Bios only partially loading

[faytleingod11]

I am trying to reformat my old gaming rig to give as a htpc for my in laws. The problem is, the built in reset function in windows 10 fails repeatedly. I am now looking to nuke the drive and reinstall windows. But every time I try to get into the bios, it looks only partially loaded. I'll attach a photo, but its just a blue bar with the model of the mobo, and tbe letters ab in the bottom right corner. Windows runs fine, and all the hardware still runs as it should. Any ideas on how to move forwards would be appreciated. Ive tried all the basic troubleshooting. Reset ram, reset processor, without graphics card, 1 ram stick, reset the little battery. I cant seem to get it to work.

 

 

Msi h97-g43 mobo

Intel i5 4570

8gb (2x4) Kingston ddr3 1600

Xfx R9 290

Evga 500w w1 psi

Intel data m.2 240gb

[TempestCatto]

Try unplugging all drives, reset CMOS again, then see if you can boot into BIOS.