BIOS Loop

[onmyway]

Hello anyone... just anyone... help!

I am stuck in a BIOS loop on my motherboard ASUS PRO W C422 ACE. The computer starts and messages that it has booted in safe mode and that I should verify the BIOS settings, possibly to check UEFI settings. Once I save and restart nothing happens. The Q-code signal 00 and the CPU LED is static red. I've checked all components and I can't see any damage to either socket or CPU. I've stripped the system of all other components except for the CPU, GPU and one memory stick.

I've tried to clear CMOS, upgrade to latest BIOS etc. but nothing helps. Sometimes I get a different error saying that the RAID controller needs to be installed and that BIOS settings must be made. But I always circle back to secure mode, boot and 00.

Is there anything else I can try or is the motherboard dead? Or is it the CPU?

ASUS PRO WS C422-ACE

Intel Xeon W-2275

Kingston DDR4 2933MHz ECC Reg 32GB (KSM29RD4/32MEI)

AMD Radeon GT360

 

I've checked both the GPU and PSU on another system and both are working fine.