Drivers, Fast Boot, System Freezing

Jarminx

Jarminx

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OK so here's my issue. Since I built this computer past few months I experienced freezing with the mouse still operational. I narrowed it down to Fast Boot hibernating the drivers. Which leads me to believe that it's still an issue with the drivers. I have all my specs on my profile.. I'm wondering if anyone has ideas how to go about fixing the issue with the drivers so that I am able to activate Fast Boot again since disabling it was the only fix to the freezing..?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 OEM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    My Own Build
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD Motherboard
    Memory
    16GB (x2 8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws 1866mhz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980TI 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+
    Sound Card
    Built in HD Audio, THX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 48" 1080p LED TV, Dell 27" Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080, 3840x1080
    Hard Drives
    Two Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD's, Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm HDD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm HDD
    PSU
    Rosewill LIGHTNING-800 80+Gold Certified
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000 (Blue)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 MX Cherry Red Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Average 5mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Firefox, Torch
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    Custom surround system: Pioneer receiver with DTS and Dolby Digital decoders, Sony speakers/sub (5.1)
Hi there,
I have a similar issue. Since I've built my own PC I can't get Fastboot to work without ending up in a blank screen during the boot process. No mouse pointer is visible. The screen isn't necessarily black. It varies from grey to white to black. Sometimes the PC shuts itself off a few seconds after the blank screen occured and powers up thereafter. On my former PC (P35 chipset with Nvidia graphics card, Fastboot used to work like a charm. The new PC has an Asrock z87 chipset with integrated Intel graphics. All drivers are on the bleeding edge of recency; I even tried Beta drivers. Nothing seems to work. The system now is far away from a clean install due to the mess with different driver versions. Fastboot is off, the only way to boot up. I'm a frequent visitor on the Intel user forums and there are lots of users who complain about these blank screen issues: https://communities.intel.com/message/230850#230850
The issues persist since Fast Startup was introduced. Intel seems to be clueless to provide a fix. The Asrock forum sees similar posts: windows 8.1 fails to load at start up

I'm still not 100% sure whether the culprit are the graphics drivers or any other component like chipset drivers/Management Engine/Rapid Storage or Windows itself. If somebody is out there who finds all the written to be familiar and was able to fix it, PLEASE let us know how. Thanx!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 32-Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670
    Motherboard
    AsRock z87m Pro4
    Memory
    4 GB 1600 12800U
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB
    2 TB WD Green
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro MII 420 W
    Case
    Cooler Master Silencio 650 Pure
    Cooling
    Semi passive: Thermalright Macho HR-02 Rev.A, Scythe Gentle Typhoon 800 rpm
Well for mine, it's obvious to me it's one of the drivers or multiples.. To pin-point which ones they are, that's another story.. I'm not sure what steps I should take to try to figure out which ones are the issue. I mean, it doesn't take as long to load as my older store bought computer but it's taking longer than it did with fast boot enabled. All else fails, I'd rather have a stable computer than for it to boot up faster and freeze all of the time, but I'd like to see if there's a way to figure out what's causing the issue and fix it so that Fast Boot can be enabled again.. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 OEM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    My Own Build
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD Motherboard
    Memory
    16GB (x2 8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws 1866mhz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980TI 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+
    Sound Card
    Built in HD Audio, THX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 48" 1080p LED TV, Dell 27" Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080, 3840x1080
    Hard Drives
    Two Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD's, Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm HDD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm HDD
    PSU
    Rosewill LIGHTNING-800 80+Gold Certified
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000 (Blue)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 MX Cherry Red Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Average 5mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Firefox, Torch
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    Custom surround system: Pioneer receiver with DTS and Dolby Digital decoders, Sony speakers/sub (5.1)
Jarminx said:
Well for mine, it's obvious to me it's one of the drivers or multiples.. To pin-point which ones they are, that's another story.. I'm not sure what steps I should take to try to figure out which ones are the issue. I mean, it doesn't take as long to load as my older store bought computer but it's taking longer than it did with fast boot enabled. All else fails, I'd rather have a stable computer than for it to boot up faster and freeze all of the time, but I'd like to see if there's a way to figure out what's causing the issue and fix it so that Fast Boot can be enabled again.. :)
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I had the same problem after upgrading my Toshiba L775 laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. After a significant amount of troubleshooting and re-installing Windows, I flashed a BIOS upgrade and VOILA!!!... problem solved. If you haven't checked for a BIOS firmware update, you might give that a try.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 and 8 dual boot
KEMeyer said:
Jarminx said:
If you haven't checked for a BIOS firmware update, you might give that a try.
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BIOS updates are always a good idea. Mine is the latest version. UEFI is admittedly easier to setup as the ancestor, but I'm still not confident with all its options. There is some "Fast Boot" option which should affect the startup when the OS is setup in UEFI mode. Altering the value doesn't affect anything on my machine. Sure, SSD's accelerate the boot process in a noticable way compared to HDD's, Fast Boot would gain another 4 or five senconds (and it took me more time to write about its malfuntioning than I would ever save in the next decade, but it is frustrating to have a brand new machine/OS not acting as it should. But that's maybe the early adopters sentence ;)
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 32-Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670
    Motherboard
    AsRock z87m Pro4
    Memory
    4 GB 1600 12800U
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB
    2 TB WD Green
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro MII 420 W
    Case
    Cooler Master Silencio 650 Pure
    Cooling
    Semi passive: Thermalright Macho HR-02 Rev.A, Scythe Gentle Typhoon 800 rpm
KEMeyer said:
Jarminx said:
Well for mine, it's obvious to me it's one of the drivers or multiples.. To pin-point which ones they are, that's another story.. I'm not sure what steps I should take to try to figure out which ones are the issue. I mean, it doesn't take as long to load as my older store bought computer but it's taking longer than it did with fast boot enabled. All else fails, I'd rather have a stable computer than for it to boot up faster and freeze all of the time, but I'd like to see if there's a way to figure out what's causing the issue and fix it so that Fast Boot can be enabled again.. :)
Click to expand...

I had the same problem after upgrading my Toshiba L775 laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. After a significant amount of troubleshooting and re-installing Windows, I flashed a BIOS upgrade and VOILA!!!... problem solved. If you haven't checked for a BIOS firmware update, you might give that a try.
Click to expand...


I flashed the latest BIOS when I first started experiencing the freezing.. I had literally done just about everything there was apart from replacing every piece of hardware in the computer.. I reinstalled the OS, that would provide a temporary fix for about 2 weeks and then it would start freezing again.. I replaced the RAM with something better too.. I duel booted Win7 and 7 would run fine and 8 would freeze up.. I changed settings in BIOS, I changed settings in Windows8.1.. Someone said it was an update so I uninstalled all updates and ran it like it was for awhile to see if that was the cause, it wasn't.. There were tons of errors in the event logs every time it would freeze up, nothing online revealed any good information about them.. I literally tried everything I could think of and everything I found online about others who have had the same or similar.. Then I was browsing around not even looking for a solution and stumbled across an explanation about Fast Boot and had the idea to disable it and see if that helps. I haven't had a single freeze since then and it's been a good 4 weeks since the last freeze.. :) I want to find a fix though as I've stated previously, and BIOS was one of the things I've already tried
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 OEM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    My Own Build
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD Motherboard
    Memory
    16GB (x2 8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws 1866mhz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980TI 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+
    Sound Card
    Built in HD Audio, THX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 48" 1080p LED TV, Dell 27" Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080, 3840x1080
    Hard Drives
    Two Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD's, Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm HDD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm HDD
    PSU
    Rosewill LIGHTNING-800 80+Gold Certified
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000 (Blue)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 MX Cherry Red Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Average 5mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Firefox, Torch
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    Custom surround system: Pioneer receiver with DTS and Dolby Digital decoders, Sony speakers/sub (5.1)
*bump* - Anyone else have any other ideas? :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 OEM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    My Own Build
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD Motherboard
    Memory
    16GB (x2 8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws 1866mhz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980TI 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+
    Sound Card
    Built in HD Audio, THX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 48" 1080p LED TV, Dell 27" Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080, 3840x1080
    Hard Drives
    Two Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD's, Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm HDD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm HDD
    PSU
    Rosewill LIGHTNING-800 80+Gold Certified
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000 (Blue)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 MX Cherry Red Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Average 5mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome, Firefox, Torch
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    Custom surround system: Pioneer receiver with DTS and Dolby Digital decoders, Sony speakers/sub (5.1)
Hi there,
For a few days I have been having some problems with my computer. Whenever I shutdown properly and then start again, the Desktop loads fine and after a few seconds of coming to the desktop. I see a black screen in front of me, I try to press num lock on and off to see if the system froze, it indeed froze. I disabled fastboot, after that even if I start after shutdown, it boots fine.

If I restart, it boots fine. Not sure why as my system should be fully compatible with fast boot. Here is my system specs, everything is updated as of posting:

MSI Z87 - G43 Gaming Motherboard with latest BIOS
Sapphire TriX R9 290 OC
Samsung 250GB 840 EVO
8GB RAM

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Try to disable fastboot, thats what I did. I'm not sure whether it is a driver issue or anything else. Give latest drivers a try, if it not works, disable fastboot. With an 840 EVO you should espect almost the same startup time, so disabling fastboot doesn't hurt too much.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 32-Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670
    Motherboard
    AsRock z87m Pro4
    Memory
    4 GB 1600 12800U
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB
    2 TB WD Green
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro MII 420 W
    Case
    Cooler Master Silencio 650 Pure
    Cooling
    Semi passive: Thermalright Macho HR-02 Rev.A, Scythe Gentle Typhoon 800 rpm
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