Solved Win 8.1 stalls during loading screen

amrobx

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Today, I restart my PC and now it refuses to load Windows. I have changed nothing recently, neither in BIOS nor software. It was a simple, routine restart and it hasn't worked since. I even tried re-imaging my primary drive from 1 month ago (after trying more recent images) and I still have the issue. In BIOS, all drives are recognized, bootable discs work fine. I tried resetting the BIOS just in case to no avail. Also tried disconnecting all USB devices, no good. I can't even get Linux to load, so I am suspecting my SSD might be shot--but it shows fine in BIOS. I don't mind replacing the drive, but I want to be more certain that is the issue before I spend the money. Or would this possibly be a motherboard issue?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67 Rev. 3.1
    Memory
    16 GB PC12800 Corsair Vengeance @1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Windforce 3 Nvidia GTX 770 4 gb
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio VO370M
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    128 gb Plextor PX-128M3 6 Gbps
    2 TB WD Black 7200 rpm 6 Gbps
    1 TB WD Black 7200 rpm 3 Gbps
    750 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 3 Gbps
    PSU
    Seasonic Platinum 860w
    Case
    Thermaltake Urban S71 full tower
    Cooling
    1-Noctua NF-A14ULN, 1-NF S12A PWM, 2-NF-P12 PWM, 2 200mm Thermaltake
    Keyboard
    Logitech K400r w/ integrated touchpad
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton Internet Security 2014
Well, after some desperation, I began yanking as many devices out as I could. Luckily, I started with hard drives. Apparently, one of my redundant backup drives failed (one that contains my file history :( ). Was a WD Green drive that was the most recent acquisition I had, oddly enough. Guess I'll be replacing with another WD Black drive, which have worked very well for me so far. Is this typical behavior for a failing drive? I checked to make sure it wasn't a SATA port by switching cables with a known working drive
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67 Rev. 3.1
    Memory
    16 GB PC12800 Corsair Vengeance @1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Windforce 3 Nvidia GTX 770 4 gb
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio VO370M
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    128 gb Plextor PX-128M3 6 Gbps
    2 TB WD Black 7200 rpm 6 Gbps
    1 TB WD Black 7200 rpm 3 Gbps
    750 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 3 Gbps
    PSU
    Seasonic Platinum 860w
    Case
    Thermaltake Urban S71 full tower
    Cooling
    1-Noctua NF-A14ULN, 1-NF S12A PWM, 2-NF-P12 PWM, 2 200mm Thermaltake
    Keyboard
    Logitech K400r w/ integrated touchpad
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton Internet Security 2014
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