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November 29th, 2019 12:00

Aurora R7, Intel controller issue

Hi my computer went bust yesterday.last thing I installed was a windows update and then when I rebooted the load circle below the alienware logo keep spinning and windows wouldn't load

I think it's related to the intel controller as that was the latest update I installed

 

I now have windows running again but I cant update windows 10 without the above issue happening again so for now I disabled windows update.

 

Anyone else having this issue or is it a known issue 

 

Thanks

Brian

  • Tesla1856

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    Posted November 30th, 2019 10:00

    Follow these directions to Diag with ePSA and do a clean-install from Microsoft ISO.

    Disconnect USB-devices and drives other than bootable C: . Be sure itself is perfectly SMART Healthy .

    Set to AHCI and never re-install Intel-RST  on this system.

    https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-Desktops/Aurora-R7-M-2-NVMe-bootable-options/td-p/6073037

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  • GTS81

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    Posted November 29th, 2019 13:00

    @brianproc , we would need more details like the specific win10 update that is tanking your system.

    Did you try booting into safe mode before reinstalling windows?

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    Posted November 29th, 2019 14:00

    Hi

    I updated to windows 1909 then the last update I remember was an intel raid controller update cant remember the number assosiated with update then I rebooted and it wouldn't load windows.

    I didnt try boot in safe mode.i just reinstalled windows and that worked.unfortunately when I updated to 1909 i restarted again the OS wouldn't load

    I could be wrong about the controller being the issue but it did say it was updating the controller before I restarted.

    I'm not sure if any of this is helpful but I dont like the idea of not being able to update..when I spoke to an alienware representative in support on the phone he reckoned it was a controller windows update issue or that the didnt install properly

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    Posted November 30th, 2019 11:00

    Thanks for the advice

     

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    Posted November 30th, 2019 13:00


    @brianproc wrote:

    Thanks for the advice

     


    You bet.

    Let me know how it goes.

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    Posted December 4th, 2019 11:00

    Just to follow up

     

    I.have successfully updated to windows 1909 november update without any issue..

    Computer seems to be running fine as well.thanks again to all that helped