Solved Unable to boot from anything but my Samsung 9100 NVME drive on new ASUS Strix Z890 mobo.


John Pombrio

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EDIT: not solved but not for this forum! I realize that Windows has NOTHING to do with this, as I am attempting to boot OTHER OSs with my USB, etc. Ignore this post, heh.
I mean like nothing. Acronis Image CD hangs with mouse and keyboard unlit, Acronis Image on USB (GPT via Rufus) hangs, rescuezilla USB hangs, cloned NVME Win 11 in thunderbolt enclosure gives "Windows Restart" error, just nothing works. Fooled with Secure boot. Funny thing is that it worked when I first installed the mobo so I could clone the Lexar NVME to the Samsung NVME in two separate NVME ports on the mobo. Tried three different USB sticks, all plugged into the backplate of the mobo, and then the NVME enclosure. All of these were recognized by the BIOS boot manager, but none got through the boot process. WTH?
 
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Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
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ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
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Windows 11 version 26200
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home built
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Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
Motherboard
ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
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64GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
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Alpha Wireless 5.1 Headphones
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Gigabyte M32U 32 inch 4k IPS 144Hz monitor
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3340 by 2160 144 Hz with HDR 10
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4TB Samsung 9100 Pro NVME, 3X Samsung 4TB 860 EVO
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Corsair RM850e modular
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Corsair Graphite 780T
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Cooler Master Hyper 3DHP air cooled 58C under full load.
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Corsair K95 RGB
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John Pombrio said:
but none got through the boot process. WTH?
Click to expand...


I have an X570 ASUS board (AMD). For some reason, my system likes CSM "enabled".
Something to try at least.


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It would also help to know exactly what Win 11 build you are on.
Type: winver in the Taskbar search box.

Make sure to block your email if it shows...

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    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8875 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2
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    PC/Desktop
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    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
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    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
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    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
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    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
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    Dell U3011 30"
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    Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
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    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
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    300/300
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    Firefox 3.x ??
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    Symantec (Norton)
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    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
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Windows 11 version 26200Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K64GBASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
OS
Windows 11 version 26200
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
home built
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
Motherboard
ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
Sound Card
Alpha Wireless 5.1 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays
Gigabyte M32U 32 inch 4k IPS 144Hz monitor
Screen Resolution
3340 by 2160 144 Hz with HDR 10
Hard Drives
4TB Samsung 9100 Pro NVME, 3X Samsung 4TB 860 EVO
PSU
Corsair RM850e modular
Case
Corsair Graphite 780T
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 3DHP air cooled 58C under full load.
Keyboard
Corsair K95 RGB
Mouse
Logitech G502 wired
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Frontier 990Mbps up/down Fiber to the home
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Chrome
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MS Defender
Did a BIOS update with no luck. One difference between when I first booted up and earlier today was a BIOS update.
 

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Windows 11 version 26200Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K64GBASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
OS
Windows 11 version 26200
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
home built
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
Motherboard
ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
Sound Card
Alpha Wireless 5.1 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays
Gigabyte M32U 32 inch 4k IPS 144Hz monitor
Screen Resolution
3340 by 2160 144 Hz with HDR 10
Hard Drives
4TB Samsung 9100 Pro NVME, 3X Samsung 4TB 860 EVO
PSU
Corsair RM850e modular
Case
Corsair Graphite 780T
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 3DHP air cooled 58C under full load.
Keyboard
Corsair K95 RGB
Mouse
Logitech G502 wired
Internet Speed
Frontier 990Mbps up/down Fiber to the home
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MS Defender
K, Clonezilla worked by choosing the VGA option. Might be a graphics driver issue. Updating NVidia driver for RTX 4090 card. Another difference from my first boot up of the mobo.
 

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Windows 11 version 26200Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K64GBASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
OS
Windows 11 version 26200
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
home built
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
Motherboard
ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
Sound Card
Alpha Wireless 5.1 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays
Gigabyte M32U 32 inch 4k IPS 144Hz monitor
Screen Resolution
3340 by 2160 144 Hz with HDR 10
Hard Drives
4TB Samsung 9100 Pro NVME, 3X Samsung 4TB 860 EVO
PSU
Corsair RM850e modular
Case
Corsair Graphite 780T
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 3DHP air cooled 58C under full load.
Keyboard
Corsair K95 RGB
Mouse
Logitech G502 wired
Internet Speed
Frontier 990Mbps up/down Fiber to the home
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MS Defender
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  • At a glance

    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8875 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2AMD Ryzen 7 3700XG.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8875 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1

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    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
Ghot said:
For some reason, my system likes CSM "enabled".
Something to try at least.
Click to expand...
Boot into Setup (Bios) go to the Boot tab. If the Bios HDD Mode is setup for UEFI Boot, if the booting media is initialized GPT, if not, then add CSM/Legacy Boot (for MBR).Either way it won't hurt.
 

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Gigabyte Z390 UD
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Intel Core i7 9700K 3.60
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Gigabyte Z390 UD
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3840 x 2160
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850w PSU
Case
Cyberpower PC
Cooling
Water cooled
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Backlit Cyberpower gaming keyboard
Mouse
Backlit Cyberpower gaming mouse
Internet Speed
1 GB mbps
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Brave
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Windows Security
Spunk said:
Boot into Setup (Bios) go to the Boot tab. If the Bios HDD Mode is setup for UEFI Boot, if the booting media is initialized GPT, if not, then add CSM/Legacy Boot (for MBR).Either way it won't hurt.
Click to expand...


I keep my motherboard happy... it keeps me happy. :D
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8875 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2AMD Ryzen 7 3700XG.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8875 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1

  • At a glance

    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
All my USB sticks and the 4TB NVME enclosure are recognized as boot devices. They just won't run, heh. I got a couple of things to run now. The newer ASUS boards have an issue with this, hopefully it will be fixed via a BIOS update 🤞Updated my computer specs, so folks know what board I am having issues with, but most ASUS Z890 mobos have this problem.
 

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At a glance

Windows 11 version 26200Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K64GBASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
OS
Windows 11 version 26200
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
home built
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
Motherboard
ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
Sound Card
Alpha Wireless 5.1 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays
Gigabyte M32U 32 inch 4k IPS 144Hz monitor
Screen Resolution
3340 by 2160 144 Hz with HDR 10
Hard Drives
4TB Samsung 9100 Pro NVME, 3X Samsung 4TB 860 EVO
PSU
Corsair RM850e modular
Case
Corsair Graphite 780T
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 3DHP air cooled 58C under full load.
Keyboard
Corsair K95 RGB
Mouse
Logitech G502 wired
Internet Speed
Frontier 990Mbps up/down Fiber to the home
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MS Defender
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