Hi. I just completed my first custom pc build. Err... that is to say I have put together all the components in my case. I am trying to get her booted up for the first time, update my bios and install my OS. I've gotten into the bios, and now I want to update it. I've already downloaded the most recent bios update folder (unzipped) to a FAT32 formatted USB, and I plugged the USB in. I have clicked on Advanced Configuration --> Extras --> Bios Update. It has now told me to "Select BIOS File." The three choices are Spotlight-V100, fseventsd, and E397_flashtool_103. I believe I should be using the flashtool file, because that's what I downloaded, and I've never seen the other two files before. Now, when I click on the flashtool file, I am again presented with three file choices: FPTDOS, FPTWIN, and 1E397103.bin. All three of these files are contained inside of the flashtool folder, so which one do I choose? Here, I believe the correct answer to be the 1E397103.bin file. If anyone can help me out, I would greatly appreciate it.
 
Mike
 
P.S.
 
Here are the specs for my build below, in case that helps anyone help me get this thing off to the races.
 
Case
Corsair Obsidian Series 500D RGB SE Premium Mid-Tower Case
MOBO
EVGA Z390 FTW Motherboard
CPU
Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6-5GHz (Coffee Lake - S) 95W TDP
CPU Cooling
Noctua NH-D15 Air Cooling
GPU
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GDDR6 1545MHz BLACK EDITION
RAM
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8) DDR4 3600MHz C18
Primary SSD
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB - NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 850W Titanium
OS
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Not Installed Yet)
 
Here is my first build in all its RBG glory!
 

Status Update:
 
I have now been able to successfully install Windows 10 Pro to my PC. Apparently, all I needed to do was use a different bootable USB with a manually downloaded Windows 10 installer (the official download from Microsoft's website) on it. Also, since for whatever reason the October 2018 version of the installer could not successfully download to my USB on my MAC using bootcamp assistant without getting an error message stating there was not enough space on my drive ( which I knew to be false), I used the April 2018 version of the installer. Why that one worked, I have no idea, but it did. For now, I'm just glad I can keep moving this setup along.
 
Time to download all my drivers, and then do some additional stress testing.

Good to see your making progress

Sajin
Moving thread to general hardware subsection.

https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2914525
I will create a MODS RIGS page after I get my new machine fully operational.

FrozenNebula
Thank you. It did indeed work.
 
I will create a MODS RIGS page after I get my new machine fully operational.
 
So now, I'm trying to install Windows 10 Pro from an official Windows 10 Pro USB stick I bought from BestBuy the other day, and I keep getting an error message during the getting files ready for installation part at 65%. The error reads "Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code: 0x80070570"
 
I will begin troubleshooting tomorrow. If anyone knows of a fix or has any ideas, please let me know! Based on some very cursory research, it looks like I need to begin troubleshooting by pulling sticks of ram to test if they're causing the problem, or formatting and trying a new Windows 10 bootable USB, with the necessary files downloaded from Microsoft's website.
 
Mike

Good to hear, you can start your MODS RIGS Now and Add and Change as needed.

bcavnaugh

Sajin

bcavnaugh

Sajin
Moving thread to general hardware subsection.

https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2914525
I will create a MODS RIGS page after I get my new machine fully operational.

 

FrozenNebula
Hmmm... I think I should've posted this under General Hardware.

He has one under that Area Already

Not anymore.

Sajin

bcavnaugh

Sajin

bcavnaugh

Sajin
Moving thread to general hardware subsection.

https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2914525
I will create a MODS RIGS page after I get my new machine fully operational.

 

FrozenNebula
Hmmm... I think I should've posted this under General Hardware.

He has one under that Area Already

Not anymore.

Never Mind I am at the Pont that you should just Lock down the MODS RIGS Website and the EVGA MODS RIGS Area of the Forum.
No since in it any longer in having it without the Support of EVGA and the EVGA Forum Moderators

Sajin
Right...

This is now the Second Thread you have Derailed in the MODS RIGS Area.
Well now in the General Hardware Area.

Sajin
Guess you'll need to report me.

Only you can do that.

Cool. So I've downloaded all my drivers, and I'm off to the races! Everything seems to be working fine. I haven't used any stress testing programs yet, but I plan on doing that tonight. Would there be any harm in jumping the gun, and seeing how my pc performs with something like Sea of Thieves before I've ran any actual stress tests?