Odd Problem after fresh install

[TheMadFlasher]

I have a f240gb2b that I recently purchased. I removed my current HDD and installed only the SSD to do a fresh install then format my current drive. After windows installation it goes into normal mode without any problems, updates windows, then when it restarts I get to the default background. No welcome screen or anything. From here I can hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and it just goes to a blank screen, hit 'esc' and Im back to the default background. No icons at all. The computer starts fine in safemode, and if I roll back to 'best configuration' setting on boot.

 

The picture below is ALL I see when my computer boots up from that hard drive in normal mode. The resolution is all correct(unlike default) but that's it.

 

http://cdn-static.zdnet.com/i/story/61/44/001841/win7-wallpaper-large.png

 

I even secure erased the drive, reinstalled, and left out my video drivers, the default windows driver for my HD 5870 still caused this problem upon it's installation and reboot.

 

I'm :confused:

 

BIOS is updated, and though the resolution was poor I believe "FW REV" for this SSD was 5.05(?) as I attempted to update firmware, but it was older than what was installed(unless I got the wrong one).

 

Any help is appreciated, I did load the raid drivers upon install of windows 7, set my bios to ACHI, etc etc. I also installed windows 7 without the raid drivers to no avail.

 

It's likely to be a problem with the bootfile(which showed no problem) or a driver.

[Toasted]

It sounds like a bad install of an update or driver that is causing the issue.

Does the HD L.E.D. stay solid?

 

According to your post your have the FORCE SERIES SATA II SSD. Which the latest FW is 2.4. 1.3.4 for GB2B drives.

[TheMadFlasher]

The LED light acts like a normal startup sitting at desktop. It just flickers like it's thinking once in a while, but I left it alone for 2 hours and it was the exact same. As for the FW I thought it was odd because I came up with the 2.4 and downloaded it to update. When I used it I swear it said the current version said "FW REV 5.05". Maybe I should try updating it with the 2.4 I downloaded from here? Otherwise when windows updated it installed 139 updates the first time, and about 30 overall afterwards, so finding a specific windows update that causes the problem would be rough. That is unless there is an easier way to determine it.

 

Also, in my own stupidity I forgot to extend my system reserved to make it one solid partition. It's all on the single drive I had installed at the time so I don't think it would cause issues.

 

*EDIT* I also found this link, which also made me not want to update with 2.4 http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=109756

[Toasted]

Before installing the updates, was it working fine?

[TheMadFlasher]

Yes, with default everything, no video card drivers. I was kind of hoping someone else may have had an issue with these series drives to find out if it's a conflicting driver or windows update. I figured it was an issue with the video card driver, but since it was a fresh install, twice, it updates every time it turns on. So I believe it is a windows update, I just don't know which one would cause this to happen.

 

Is there any way to log what is starting when I boot to the blank desktop so I can check it in safe mode? Or should I just start going through the windows updates and start uninstalling random ones?

[Toasted]

How many monitors do you have connected to the video card?

 

If you have multiple screens, leave one monitor plugged in and see if that helps.