Brand new Acer Predator G3-605 don't boot windows 8

zczachor
zczachor Member Posts: 14 New User
Hello.
I got my Acer Predator G3 605 last week, but system was slow.
So I've decided to put my SSD OCZ Agility 2 120GB to expansion drive slot and instal windows there.
At first it start well and work fast. I've installed all updates and soft, reboot many times and no problem.
After I set all I delete windows partition from HDD. Then system stop booting to windows.

Until now I've tried this:
1. Multiple reinstallation on SSD and HDD from image or clean install.
2. All BIOS settings for SECURE BOOT (on/off/standard/custom/keys on/keys deleted) and CSM.
3. I connect only SSD or only HDD and make recover or clean install.
4. Deleting all partitions and recover/clean instal.
5. BIOS/SSD firmware update
6. Acer recovery discs doesn't help. Same as hard BIOS reset.

Nothing helps. It's working until "setting hardware" window and after reboot it stuck.
Any idea what can be wrong and how to fix it?
I have no more idea
Thanks for any help.

Best Answer

  • zczachor
    zczachor Member Posts: 14 New User
    Answer ✓

    I've finally found a solution by myself, so I will post here my solution in case someone will have same problem.
    It work for me, can't promise it will work for everyone.

    My solution step by step:
    1. I've created WindowsToGo on my USB drive by this instruction:
    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1867613/create-windows-drive-windows-enterprise.html
    2. From Acer Support I've download all recent drivers for my Acer Predator G3 605 and extract all to special folder on my USB drive
    3. I've disconnect my HDD drive SATA cable (there is still no SSD connected)
    4. In bios I turn off secure boot, activate boot menu and turn CSM always on
    5. After restart I push F12 and from boot menu I choose my USB drive with WinToGo
    6. After my Windows go hardware and post instal preparation I've finally see start menu.
    7. First thing to do was to connect my HDD SATA cable, so windows automatically detect drive
    8. I open command prompt by admin, type diskpart, then list disk, my HDD was disk 0 so I type select disk 0, then type clean
    9. I've install all drivers for my Acer and reboot
    10. After reboot I go to my pre downloaded BIOS update and open update app
    11. Choose ROM file, choose update all (not only pre selected part), then click FLASH
    12. Reboot, disconnect my USB drive and put in my USB Windows 8 installation stick (DVD can be used too)
    13. From Windows installer go to advance installation and choose HDD (in this point installer said that can't install on this drive because bios don't have drivers, but I still could create partition, so I did create two and click next)
    14. After all filer were copied computer restart automatic
    15. Windows 8 shows info for preparing devices (that was last working part for me before, cuz after reboot computer stuck)
    16. After reboot Windows boot and go to personalisation screen. Everything works.

    I've keep secure boot off and CSM on still.

     

    [corrected spelling for disk]

Answers

  • zczachor
    zczachor Member Posts: 14 New User
    Answer ✓

    I've finally found a solution by myself, so I will post here my solution in case someone will have same problem.
    It work for me, can't promise it will work for everyone.

    My solution step by step:
    1. I've created WindowsToGo on my USB drive by this instruction:
    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1867613/create-windows-drive-windows-enterprise.html
    2. From Acer Support I've download all recent drivers for my Acer Predator G3 605 and extract all to special folder on my USB drive
    3. I've disconnect my HDD drive SATA cable (there is still no SSD connected)
    4. In bios I turn off secure boot, activate boot menu and turn CSM always on
    5. After restart I push F12 and from boot menu I choose my USB drive with WinToGo
    6. After my Windows go hardware and post instal preparation I've finally see start menu.
    7. First thing to do was to connect my HDD SATA cable, so windows automatically detect drive
    8. I open command prompt by admin, type diskpart, then list disk, my HDD was disk 0 so I type select disk 0, then type clean
    9. I've install all drivers for my Acer and reboot
    10. After reboot I go to my pre downloaded BIOS update and open update app
    11. Choose ROM file, choose update all (not only pre selected part), then click FLASH
    12. Reboot, disconnect my USB drive and put in my USB Windows 8 installation stick (DVD can be used too)
    13. From Windows installer go to advance installation and choose HDD (in this point installer said that can't install on this drive because bios don't have drivers, but I still could create partition, so I did create two and click next)
    14. After all filer were copied computer restart automatic
    15. Windows 8 shows info for preparing devices (that was last working part for me before, cuz after reboot computer stuck)
    16. After reboot Windows boot and go to personalisation screen. Everything works.

    I've keep secure boot off and CSM on still.

     

    [corrected spelling for disk]

  • Acer-Blayn
    Acer-Blayn Administrator Posts: 2,355 Community Administrator

    Thank you for your post. Hopefully this information will be helpful to other Acer community users.

  • zczachor
    zczachor Member Posts: 14 New User
    I've forget to write that for CSM to work I've needed to change my drive from GPT to MBR.
    I've used free AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Edition.
    That's all Smiley Happy enjoy