Asrock Z97 Extreme4 lights on but not booting screen

[Cycloid Torus]

Sorry, but I am unclear as to meaning of your last post. Do you have manual? Did it give instruction on how to setup the combination of HDD and SSD? Can you follow those instructions? What happens?

 

[Oneperson34]

The advanced configuration settings offer these settings:


SATA Controllers: Enabled or disabled (Have this enabled currently)

Sata selection: AHCI, IDE or RAID (Always had this running at AHCI I believe with no problems)

Sata aggressive link power management: enable or disabled, I have this disabled

Dynamic storage accelerator: enabled or disabled, enabled this

Hard disk smart: disabled or enabled, I have this enabled as well

M2_1/SATA3_4, SATA3_5 Switch, I have this on auto, only 2 options are force SATA, or force m.2

As media sata 3 mode is on AHCI, two options of course are ide or disabled


Then the Sata ports are displayed with the connected drives

 

[Cycloid Torus]

I gather that the HDD/SSD conflict only appears when both are connected and that the individual devices operate properly when installed alone (I.e., everything works until I add the SSD by installing on second SATA port).


"Dynamic storage accelerator" seems to offer minimal benefit to SSD (+10% or so), so disable for now as it may be conflicting with HDD which may be unable to do 'dynamic'.

Otherwise, it is a welter... you have the manual. You should have 4 to 6 SATA connections on the motherboard. I have found it best to allocate the first SATA to my boot drive, to follow with 2nd, then 3rd, etc to other storage/DVD. Manual may offer advice - sometimes a chart with recommended setup instruction. Since the manual often gives insight but often in confusing terms, do read carefully.

AS Rock may have more information about mixed SSD/HHD installation on its support and forums sites. Since you are not using an m.2 device, perhaps you might try 'force SATA'.

 

[Oneperson34]

Will try this soon, but alas I think I have found another issue I can't quite understand, my GPU is pretty power heavy so of course the power supply should be able to handle its high wattage boot and stuff however the GPU is now sometimes lighting and sometimes isnt, check now for as mention end in previous posts any static interference because what ever it is makes the system stay on for a few seconds

 

[Oneperson34]

Now I'm stuck with the h75 fan spinning and nothing else going on other than the PSU making a clicking noise

 

[Cycloid Torus]

System won't POST
GPU won't light
Win7 won't install
Boot drive only appears in some circumstances
Fans except one on H75 won't spin
Don't know if you have manual for motherboard & GPU
Don't know if you are following them
Don't know if you are following Computer Hope troubleshooting for "won't POST"

I think you need a local geek

 

[Oneperson34]

Everything seem's fixed now, got Windows installed without a single issue, motherboard drivers are done, as well as the gpu drivers, but of course for some reason when I'm trying to connect the hard drive, a surge to the pc happens cause it to turn off momentary, glad to know I guess it's just the drive, if this helps out with anything which I'm sure it will, the upper column of the pins for HDD are stuck in the SATA connector, if you're wondering how this happened, it first occured when I got the PC tugging on the connectors a bit too much, however it's not making too much sense to me how this drive is altogether now just causing a surge to the rig (The rest of the power in my room is fine)

 

[Cycloid Torus]

"the upper column of the pins for HDD are stuck in the SATA connector, if you're wondering how this happened, it first occured when I got the PC tugging on the connectors a bit too much, however it's not making too much sense to me how this drive is altogether now just causing a surge to the rig " - could be shorting

 

[Oneperson34]

What does that mean for the drive though, do need to recover some files from the drive

 

[Cycloid Torus]

If it were my problem:
1. try to make a backup if I can gain access to bad HDD
2. remove SATA cable from motherboard (leaving the screwed up connection alone)
3. confirm proper operation of the remaining system (to confirm the trouble is isolated)
4. under very strong light and magnification, inspect SATA connection from all angles
5. make or buy tools which can remove cable from bad connection & do that (might involve needlenose pliers and holding HDD firmly in some kind of static preventing wrap)
6. examine HDD SATA connection - repairing if and as needed

Alternative to 4,5&6 above - buy a cheap used working clone for your HDD (must be same model!!) and swap circuit boards.

 

[Oneperson34]

Ok, the drive is now a unspecified drive but is showing in CP in Windows, what..