I am a win7 user, noob with win8. Usually when i ugrade hardware with win7 i just install the new drivers and everything works correctly. Never needed to format.
This is the first time i ugrade hardware on a win8 machine and i don't want to format.
I have an HTPC that was running an AMD A8 APU with Windows 8.
I just ugraded to a brand new A10 7850K with a new motherboard. All other hardware including RAM stays the same.
I installed the new drivers with the CD but now my HTPC keeps getting a blue screen a few seconds after booting into windows, then it reboots and does the same thing.
I managed to get into safe mode and remove everything on the startup (old w7 msconfig trick)
So farm safe mode is still the only way to boot Win8 without instantly getting a blue screen
New MSI motherboard has an option in BIOS called "Enable Windows 8/8.1 Feature"
If i enable it, then the HTPC won't even boot Win8, it stays stuck on the EFI Shell page
Config is:
AMD A10 7850K APU
MSI A78M-E45 FM2+/FM2 AMD A78
Samsung SSD x2
1tb black
Windows 8
2x GSKILL 4GB 1600 RAM
This is the first time i ugrade hardware on a win8 machine and i don't want to format.
I have an HTPC that was running an AMD A8 APU with Windows 8.
I just ugraded to a brand new A10 7850K with a new motherboard. All other hardware including RAM stays the same.
I installed the new drivers with the CD but now my HTPC keeps getting a blue screen a few seconds after booting into windows, then it reboots and does the same thing.
I managed to get into safe mode and remove everything on the startup (old w7 msconfig trick)
So farm safe mode is still the only way to boot Win8 without instantly getting a blue screen
New MSI motherboard has an option in BIOS called "Enable Windows 8/8.1 Feature"
If i enable it, then the HTPC won't even boot Win8, it stays stuck on the EFI Shell page
Config is:
AMD A10 7850K APU
MSI A78M-E45 FM2+/FM2 AMD A78
Samsung SSD x2
1tb black
Windows 8
2x GSKILL 4GB 1600 RAM
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- win8