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Question

Motherboard and windows 8.1 64bit error?

Sep 3, 2015 1:01PM PDT

I have a major issue here. I have been trying to figured this out myself but I cant go any further.

My motherboard is a GA-P35-DS3L and I have been trying to upgrade windows 8.1 32bit to windows 8.1 64bit. I have a working usb bootable device that I tried on another computer and the usb is definitely working fine.
I tried all the boot priority options there was and even tried AHCI. Whats happening when I try to boot with the usb is I see the windows 8 logging screen logo(without the little circle below that shows its loading)... and it sits there for like 3 minutes and then the computer restart itself in an infinite loop. So since I couldn't install windows 8.1 64bit with the usb on my GA-P35-DS3L, I used another old motherboard to do it and it installed correctly and it also booted without any problems. When I put the GA-P35-DS3L back in the case and tried to load windows it shows the windows 8 loading screen logo for 3 to 6 sec and then computer restarts(right before it restarts I can see a very quick black screen with some writings at the top left corner which I cant read because its goes away too fast). Again I have tried all boot priority and also AHCI without any success. I have another Hard drive so I repeated the process on the other one and it does the same thing. Both Hard drives are working fine as I tested them both on another motherboard. My CPU is Intel core 2 duo E8600 and is 64 bit compatible.
Every other components in the PC are tested and working fine.
I tried resetting bios but its not changing anything.
I reinstalled the 32 bit version on one of the Hard drive and Its working.

Can anyone please help me find a solution for this?

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can't do it
Sep 3, 2015 1:04PM PDT

You can't directly upgrade 32 bit systems to 64 bit systems. Why do this anyway? Is it for larger file accesses?

All you could do is backup all your files and then install the 64 bit system instead.

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I formated the hard drives already
Sep 3, 2015 1:10PM PDT

I formatted the hard drives already and tried installing the 64 bit

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what happened?
Sep 3, 2015 1:21PM PDT

Did you format as NTFS and not FAT32?

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(NT) yes I formatted as ntfs
Sep 3, 2015 1:27PM PDT
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So far, there is no path to/from 32 to 64 bit.
Sep 3, 2015 1:09PM PDT
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I dont understand
Sep 3, 2015 1:17PM PDT

Are you saying my mobo is bind on 32bit?

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I already upgraded
Sep 3, 2015 1:24PM PDT

I already upgraded 32 bit to 64 bit but I had to use another motherboard and windows fully loaded with no issues

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You just muddied your discussion but let's press on.
Sep 3, 2015 1:37PM PDT

1. NEVER format a drive prior to a fresh install.
2. Repeat step 1.
3. Start with a blank HDD. No partitions and let the Windows installer ask where to install and let it partition and format.

The reason why is well discussed. Not duplicating it.

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Yeah of course it does
Sep 3, 2015 1:27PM PDT
"Whats happening when I try to boot with the usb is I see the windows 8 logging screen logo(without the little circle below that shows its loading)... and it sits there for like 3 minutes and then the computer restart itself in an infinite loop."

Of course it does. Windows protection system precludes it being bootable after intallation from USB, which it considers a "removable drive". It's not Linux which can boot from almost anything.

Windows wants to boot only from a hard drive that's on an SATA/PATA bus. Period.
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ok
Sep 3, 2015 1:36PM PDT

so you think if I put windows iso on a formatted HDD and try to boot from it its actually going to work?

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If you ever get that to work, you would be the first.
Sep 3, 2015 1:40PM PDT

I've yet to find anyone boot an ISO. And if we put the ISO on a HDD, wow, another first.

Ever blaze a new trail in the wilderness? That would be far easier!

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Re: boot from USB
Sep 3, 2015 1:37PM PDT

I think he means to say he boots the installation USB, not an installed Windows USB.
I agree with Bob: if the USB doesn't work, try a DVD.

Kees

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yes, that's it
Sep 3, 2015 1:39PM PDT

You can install from USB, but can't run an installed windows from it. DVD time.

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(NT) i was talking running the installation
Sep 3, 2015 1:43PM PDT
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Run for it.
Sep 3, 2015 1:48PM PDT

Let's hear how it turns out. I've seen folk try to run from ISO's to install Windows. Most have less hair or none at the end.

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an installation of windows
Sep 3, 2015 1:50PM PDT

will only run from an SATA or PATA bus on the computer. That can be to a hard drive directly, or within a virtual drive on that hard drive, but it will refuse to run on any other "bus". Yes, it looks. It's part of their copy protection scheme to make it as difficult to create mobile windows which they don't have a direct control over. There's some special applications which have a mobile windows on them, but those are truly the exceptions.

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(NT) So i should give it a try?
Sep 3, 2015 1:54PM PDT
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installing to the hard drive?
Sep 3, 2015 2:16PM PDT

Yes. install to the hard drive while it's on the computer. Do it from DVD or a working USB with the ISO image "burned" to it.

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The only thing I can think of is if
Sep 4, 2015 6:26AM PDT

your PC is an OEM (dell, HP etc.) and OEM 32 and 64 bit are separate products you may be having an issue because the 32 bit is tied to the motherboard. The retail version of Windows does have both 64 and 32 bit and doesn't have the tie to the motherboard. Now this is a guess because I thought that it will install but not activate if you try a try to install an OS not tied to the mobo.

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I think we need to have this clear up.
Sep 4, 2015 7:06AM PDT

We have established you have 64bits win8.1 and the cpu is 64bit compatible, now what version is the 8.1, retail full or upgrade or OEM? If it is retail upgrade then I think you might have to go with 32 (no way around it). If not upgrade, then a clean install should work around this.