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Doesn't Eyefinity require one of the monitors to be connected with Displayport?

Maybe try to get a beta copy of Windows 9 when that comes out (maybe by the end of this month). I think there's an announcement coming Sept 30 about it, and the beta may be released then. If not, probably soon after that. That will usually allow you to have it installed until after the new version comes out officially and beyond for a few months. There's talk of this version of Windows being free too.

There is a way to update your BIOS without having to go into Windows or your BIOS screen. In your manual look for the section ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility. It describes there how to load a BIOS from a USB stick or using your DVD with your drivers on it. Before using the new Intel 4th generation processors, download the BIOS updater tool to rename the BIOS to the one needed for your board also.

Make sure you name the bios correctly for your board. There is a utility on the ASUS website that you can download to do it if you're not sure about what or how to name it.

I'm not positive you're looking at the proper figure for FPS when looking at CPU/GPU utilization. I think you want to look at another command which shows the FPS. Perfoverlay.DrawFPS 1 (Show On Screen FPS) will show the actual FPS onscreen. I have used the graph before and I get about the same as you using a 4790k at stock speeds. Try that and see what kind of FPS you're getting.

You don't download the bios flashback, you download the bios and then use the bios flashback on the board if it has this feature. If it has this feature, there is a port on the back you plug it into and a button to push on the board or the rear panel. If your bios is 1404 or older, you'll need to download and install the bios converter utility.

There is a way to move the default folders (music, pictures, documents etc) to another drive so you don't have to direct them there everytime. Here is how to do it and how to undo it also. The Location tab in the Properties dialog of a folder To redirect a folder to a new location Click the Start button , and then click your user name. Right-click the folder that you want to redirect, and then click Properties. Click the Location tab, and then click Move. Browse to the location where you want to redirect this folder. You can select another location on this computer, another drive attached to this computer, or another computer on the network. To find a network location, type two backslashes (\\) into the address bar followed by the name of the location where you want to redirect the folder (for example, \\mylaptop), and then press Enter. Click the folder where you want to store the files, click Select Folder, and then click OK. In the dialog that appears, click Yes to move all the files to the new location. To restore a folder to its original location Click the Start button , and then click your user name. Right-click the folder that you previously redirected and want to restore to its original location, and then click Properties. Click the Location tab, click Restore Default, and then click OK. Click Yes to recreate the original folder, and then click Yes again to move all the files back to the original folder.

Did you move your Steam Library folder too? Your games are likely still on the drive, but Steam needs to know where they are located.

You probably need to initialize the drive in Windows. Go to Computer and right click. Click Manage. Under Storage you should see Disk Management. If you click on that, your drives should all appear. From there you need to initialize and format the drive. That should take care of the problem as long as the drive shows up in Disk Management.

Mine used to do this too. I don't think it's hardware related but just that Windows forces it into sleep mode even though power settings are set to never turn off. I never could figure out how to turn this off, but it only happened when left unattended for a few hours.

Have you tried connecting video to the onboard graphics and seeing if it will post?

If you have an old system you're on you can download the Live Update 6 utility at the MSI website. I'm not sure with MSI boards how or if you can update the BIOS from within the BIOS or some other method. I know many boards have the ability built in to update the BIOS with a USB attached. Your manual may tell you how to do this if you have this capability.

and processor?

What motherboard do you have?

Rename your BIOS to what the manual says - something like Z87LP.CAP. It won't read anything but the proper BIOS name for your board, which is why it fails.

Can you get video when connected to the onboard graphics? I have this board and processor and had same issue. Turned out that it wasn't seated all the way in the slot. Make sure you can see the slot lock on the card. It's easy to overlook, and it took a bit more pressure than expected to get it into the slot seated correctly.

Usually there is something in the BIOS to Load Optimized Defaults, this will set it back to factory defaults. If that doesn't work, you can clear the CMOS on the motherboard itself.

Try this from the install disk before you press Install - Hit Shift-F10. In the box that comes up type diskpart and press enter. Type list. Select the disk by typing select disk (and whatever disk you want to install to). It will now say the disk is selected. Type clean once you have done that. Only do this on a disk that all data has been backed up or not needed to be saved as it will erase everything. Once complete, close the cmd box, and click install on the windows screen, and proceed as normal. Hope this helps.

Also, try reseating the GPU, some boards you need to apply more pressure than you think to get it to seat fully. I had this problem with my R9-290 on my ASUS Maximus VII Hero board. I struggled for about a month thinking it was this or that and all it turned out to be was the graphics card wasn't seated all the way in.

C Can you see it in the SATA storage devices within the BIOS at all? Reading through your manual, there is a setting under CSM (Compatibility Support Module) for booting from PCI-e expansion devices, I'm not sure what setting is appropriate, but the two options are Legacy OpROM first and UEFI driver first. I don't know if this setting will help you out, but it's worth a try if it doesn't work you can always go back and change it.

Which BIOS version do you have? On ASUS website they list version 1204 and above as giving more compatibility with M2 devices. If you have an older BIOS, maybe that could help.

If you are able to get into Windows, see if it shows up in Disk Management. Right click Computer, then Manage, then Disk Management. If it's there, you may need to initialize it and format it to get it working and seen in the BIOS and by Windows installer.

Happy to help

Here's a link about formatting a drive - explains the ways to do it with disk management and just normal right click drive and format it. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/storage/3470977/how-format-hard-drive-in-windows/

Not sure what resiliency means on that, might need to google it, but other than that it seems correct.