On Tuesday 17 May 2011 04:46:47 James Maki wrote:
> I am at my wits end. I have spent the better part of the last day and
> a half trying to install Win 7 Pro 64 bit on a GA-870A-UD3
> motherboard with AMD Regor 3.0 GB dual core processor and 4 GB
> G.Skill DDR3 RAM.
>
> In the beginning it would complete the first part of the install,
> re-boot, and start the final completion steps. The screen resolution
> would change and then the installation would halt. Sometimes, a
> message would appear on the screen about a unknown format (This was a
> monitor "error message"). It would always "crash" about the same
> place and I could never get it any further. I changed SATA ports,
> tried an IDE/PATA drive, switched Video cards (due to the crash when
> it seemed the screen resolution was being adjusted). I switched from
> the AMD SB SATA 6 GB ports to the Gigabyte 3 GB ports and I had
> trouble with the installation not even starting because it seemed the
> DVD was not recognized so I got a NO boot drive message. I tried Win
> 7 Pro and Win 7 Pro w/ SP1, both 64 bit. On a lark, I tried WHS with
> the same result.
>
> So I attempted to update the BIOS. It seemed to update without issue,
> but now as soon as the installation begins, I receive a blue screen
> and error message that the BIOS is not ACPI compliant and I should
> contact the manufacturer for an updated one (which of course got me
> into this mess in the second place).
>
> Any suggestions on other places to look for a solution, or is there a
> problem with the board and I should try to RMA? I have constructed
> many computers and this is the first time I have run into this type
> of problem. I have even built two systems with similar specs, a
> GA-880GA-UD3H with 8 GB G.Skill RAM and a GA-870A-UD3 (identical
> board) with 8 GB G.Skill RAM, both of which had no problems with
> installation.
>
> TIA
>
> Jim
> [email protected]
In all probability the board has been damaged/faulty, I would go for an
RMA.
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