ClonicMechanics

not really worried about that Im really just looking at taking the cpu and the drives out of it

next try. Ill update with results in the mean time im going to look at some contingency plans for board for the cpu of the other system I have I think its 8th gen but im going to have to figure out if its a sodered system or not its a prebuilt hp so dont know.

The only other thing that shows anything is a A0 bios code but I havent been able to find much information on that code besides it saying the board is ready for drives. its almost like I cant actually finish clearing the cmos. Ive tried the pins shorting methods and changing the battery to no avail. IDE has been given control aka The OS, but thats the thing there is no drive hooked up.

Online Msi has a way that you can have the board flash the bios from a usb stick if you have the hardware a certain way. I tried it but nothing besides that happened.

well I wouldnt imagine that would work at this point theyve been reformatted and used in another system.

I agree with you I just hate to throw it out if it doesnt have anything wrong with it. I know everyone wants new pcs and stuff but I actually like tinkering with older stuff like this hell I have stuff older then this at home from the athlon days that I mess with a lot.

I could try going back to basics and pulling it out of the case.

I understand age on hardware being a thing. The board itself wasnt abused before I got it. Ive seen other system its age still running well. I have a possible back up system I could finish for the person in question. I was originally giving it too but its not without its headaches as well because its a new prebuilt so the motherboard form factor and other issues could arise. If the board was truly toast as well Id imagine I wouldnt even be getting to this point.

I already pulled them

This system ran windows 10 fine for a few years before I acquired it. That was both as a office pc with no gpu and as a budget gaming pc before it came to me as well.

Tried changing ram to 1 dimm to try to do a old bios flash trick but now its like this

yep you got it.

I also have some more images

Lmao anyway Im not sure if this board has a flash back or not. Finding information on this board has been a little hard besides the manual. The thing is the board was working before I took it off line. The only things that were removed from the system were the Drives and the GT 1030 I had in it. The case was a bit of a junker where the motherboard tray is bent a bit. but the standoffs and everything else are fine. The only bit of the board that moves a bit is the IO. I already looked at the back of the board no traces are damaged or anything. I mean if it could be the Hdmi cable in the port on the board could be causing it to short out I would think I would have seen something else happen by now. I could try putting another gpu back in it I have a gt 710 laying around for such purposes but I dont know where to go from here. If the bios at this point bricked the board Im still not sure how at this point. I could try cleaning the chipsets and see whats happening there. I could try taking the cooler off and reseating the cpu. Im really just trying to rule everything out before I have to start throwing money at something. P.S Clonic means Chronic Headache. Story of my life.

Tried that already

Hey guys I have an issue with a board I bought my brother about a year ago. Its a MSI z77a-g41. Ive had it sitting off for a few months after I last cleaned it. I built him a new system. The issue is now I was going to sell it to some people that just needed a basic computer. I booted it up with some new drives. I wanted to get in the bios to check everything was working right. I got a error code of A2 which means a drive wasn't being detected or the cable was messed up. I unplugged all sata devices and reset the cmos to be sure I could get into the bios. I get to the setup screen and press f2 to enter setup. It shows the line for entering setup then freezes and the cpu fan proceeds to ramp up as if it was under heavy load. I had an issue with this board before because of this but it turned out to be the E-sata port on the case not the board itself. Help would be appreciated. If it is the Bios any other ways of reflashing the bios would be appreciated. I currently cant get into the bios after doing enter setup. The board itself doesnt show any physical damage. Unless its under the Hyper 212 evo. I cleaned the system with a datavac before I tried doing anything. That was about a month ago now though.The system sat unpowered for most of that time. Thank you in advance for any input. If I have to replace the board I can source one its just going to put my behind getting this finished gain. If anyone as well has a z77 grade board they would like to get rid of I'll by it older hardware like this is a little hard to come by from where I live currently. PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NjC9bh CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 CL11 Memory Storage: Kingston A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Case: NZXT Phantom ATX Full Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

I currently can't get into the bios at the moment. Like I said it gets to entering setup then freezes. Im not sure how else I can reflash the bios without getting into the bios. Sorry for the late reply I work as well and thats been taking up a lot of my time.

This still doesnt really give me a possible way to proceed.

Windows 11 is not a major concern for this system. The system was working for over a year with no issues I dont see any damage to the board at the moment.

The computer was intended as just a house computer to mess with for linux coding. That was all.

Hey guys I have an issue with a board I bought my brother about a year ago. Its a MSI z77a-g41. Ive had it sitting off for a few months after I last cleaned it. I built him a new system. The issue is now I was going to sell it to some people that just needed a basic computer. I booted it up with some new drives. I wanted to get in the bios to check everything was working right. I got a error code of A2 which means a drive wasn't being detected or the cable was messed up. I unplugged all sata devices and reset the cmos to be sure I could get into the bios. I get to the setup screen and press f2 to enter setup. It shows the line for entering setup then freezes and the cpu fan proceeds to ramp up as if it was under heavy load. I had an issue with this board before because of this but it turned out to be the E-sata port on the case not the board itself. Help would be appreciated. PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NjC9bh CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 CL11 Memory Storage: Kingston A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Case: NZXT Phantom ATX Full Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

true I'm still considering if I want a system truly comparable to my main system or do I want it a bit more budget wise The version with the 1650ti is right around $1100.