Weird Motherbaord Issue after updating BIOS

[GrandNagusZek]

Hey everyone,

I just got done building my new system. It has an ASUS SABERTOOTH X79 Motherboard, intel i7-3820 CPU, 16GB Corsair Vengence RAM, ASUS GTX 570 Graphics Card, intel ethernet card, creative extremegamer, and a 2TB WD Black Caviar, 240GB Corsair N-Force SSD, and a 60GB Crucial M4 SSD.

I built the system and everything was running beautifully. Then before finishing up the build I wanted to update the BIOS to the mobo, as personally I have never had a severe problem doing so. After updating BIOS the computer still turns on and starts to load windows, but then just crashes. I tried windows repair same thing, I've tried using Hirens bootCD and off a USB, and the exact same thing (windows starts to load then crashes). I've even taken all of the hard drives out that had any data on them, cleared them, put them back in, and the same thing. I try and run windows 7 install and windows installer never comes up, instead it also tries to load windows and just fails. After clearing the N-Force that use to have win7 on it I tried installing Ubunto linux onto it from another computer, and I still have the exact same issue. Only time it wont try to load windows if if there are no drives attached at all. So wheter I am booting from a CD, clean HDD's, or linux, all it does it try to load windows 7 then crash.

I have taken the battery out and cleared CMOS. I have even taken every ram chip out and touched each metal connector with a paper clip to discharge them. I have tried to reflash the BIOS back to the orginal version, but ASUS did a .ROM to .CAP BIOS conversion and I can no longer go back to the original .ROM BIOS version. When I try flashing back to an earlier version it tells me it is an outdated version. I will be calling up ASUS tomorrow, but in the mean time I was curious if anyone has every encountered a problem like this.

Thanks for the help,
Zek

 

[mokrunka]

Is the memory from a matched kit, and listed on the QVL for both the new BIOS and the old BIOS?

It sounds like there may be some sort of issue with creating the RAMdisk when you try to boot up or install a new OS.

Can you try booting with only one stick of RAM? Did you enable XMP (assuming that your RAM is from a matched set; if it is not, that may be part of the problem). These newer boards can be very picky about RAM.

Do you have an Ubuntu liveCD you could try to boot into without installing?

 

[GrandNagusZek]

Yes the ram is all matched and compatible with the old BIOS... I did not think to check about the new BIOS...

I will check the XMP setting in a sec, I have not changed it manually though. I have not tried booting off of one stick of RAM.

No i dont have an Ubunto LiveCD, and unfortunitly this computer does not have a CD burner anymore.

Also after leaving it unplugged last night I noticed that when I booted her back up the BIOS was reset. the battery is in the mobo...