I thought, from the other thread w/ @thedoc46, that this was going to be simple and straight forward 
long story:
my last build was getting flaky so i decided to ditch the mobo and update. as per the other thread w/ @thedoc46 i had my OS-only drive set up as GPT so it would be simple just to switch over into the new build. i now have:
gigabye aorus Elite AC mobo
i7 10700k CPU
RM750x PSU
corsair vengeance LPX 2x8gb
so i checked everything, powered up, got the "getting devices ready" and nothing for ages. i eventually spotted on the main BIOS screen that in the SATA list, the OS drive wasn't showing but everything else SATS was. i changed the port, still nothing.
eventually rebooted and used F12 - Boot Menu instead, and that showed the OS drive. i clicked "Start up" or something, and "getting devices ready" got to 66% before stalling. Eventually after another F12 i clicked on the OS drive name itself [i'd thought it was just a heading, not an option! duh!] and i booted into win10; all my stuff is there, and it looks like the GPT transfer has worked.
...BUT....
nowt else is
got no internet or LAN, my vid card is not showing, i had the awful low-res screen but thought to fix that later. so i put the driver disc in, it comes up w/ the "express install" list of what it thinks i need - i deselected Chrome, Norton security and Google drive but left the rest ticked, and this is where the fails start.
intel management engine - first on the list, got to 71%, froze. i eventually clicked cancel, and up popped a message saying it's done, reboot! so i did, and it stuck on swirling dots. when i came back there was the "" blue screen and it said something about a "power driver issue".
i reboot, and i notice the date is wrong - it's showing 25 Oct, 1:10AM or so, i just saw the 24 Oct last time and thought it was right, never noticed it must have actually been close to midnight. i go to the settings in Windows, click Sync Now, and it just hangs, not sure if it's trying to do it via the internet?
give up on that and try to install stuff on-by-one off the drivers disc. i try the next thing, INF Update Util, and it sticks at 50%. i go to Task Manager, and THAT goes into "not responding" too. i click restart, and it gets stuck again, so i force power-off.
reboot and decide to put the GTX980 drivers on. takes forever, gets to about 98% on the progress bar, and hangs. i notice at this point too that the case USBs don't seem to work, though my mouse and keyboard are. i shut down....it hangs...i force it.
i reboot, it comes to my login screen so i thought i'd try a restart, see what it does when nothing's gone wrong prior - it seems to go to sleep, the screen goes black and there's no reboot, doesn't wake wehn i press keys etc, so i force power-off
having decided to see if flashing the BIOS might help, it eventually found the USB in the special white port on the mobo, and so i've updated to the latest BIOS - about the only thing that's worked! i set my XMP etc, save quit, goes into the same "getting devices ready" thing and i have to repeat the stuff above using F12 to find my OS drive.
eventually i get to the desktop, and it's hi-res now, but still no sign of my 980 and clicking on the nVidia folder gives me an error so maybe the failed install has messed things up.
after another forced restart, i try putting a USB in, and it's found and read fine. i take it out to try another port - nothing, and the none of the ports seem to work, including the one that worked originally.
i try installing Intel management engine thing again, and it sticks at around 10% before giving a fatal error.
i try the Realtek Ethernet - doesn't start the progress bar, i cancel it, task man etc freezes...forced power-off..
i check my build - everything looks good and firmly fixed, reboot, USB is working again so i copy the version of Intel Management engine i got off the website onto the desktop, it stalls, i quit it.
copy the Realtek LAN driver i got off the website onto the desktop, get the Install Shield, and it doesn't start.
i've just uninstalled Malwarebytes because yet again it's ****ing me off w/ pop-ups about the trial expiring etc.
i've run sfc/scannow, and there were no integrity violations, so it would seem the Win10 is ok, but the mobo just doesn't want to know?
can anyone help please..?
TIA
long story:
my last build was getting flaky so i decided to ditch the mobo and update. as per the other thread w/ @thedoc46 i had my OS-only drive set up as GPT so it would be simple just to switch over into the new build. i now have:
gigabye aorus Elite AC mobo
i7 10700k CPU
RM750x PSU
corsair vengeance LPX 2x8gb
so i checked everything, powered up, got the "getting devices ready" and nothing for ages. i eventually spotted on the main BIOS screen that in the SATA list, the OS drive wasn't showing but everything else SATS was. i changed the port, still nothing.
eventually rebooted and used F12 - Boot Menu instead, and that showed the OS drive. i clicked "Start up" or something, and "getting devices ready" got to 66% before stalling. Eventually after another F12 i clicked on the OS drive name itself [i'd thought it was just a heading, not an option! duh!] and i booted into win10; all my stuff is there, and it looks like the GPT transfer has worked.
...BUT....
nowt else is
got no internet or LAN, my vid card is not showing, i had the awful low-res screen but thought to fix that later. so i put the driver disc in, it comes up w/ the "express install" list of what it thinks i need - i deselected Chrome, Norton security and Google drive but left the rest ticked, and this is where the fails start.
intel management engine - first on the list, got to 71%, froze. i eventually clicked cancel, and up popped a message saying it's done, reboot! so i did, and it stuck on swirling dots. when i came back there was the "
" blue screen and it said something about a "power driver issue".i reboot, and i notice the date is wrong - it's showing 25 Oct, 1:10AM or so, i just saw the 24 Oct last time and thought it was right, never noticed it must have actually been close to midnight. i go to the settings in Windows, click Sync Now, and it just hangs, not sure if it's trying to do it via the internet?
give up on that and try to install stuff on-by-one off the drivers disc. i try the next thing, INF Update Util, and it sticks at 50%. i go to Task Manager, and THAT goes into "not responding" too. i click restart, and it gets stuck again, so i force power-off.
reboot and decide to put the GTX980 drivers on. takes forever, gets to about 98% on the progress bar, and hangs. i notice at this point too that the case USBs don't seem to work, though my mouse and keyboard are. i shut down....it hangs...i force it.
i reboot, it comes to my login screen so i thought i'd try a restart, see what it does when nothing's gone wrong prior - it seems to go to sleep, the screen goes black and there's no reboot, doesn't wake wehn i press keys etc, so i force power-off
having decided to see if flashing the BIOS might help, it eventually found the USB in the special white port on the mobo, and so i've updated to the latest BIOS - about the only thing that's worked! i set my XMP etc, save quit, goes into the same "getting devices ready" thing and i have to repeat the stuff above using F12 to find my OS drive.
eventually i get to the desktop, and it's hi-res now, but still no sign of my 980 and clicking on the nVidia folder gives me an error so maybe the failed install has messed things up.
after another forced restart, i try putting a USB in, and it's found and read fine. i take it out to try another port - nothing, and the none of the ports seem to work, including the one that worked originally.
i try installing Intel management engine thing again, and it sticks at around 10% before giving a fatal error.
i try the Realtek Ethernet - doesn't start the progress bar, i cancel it, task man etc freezes...forced power-off..
i check my build - everything looks good and firmly fixed, reboot, USB is working again so i copy the version of Intel Management engine i got off the website onto the desktop, it stalls, i quit it.
copy the Realtek LAN driver i got off the website onto the desktop, get the Install Shield, and it doesn't start.
i've just uninstalled Malwarebytes because yet again it's ****ing me off w/ pop-ups about the trial expiring etc.
i've run sfc/scannow, and there were no integrity violations, so it would seem the Win10 is ok, but the mobo just doesn't want to know?
can anyone help please..?
TIA
