Switched from MSI - 7778 (JasmineR) MB to Z590 Gaming Carbon Wifi. Now OS won't load. Help?

[brigitte.macki15ea02f2]

I've built a new gaming PC with the following specs:

• MB: MSI Z590 Gaming Carbon Wifi
• CPU: Intel i9-10850K
• RAM: Corsair Vengence RGB Pro 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz
• GPU: Nividia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
• PSU: Corsair RM850X 850W Gold
• SSD: Samsung EVO 850 1TB

My previous HDD was failing, and I wanted to make sure that my new computer would be able to boot and load up an OS after I got all of the parts put together. So, I installed the Samsung SSD in my old computer and installed Windows 8.1 on it (because that is the OS my PC was running when the HDD failed). It installed from a USB flash drive with the ISO file on it, and rebooted perfectly. I was able to log in without any issues.

The specs that I was working with at that time were as follows:

MB: MS-7778 (JasmineR)
CPU: AMD A8-5500
RAM: ADATA 2x4 GB DDR3-1600
GPU: Nividia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
PSU: Rosewill Photon 850W Gold
SSD: Samsung EVO 850 1TB

I honestly don't know what configuration the MB was using, but the most recent BIOS update it had received was dated 2014.

I got everything put together and plugged in, and it started up beautifully. All of the lights and fans were working, but it would only allow me to enter the BIOS, and wouldn't load the OS. So, I tried M-Flashing the BIOS, and, while it was able to update properly, it still wouldn't load the OS. So, I decided to try reinstalling Windows on the SSD while it was connected to the new MB, since at that point I learned that there may be some sort of disconnect between the OS and the MB since when the OS was installed the SSD was attached to a different MB.

But. While the ISO file I made allowed me to install Windows 8.1 without entering the product key the first time, it didn't allow me to do that when I attempted to reinstall it while it was connected to the new MB. And I have tried, and failed, to recover the product key for my copy of windows 8.1.

What I am trying to do now is install Windows 10 on the SSD, because I have a spare code for that OS that I can transfer to this new build. I used Microsoft's Windows download tool to create the ISO file on the same thumb drive that I used for the 8.1 install, plugged it into the same port on the case for the new build, and started the computer.

Well, now I don't have a display at all.

The only thing that changed was the files stored on the thumb drive, and I don't know how that would affect whether or not I end up with a working display.

Any idea why I suddenly lost my display, or what I might be able to do to get the OS on the SSD to load?

 

[dvair]

Switching from an AMD based system to an Intel based system is going to cause you alot of problems. Best thing to do is a fresh install on the new board, then install the chipset drivers and then the video drivers followed by any other ones your need.

 

[brigitte.macki15ea02f2]

Switching from an AMD based system to an Intel based system is going to cause you alot of problems. Best thing to do is a fresh install on the new board, then install the chipset drivers and then the video drivers followed by any other ones your need.

Sorry, I am still quite new to this. Can you explain what you mean by a "fresh install on the new board"? And, how do I install the drivers without a functional OS?

 

[badboy2k]

Sorry, I am still quite new to this. Can you explain what you mean by a "fresh install on the new board"? And, how do I install the drivers without a functional OS?

when you enter BIOS can you click the BIOS Mode at the top and change it too CSM from UEFI then save and exit to see if it will then Boot?

 

[citay]

Basically, forget about old OS. You need to do a fresh install of the newest Win10 version (or Win11). For that, first get the latest Media Creation Tool (also available for Windows 11, it will accept the same license key as Win10). Then run the tool on another PC. In the Media Creation Tool, select "Create installation media (USB Flash drive)", then a USB stick/drive will be prepared. Then you have to boot from the stick on your PC (press F11 during boot for the boot menu, select the stick there) and install Windows.

Once Windows has installed, install the Intel Chipset Driver first (from the MSI site under Drivers). Then you can install all the other drivers, like audio driver and Ethernet/LAN driver.


Once again in more detail.

First you'd ideally need to read out your Windows product key from the old Windows, because you can use that key for Windows 10: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html
Download is 2/3 down that website. I don't know the state of your old Windows, if you can still boot it on your old PC, but it would be good to have that key. Also, if you press WIN + Break in your old Windows, you can see your edition of it (Home Premium for example), this will become important during the Win10 installation, where you'd select Windows 10 Home edition during its setup for example.

Anyway. You also need to go to the MSI support website (under Drivers - Win10 64) and download the Intel Chipset Driver, audio driver and Ethernet/LAN driver. Don't bother with the other drivers for now. You can go to NVIDIA and download the latest graphics driver too. Save them all to a USB stick/drive.

Prepare a USB stick (at least 16 GB) with the latest Media Creation Tool.
There's an option to select x86 or x64, this means 32 bit or 64 bit Windows, select x64 there. All modern PCs can handle that and it's better.

After that is done, boot the new PC from this USB stick/drive. To enter the boot menu, press F11 during boot (during the same time at which you'd press DEL to enter the BIOS). Then select the USB stick as the temporary boot device.

During the setup after booting from that USB stick, you can select which Windows edition to install.
For older Windows versions, there was the Starter edition, then Home Premium, Pro and Ultimate. For Win10, the former two became Home, the latter two became Pro.
You select the appropriate edition, because the license key you hopefully recovered from your previous Windows will only work for a matching edition, you can't go from Home to Pro for example.


Starting Windows install. It's best to delete all partitions when doing that, so Windows will start from a clean slate:

As i said, you can use the previous Windows license key as a key in Windows 10/11, it will work just fine. Don't plug in a LAN/Ethernet cable yet. When Windows 10 asks you for a network connection (LAN/WLAN), say you don't have one, and confirm it again that you want an offline account. This way, you're not forced to make an online Microsoft account. Everything works fine with an offline account. For Win11, you have to use a different trick to get an offline account. There, it works to use "spammer" as a user name, then Win11 will tell you that it's unable to create an account like that and offer to use an offline account. It's not a must to use an offline account, i just prefer it.

Once Windows has installed, install the Chipset Driver first. Then you mainly need to install the network driver, graphics drivers and audio driver. At this point, you can plug in the LAN cable or connect to your WLAN, whatever the case may be. Press WIN+i to open the settings, open Update & Security, and let it scan online for updates. There's always a bunch of updates after a fresh install. After the necessary reboot, repeat the update check again. In the future, it will check for updates automatically.

 

[darkhawk]

I would stick to a newer OS than Windows 8 or 8.1.....At this point, there's technically not even drivers listed for your board for that older OS. At this point, Windows 8/8.1 is all but dead. Stick to Windows 10 or Windows 11.

And generally, a fresh install of Windows with a newly built PC is the best option. This means installing windows using the new PC you just built.