Use present SSD (boot drive) in new Z97Pro4?

Kerry wrote: Anyone know what the optimum temps are for the CPU and MOBO. Mine CPU temp is 49.5c. The motherboard temp is 31.0c. New system: MOBO: ASRock Z97 Pro 4 BIOS: version ? Processor: i7-4790K 4.1 - 4.4 GHz, cores, 8MB Cache (Model: BX80646I74790K) CPU Cooling: Intel Heatsink Fan Thermal Controlled Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400MHz C11, 1.65v Power Supply: Ultra 600 3X ULT40073 PCX Video: nVidia GeForce GTS 450, PCI-Express 2.0, dual Monitor DVI, DVI, Mini-HDMI,Wireless Type: 802.11bgn Monitors: 30??Dell and 19??ViewSonic C: Samsung SSD 850 Pro, 256GB  D: OCZ Vertex 256GB Samsung Portable SSD T5NDnet?�s AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Router, model TEW- Windows 10 Pro X64 Road Runner 50 MB High Speed

Extremely general question, without details of the situation or usage of the PC. The extremely general answer is as low as reasonably possible.

Is the CPU temperature under low load conditions, at idle? CPU power saving options enabled? Any type of over clock applied to the CPU? Your CPU's throttling temperature is 100C.

The Intel stock CPU cooler usually is the most minimal CPU cooling "solution" that could be used. Particularly for a Haswell Devils Canyon processor. Can't expect great cooling at all from the Intel supplied CPU cooler. That was probably the last generation of the top 'K' Mainstream/Performance processors from Intel that shipped with their CPU cooler, since enthusiasts won't use it. My i7-7700K idles below 30C, but I have a much more substantial CPU cooler and well ventilated PC case.

Also, the PC case and number and location of the chassis fans is a factor regarding CPU and mother board temperature. The single "mother board" temperature is virtually useless besides as a very basic indicator of air flow across the board. The chipset and CPU VRM temperatures are much more important.

Kerry wrote: Re: "set Full Screen Logo to Disabled" Yes, I've done that. The screen is mostly black with about 7 lines of info beginning with "Copyright..."  But you say that the time it takes to display that screen doesn't affect load time so I can check off that question. Thanks.

If you have a POST beep speaker connected to the board, and the Boot Beep option enabled in the Boot screen, you would learn that screen is shown during the POST procedure. You'll see a POST code or two displayed on the screen you described.

When POST completes successfully, you would hear a single POST Ok beep, and the screen will change to the Windows loading screen. So unless you want to disable POST (you can't), you'll either see that display, or the ASRock "splash" screen when Full Screen Logo is enabled.

So apparently your $15 Windows 10 key worked?


Edited by parsec - 29 Aug 2017 at 10:12pm

Kerry wrote: Can I prevent the "Copyright ..." screen from appearing during boot?  Thanks Kerry

Do you mean the ASRock screen, or the Windows booting screen?

Same option that it always has been. In the UEFI/BIOS, Boot screen, set Full Screen Logo to Disabled.

Doing that won't make the PC start any faster.

About the onboard speaker connector, did you enable the Boot Beep option in the UEFI/BIOS, Boot screen? Until you do, you won't hear any beeps.

Aaah Thanks.

The HDD activity LED connection is the two pins on the far left, bottom row of pins, on the System Panel Header. They are the two pins just below the Power LED +/- pins.

Got it. Thanks

Your Win 10 product key was used too many times? Never heard of that. How many mother boards could you have used it with? I wonder if that is something new from MSoft?.

I've been upgrading for many versions; this has been my third build.

Let me know if the $15 product key from Amazon actually works.

Will do.

Happy camper. All's well and noticeably faster. The only problems are: 1) I don't see a two-conductor connector for the onboard speaker. I've tried plugging the two-conductor plug into the z97's 4-pin "speaker" port to no avail. 2) I don't see where to connect the HDD activity LED on the case.