windows 7 restart loop

[xxchrisxxowns]

i am using windows 7 64-bit, every time I turn on the computer it starts loading windows then it restarts without me pressing anything. i have ran memory diagnostic tools, HDD checks, Formatted and resinstalled windows and it keeps happening. after i reinstalled windows it started loading then restarted again. i have no idea what is causing this and all the components are new.

 

i am using:

 

Asus Maximus III formula motherboard

600W STEALTH EXTREME 2 PSU

and 4 GB RAM

i dont know if the problem is hardware or software related.

someone please help me this is very fustrating

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to ExTS

 

As you have re-installed I assume that you have no data that you wish to retreive ?

 

Try taking the RAM out.

Clean the contacts with a pencil eraser and put just one module back in.

 

Try booting with this.

 

If no go - swap the modules over and try booting with just the other one.

 

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Do you get any POST beeps ?

[DSTM]

Further to what Ken has advised, I would disable the auto restart.

This should give you an error code on next startup.

This code should help us determine where to issue is.

How to.

When your computer starts its next reboot (black screen), just hit F8 on your keyboard a lot of times till you get the Advanced Boot Options screen.

Now, with your arrow keys, select Disable automatic restart on system failure and press Enter.

[xxchrisxxowns]

thanks for the replies...

 

i tried taking the ram out a only using one, this didnt work, also there is no data i wish to retreive from my hard drive so i formatted it.

when i press F8 on the keyboard, it asks me to select my boot device, so i select my main hardrive, it then lists how much memory i have and what pci devices there are for 8 seconds. then it goes to windows error Recovery options being

safe mode

safe mode with networking

safe mode with command prompt

last known good configuration

and start windows normally

none of these work as the problem continues

[KenB]

Hi,

 

This is a full installation version of Win7 Pro or an upgrade ?

 

Have you had it working before on this system ?

 

Is it a legal version or a downloaded copy ?

[xxchrisxxowns]

it is a legal download from msdn and a full installation, before it stopped working i had it installed and it was working fine

[DSTM]

Reading back in #4 you said you reformatted. You don't select to boot from Hard Drive.

It has to boot from CD to install windows.

[xxchrisxxowns]

Reading back in #4 you said you reformatted. You don't select to boot from Hard Drive.

It has to boot from CD to install windows.

 

yes ino the only options when i pressed F8 were my 2 hard drives. i booted from disc when i installed windows again. i was looking for the disable resart which was said to be in F8 but it wasnt it came up asking for me to select which hard drive i wanted to boot from

[DSTM]

I take it you have 2 Hard Drives.If that's the case disconnect the Hard Drive that hasn't the Operating system on.

Try to Boot.

If it won't boot into Windows, then you better get the install Disc checked.

With respect this is showing all the signs of a Windows Copy.

[xxchrisxxowns]

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

 

i disconnected the other HDD and used a different copy of windows.

for the moment it is working fine.

 

i appreciate the help so much

[DSTM]

Glad it's now sorted.

Happy to help.