begin to boot.


Of course after the logo BAM a quick BSOD and sudden shutdown without so much as a breath. This happens after all drivers are loaded in safe mode as well.

I am left with one possible solution, to completely reinstall windows 7. Is there something else it could be? What should I try? I REALLY don't want to reinstall windows and want that to be a last ditch effort...



Thanks,
-N

Reply to Noidis
Register or log in to remove.
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 01:09:28 PM

U need to post as much info as u can...

 

Post your specs... CPU,PSU, RAM, HDD/SSD...


Message edited by Nikorr on 02-03-2012 at 01:11:19 PM
Reply to Nikorr
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 01:11:11 PM

U did not do a clean install after the swap?

Reply to Nikorr
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 01:11:43 PM

Is it installed as AHCI or IDE?

Reply to Nikorr
Noidis   02-03-2012 at 01:54:27 PM

AHCI, found out windows 7 wont boot up after a mobo swap without a full-reinstall. Kind of sucks, but oh well... Now I have a host of other problems. @_@ This damn motherboard change is such a headache...

I had everything running well for a while, then suddenly the power to the PC cut off. Now I push the power button and it turns on for a second, only to instantly shut down again. All my fans spin and light up, my speakers click on, but then bam off... And I have to unplug everything just to get it to do that again.


Resetting the CMOS didn't fix it. Made sure my heatsink was properly installed, checked the power cables... Guess either the PSU is gone (It's still rather new and worked just fine before though?_?) or my mobo is faulty... Though why was that working for a while too?

Message quoted 1 times
Reply to Noidis
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 02:00:40 PM

AHCI, found out windows 7 wont boot up after a mobo swap without a full-reinstall. Kind of sucks, but oh well... Now I have a host of other problems. @_@ This damn motherboard change is such a headache...


Yeah, sometimes it works without reinstall, ... but it is the best to do it again.

I had everything running well for a while, then suddenly the power to the PC cut off. Now I push the power button and it turns on for a second, only to instantly shut down again. All my fans spin and light up, my speakers click on, but then bam off... And I have to unplug everything just to get it to do that again.


Resetting the CMOS didn't fix it. Made sure my heatsink was properly installed, checked the power cables... Guess either the PSU is gone (It's still rather new and worked just fine before though?_?) or my mobo is faulty... Though why was that working for a while too?

Sucks, but it will run fastest it can. Once u re-install.


Message edited by Nikorr on 02-03-2012 at 02:07:26 PM
Reply to Nikorr
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 02:01:57 PM

Noidis wrote :

AHCI, found out windows 7 wont boot up after a mobo swap without a full-reinstall. Kind of sucks, but oh well... Now I have a host of other problems. @_@ This damn motherboard change is such a headache...

I had everything running well for a while, then suddenly the power to the PC cut off. Now I push the power button and it turns on for a second, only to instantly shut down again. All my fans spin and light up, my speakers click on, but then bam off... And I have to unplug everything just to get it to do that again.


Resetting the CMOS didn't fix it. Made sure my heatsink was properly installed, checked the power cables... Guess either the PSU is gone (It's still rather new and worked just fine before though?_?) or my mobo is faulty... Though why was that working for a while too?


Could be the drivers, old and new clashed.

------------------------------ Where there's smoke, there's fire...

 

Reply to Nikorr

Noidis   02-03-2012 at 02:03:10 PM

How would I go about fixing that then? I can't even get into the bios right now =S

Reply to Noidis
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 02:08:19 PM

Post your specs... CPU,PSU, RAM, HDD/SSD...

Reply to Nikorr
Noidis   02-03-2012 at 02:11:24 PM

I7-2700k
HEC Zephyr MX 750w PSU
16 GB (4x4) Crucial Ballistix
2x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM HD's
64GB Samsung SSD
2x 120GB Patriots SSD's
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3

Reply to Noidis
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 02:12:52 PM

Reset the CMOS memory the right way as is described in the motherboard manual using the clear CMOS link with the power cord unplugged.

How To Clear CMOS @ http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixt [...] arcmos.htm

Reply to Nikorr
Noidis   02-03-2012 at 02:20:35 PM

Okay just tried it again. Same result, PC starts up for less than a second before shutting down instantly...

What else can I do? =S

Reply to Noidis
Noidis   02-03-2012 at 02:21:31 PM

Yeah sorry, forgot the GPU's. 2 GTX 560 TI's in SLI.

All of this was running fine in my old MSI P67 board... And it was working just a little while ago... Though now the damn thing wont even start =(

Reply to Noidis
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 02:27:03 PM

One more thing about the PSU. How old it is and do u play a lot? My guess is yes...

It will be the PSU.... U can try to un-hook all sata devices, and use only the system SSD.

Reply to Nikorr
Noidis   02-03-2012 at 02:36:37 PM

I'll try that. The PSU isn't even a month old, and had no problems while it was hooked up before... I'll respond after I test unhooking the sata devices.

Reply to Noidis
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 02:54:48 PM

I used http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine with 10% aging

720W rec, I don't know what all u have ...

But it looks OK for now.

Reply to Nikorr
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 02:55:26 PM

I would try the RAM, run only on 1 stick in the 1st slot.

Reply to Nikorr
Noidis   02-03-2012 at 11:09:40 PM

Well I finally just resorted to unhooking the PSU and using one from my other PC... It worked... So I'm assuming my PSU died... Guess I have to RMA =(

Thanks for the help.

Reply to Noidis
Nikorr   02-03-2012 at 11:14:17 PM
Best answer

At least its in the warranty yet. Happens a lot.

It is usually the RAM or PSU and sometimes the mobo.

Reply to Nikorr
Nikorr   02-05-2012 at 04:28:43 AM

This topic has been closed by Nikorr

Reply to Nikorr
Register or log in to remove.
See all topics related to "P67 to Z68 issues"
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Motherboards & Memory > Motherboards > [Solved] P67 to Z68 issues
Go to:

There are 915 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.923 seconds
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Latest best answer
Can i use a comcast cable box at another location
By SmurfOnABoat, 144 days ago:

Yes, all your paying for is the rental of the box, not the service going to it. The...

They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?
Top experts
Become an expert The rank
Partners