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  1. michaelb-01
    Its finally all working! Here's some thinks I did, hopefully it may help someone else: I downloaded a new iso from Windows on a PC (I had previously tried on a mac), I then used Boot Camp on my mac to make the iso bootable on the USB. I also enabled Windows 10 WHQL in the bios - this actually removed my SSD from the boot drive options (but wasn't an issue in the end) Then when installing Windows it wouldn't let me install on the SSD so I did like you said and deleted both partitions and created a new one (and I think I chose to format it as GPT if I remember correctly). Thanks for all the help!
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    Thanks for your reply. Do you mean clear the SSD? How would I do that if the OS is on it? Or do you mean clear the USB drive? I'm currently doing a memtest to check the RAM, its been going for 3.5 hours but so far its all good. I did read on the MSI motherboard FAQ that you should only use Windows 10 RS2 (which I think is the Creators update?) and not RS1 (which I guess is an earlier release). So maybe the drive I had was the wrong version.. I've downloaded a new ISO file on to a USB drive and i'll try booting from that once memtest has finished.
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    When I start up and press F11 to select the boot drive I have to options for the USB drive, one has a UEFI prefix and the other doesn't So I tried various combinations: - UEFI prefix, run 64-bit setup (hangs at splash screen) - UEFI prefix, run 32-bit setup (hangs at splash screen) - no UEFI prefix, run 64-bit setup (hangs at splash screen) - no UEFI prefix, run 32-bit setup - it works... Is there a reason for this? So i've installed the 32-bit version in the hope that I can then re-install it as 64-bit, is this possible??
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    After trying several more times it now goes to the Windows logo splash screen, however now it just hangs there - been there for at least 30 mins....
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    I've just finished building my PC and am trying to install Windows 10. These were my steps: - Powered on pc and pressed delete until entered BIOS - Went to advanced menu and set hard drive as the boot priority then selected my Samsung 960 EVO M.2 drive - Inserted Windows 10 USB drive (from scan.co.uk) - Saved and reset BIOS - Pressed F11 to choose boot device, selected UEFI Windows 10, partition 1 - This took me to Windows Boot Manager. I selected Windows Setup (64-bit) - A new screen said 'Loading Files..' - Once the progress bar completed (a few seconds) it took me to the MSI splash screen (with options stated at the bottom for <Del> to run BIOS setup, <F11> to run boot menu - However now neither my keyboard or mouse work on this screen..... What do I do??
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    It's working!! I think there must have been a loose connection on the psu. The cpu, ram etc is all registered in the bios. It's not showing the hard drives though (though that was the least of my concerns!). I have a Samsung 960 evo 500gb SSD and a Seagate 4TB hard drive. Should they both be listed in the drives list in the bios? thank you all for your swift help and advice!
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    I'm re-connecting all of the psu to make sure all connections are good. In the motherboard manual it mentions connecting to a PCIE_PWR1 header on the motherboard. I haven't done that, do you know if thats necessary and what its for? I've done a screenshot of the manual page https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6QuotPJrHI_ZUkycFlZTFhyaVU
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    I just tested the power supply. I disconnected everything. There is a 'power tester' with my psu (like this video ) which connects to the 24pin power cable so I connected this and turned the psu back on, first nothing happened, then I tried again and I got a small crackling noise and the fan started but it doesnt seem like a good connection.. although my cable seems to be firmly inserted..
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    I tried shorting the power pins but nothing happens..
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    When I turn the PSU power on should the PSU fan start up even before I short the power pins on the motherboard?
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    How do I short the power pins with a screwdriver?
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    No.. I know I should have... Will it be obvious if the power connectors are fried? By front IO do you mean the front panel connectors? (so the HDD LED, Power LED, Power and reset switch?)
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    I only have a keyboard and mouse plugged into external USB ports, you mean just remove those? The WIFI card is connected to a usb port on the motherboard and I have a USB3 connection from my case, shall I disconnect those too?
  14. michaelb-01
    The parts are: CPU - AMD 1950X (threadripper) Motherboard - MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon PSU - EVGA 850W Gold Cooler - CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240 RAM - 64GB (4x16GB) Corsair DDR4 Dominator Platinum, PC4-24000 (3000) GPU - GTX 1080ti And some other bits but I guess those are the most important. Obviously its a very expensive build so I really hope I haven't destroyed something...
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    I've just finished building my new pc and I went to switch it on and the worst has happened. I head a small crackling sound and there was a red light on the motherboard power symbol, this then turned off after maybe 10 seconds. No fans started (not even the psu fan). I switched the psu off and now if I switch it on nothing happens again (not even the red light..). I've attached some photos of my motherboard:
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