Windows installation errors

[AskTJ]

Hi LTT forums. I am having issues installing windows. It gets up to 6% before crashing. I have 16gb of ram but have used one four gb stick to try it. I get this BSOD code - CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT. I have no idea what this means and how to fix it. I will try to use other ram combinations to fix this.

 

I am trying to install windows on an ssd for faster boot times.

 

MB: asrock z87m pro4

ram: 4x4 ddr3 1333

cpu: i5 4670k

psu: thermaltake 750w 80+ bronze

 

Tj

[AskTJ]

Windows 10 installation is failing with a BSOD with the code CLOCK WATCHDOG TIMEOUT. I have 16gb of ram and have tried using 4. No luck. New BIOS has been installed but no luck.

 

Tj

[Arkyo0]

15 minutes ago, tj_420 said:

Windows 10 installation is failing with a BSOD with the code CLOCK WATCHDOG TIMEOUT. I have 16gb of ram and have tried using 4. No luck. New BIOS has been installed but no luck.

 

Tj

iirc , cpu overheat

[AskTJ]

9 minutes ago, Arkyo0 said:

iirc , cpu overheat

hmm. I doubt that. I have a decent cooler

[AskTJ]

16 minutes ago, Arkyo0 said:

iirc , cpu overheat

I'm using an i5 4670k with a bq! Pure rock slim. Thermal paste applied and doesn't reach above 48 in BIOS.

[userzero]

Update all your motherboard component drivers and run proper memtest RAM checks.

[Hugs12343]

@tj_420 Is this a new PC?

[AskTJ]

3 minutes ago, Hugs12343 said:

@tj_420 Why don't you have an ssd?

I am attempting to install it to an SSD, but it gives me the bsod.

[AskTJ]

16 minutes ago, userzero said:

Update all your motherboard component drivers and run proper memtest RAM checks.

How would I do that? I cant boot to windows because I cant install it. I have updated the bios but no luck. How do I do this ram check?

[Hugs12343]

Just now, tj_420 said:

I am attempting to install it to an SSD, but it gives me the bsod.

Making sure that this is an existing PC that you want to reinstall windows on to an ssd.

[Hugs12343]

Just now, tj_420 said:

How would I do that? I cant boot to windows because I cant install it. I have updated the bios but no luck. How do I do this ram check?

You can't. windows is not working.

[Hugs12343]

Try install another operating system like Linux.

 

https://www.ubuntu.com/download

[userzero]

You're gonna need access to another PC/Laptop at this stage if you want to troubleshoot easily.

[Hugs12343]

Just now, userzero said:

You're gonna need access to another PC/Laptop at this stage if you want to troubleshoot easily.

True. But he has another PC. Look at his signature

[AskTJ]

41 minutes ago, Hugs12343 said:

True. But he has another PC. Look at his signature

I don't have another pc. The first one is my old pc, and the second is the current. I have access to 3 other laptops and my brothers gaming pc to troubleshoot. Any help?

[AskTJ]

45 minutes ago, Hugs12343 said:

Try install another operating system like Linux.

 

https://www.ubuntu.com/download

Will give that a try soon. Thank you

[userzero]

I'd advise making a bootable USB media and checking the RAM thoroughly first. https://www.memtest86.com/download.htm

 

 

[AskTJ]

25 minutes ago, userzero said:

I'd advise making a bootable USB media and checking the RAM thoroughly first. https://www.memtest86.com/download.htm

 

 

do you mean making a bootable USB with the software? How would it boot to the bios?

[Arkyo0]

Too much voltage?If you have OCed

[Ace McPlane]

8 hours ago, tj_420 said:

Hi LTT forums. I am having issues installing windows. It gets up to 6% before crashing. I have 16gb of ram but have used one four gb stick to try it. I get this BSOD code - CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT. I have no idea what this means and how to fix it. I will try to use other ram combinations to fix this.

 

I am trying to install windows on an ssd for faster boot times.

 

MB: asrock z87m pro4

ram: 4x4 ddr3 1333

cpu: i5 4670k

psu: thermaltake 750w 80+ bronze

 

Tj

Try clearing your CMOS.

It's the little battery that looks like a watch battery in your mobo.

Shut it down, unplug the computer, take that battery out, wait a couple of minutes, put it back in, start it back up again, go to the bios and agree to load factory defaults.

 

I think that'll fix it.

 

 

[AskTJ]

55 minutes ago, Arkyo0 said:

Too much voltage?If you have OCed

No overclock, no. Full stock settings

[userzero]

3 hours ago, tj_420 said:

do you mean making a bootable USB with the software? How would it boot to the bios?

What are you talking about boot to BIOS? It's a bootable USB as with any other. You get into your POST boot device menu and select the USB...

[Husky]

That CLOCK WATCHDOG TIMEOUT error is usually caused when an overclock is bad, a component is faulty or when something is overheating. You already said that nothing is overheating and that everything is at stock settings. Try setting the CPU vCore voltage to Manual and use a slightly higher voltage like 1.3V. Also check your memory voltage an maybe also try bumping that up a bit. Something is unstable and causes the system to lockup. Just be careful not to use too high of a voltage because you may damage something. I would stay under 1.35V on a modern Intel CPU under air cooling and under 1.35V on DDR4. If that doesn't work, maybe try a Linux OS like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. If that also proves to be unstable, then you may have faulty hardware or a corrupted Windows ISO. You can also try booting from different USB ports and maybe try a different flash drive.

 

Hope this helps

[demonix00]

Dial back any overclocks if you have any applied as from what I've seen, overclocks can trigger that BSOD notification.

[Arkyo0]

5 hours ago, Husky said:

That CLOCK WATCHDOG TIMEOUT error is usually caused when an overclock is bad, a component is faulty or when something is overheating. You already said that nothing is overheating and that everything is at stock settings. Try setting the CPU vCore voltage to Manual and use a slightly higher voltage like 1.3V. Also check your memory voltage an maybe also try bumping that up a bit. Something is unstable and causes the system to lockup. Just be careful not to use too high of a voltage because you may damage something. I would stay under 1.35V on a modern Intel CPU under air cooling and under 1.35V on DDR4. If that doesn't work, maybe try a Linux OS like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. If that also proves to be unstable, then you may have faulty hardware or a corrupted Windows ISO. You can also try booting from different USB ports and maybe try a different flash drive.

 

Hope this helps

Well I expect a higher voltage will result in a even worse situation