Windows 10 Boot Issues

[Gingerking147]

I have a 750GB HDD, AMD phenom x4 9850, GeForce 550Ti, and 8gb  DDR2 RAM. I also have a Megaraid SAS 888ELP RAID card inside. (I actually believe that this is causing the issue.)

I recently upgraded to windows 10, and have been having issues ever since. Whenever I start the computer, it goes through its usual RAID bios, and goes into the windows loading screen. Then it just freezes, and absolutely won't start. I have to hold down the power button, restart the computer, and then it goes through this again, but actually starts. I have to do this every time, and it's getting to the point where it takes 5 or 10 minutes to get to the desktop. 

If you have any idea what the heck is going on, please help.

[JWMutant]

Your best bet to problem solve this is to boot into safe mode then disable devices one at a time and reboot till you find the problem.

 

The easiest way to boot into safe mode is to do it from within Windows. Use run command msconfig to boot into safe mode.

[Litargirio]

I have a 750GB HDD, AMD phenom x4 9850, GeForce 550Ti, and 8gb  DDR2 RAM. I also have a Megaraid SAS 888ELP RAID card inside. (I actually believe that this is causing the issue.)

I recently upgraded to windows 10, and have been having issues ever since. Whenever I start the computer, it goes through its usual RAID bios, and goes into the windows loading screen. Then it just freezes, and absolutely won't start. I have to hold down the power button, restart the computer, and then it goes through this again, but actually starts. I have to do this every time, and it's getting to the point where it takes 5 or 10 minutes to get to the desktop. 

If you have any idea what the heck is going on, please help.

 

Did you do do a clean install of Win10? If not, do so.

[Gingerking147]

Actually, I reinstalled windows 7, then upgraded to 10, so I could get it for free, but have it cleaned up. This never happened to windows 7...

[GoodBytes]

You probably need to do a clean install, and when you install the Windows 10, click on "Load Driver" button/link in the setup screen where it asks you where you want to install Windows 10. And load Windows 10 or at least Windows 8 drivers for your RAID card.

[Gingerking147]

(Did I mention that I actually have my OS installed on a separate drive?)

Also, wouldn't doing a clean install take away the free upgrade? I don't want to buy a new copy.

[GoodBytes]

Separate drive? I don't understand what you mean.

Do you mean that you have 1 HDD/SSD for your OS, and a RAID setup apart which you use for stuff like data?

If that is the case, then plan B would be to remove your RAID card out of the system, Windows 10 should boot fine, and get started. Now you can install your RAID card drivers, shutdown your system, plug your RAID card back in, and now boot to Windows 10.

[Gingerking147]

Yeah. That's what I meant. That solution sounds like the best... If I can find a driver for it...