Recent content by MihaiN

Well, just to answer my own query, I did pick up 8 of the above drives which are now running for a week 24/7 in a RAID6 array. No timeout dropouts, no issues whatsoever. The controller recognized them from the start and I was able to initialize the array. I was pleasantly surprised to find out...

Has anyone tried any of the 14TB HGST drives? I've got an Areca 1882ix and wanted to soon purchase some drives with model WUH721414AL5204 (i.e. P/N 0F31052) and hook them up. They're not on the compatibility list but that means no one tested them, it doesn't necessarily mean they don't work. I...

Was wondering, does anyone know what is a safe threshold for CPU temperature? I've got an Areca 1882ix-24 and during the summer time when it's very hot outside it does go up to 70 degrees Celsius. Should I be worried? Also, wanted to share some knowledge. I've got the above mentioned controller...

Hmm... then it's strictly regarding the manufacturer's BIOS. Guess it's time to start sending some hate e-mails to Asus. Thanks for all the replies, they've been really helpful in identifying who and what is to blame.

I initially tried installing on the BIOS the board came with, which was 0807 - the one which (similar to your AsRock board) offered support to 2nd gen Threadripper. Then I flashed to the latest one which was 0808. It only offered improved stability. I've got no problem in installing and booting...

Ah sorry, I misunderstood your previous post. I thought you said installation failed on Ryzen, too. Ok, then it's quite clear. If the Ryzen PC also had an NVMe SSD and you successfully installed in UEFI then it's not the drivers or the NVMe SSD itself. It's the blasted TR4 socket :mad: And why...

AXm77 : Thanks, that's very useful info. It reassures me that it's not just me and my setup. Well actually, now that you mentioned it, maybe it has to do with installing on NVMe SSDs? Perhaps there's something wrong with the NVMe drivers which we anyway have to manually slipstream into the Win7...

In UEFI mode, that would be a no. I even tried burning a new DVD9 with a Win7 x64 MSDN image into which I've personally slipstream'd all the updates up to this point (simplix update pack). Behaves just like the antique Win7 DVD I had and refuses to boot in UEFI. Right now I'm using it in Legacy...

Tried 2 other things today, both to no success. I ordered for myself a new flash drive, a Patriot Supersonic Rage XT USB 3.0 as I've read good things about it. It behaves exactly as the other no name one I used the other days, same error when trying to boot in UEFI with GPT partition format and...

Well, I need to actually boot to the Windows installer in order to be able to do that :) Until I figure out a way to do that - starting to actually wonder IF I'll figure out a way with this blasted mobo - no point in formatting the SSD. But thanks for the tips, I'll be sure to do that. Internal...

Thanks for the tip, but I've actually already tried that. As mentioned above, I used the untouched MSDN image of Windows 7 SP1 x64 which has an install.wim that's less that 4GB, injected USB3.0 and NVMe drivers, made a bootable USB with GPT partition scheme and FAT32 file system. Same error. And...

It's not that, I've already done that and was successful otherwise I wouldn't have been able to install in MBR - Legacy mode. I think it's BIOS related and I can't figure it out...

I've already tried that. I used the untouched MSDN image of Windows 7 SP1 x64 which has an install.wim that's less that 4GB, made a bootable USB with GPT partition scheme and FAT32 file system. Same error. Changing BIOS to boot only from UEFI device makes no difference. Based on what I found...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to fight the Win10 current and install Win7 on my new Asus Prime X399-A mobo. Problem is I've only managed to succeed with MBR partition scheme, but what I want is to be able to install with GPT partition scheme and NTFS file system. I'm unable to boot with the flash...

Hi everyone, It's been a long time since I've posted here, but last time I did I received very pertinent and helpful answers. Hoping this will happen once again now, and also maybe help others with the same issue. So my problem is when I try to install Windows 7 x64 in UEFI mode on my new Asus...