New Motherboard Problems

[Phallanx]

Hi everyone, 

I've just installed a new motherboard, CPU, PSU, and RAM and now find myself unable to get past the BIOS. As far as I can tell, there's a number of issues at hand but I can't seem to fix any of them.

 

Mobo: ASUS Prime Z690M

CPU: Intel i5-12600k

RAM: 2x16GB DDR4

PSU: Tough power 1200W

Can provide other specs as required.

 

Upon start up the machine tells me it has POSTed in Safe Mode and that the CPU, RAM, SSD, and keyboard have all been detected. Press F1 to proceed to setup. All my settings are on default but I notice it has detected no bootable devices and the option to enable CSM is unavailable. If I proceed with the setup the machine powers down and takes an average of 60 seconds to reboot and return to the "POSTed in Safe Mode" screen. Press F1 for setup... This is the loop I have been trapped in for the last day. 

 

I have currently removed the graphics card and expansion card. Should I unplug everything else as well? I'm still a beginner and feeling pretty lost at this point. 

 

[Bobbysixjp]

1 hour ago, Phallanx said:

All my settings are on default but I notice it has detected no bootable devices and the option to enable CSM is unavailable.

Are you absolutely sure that you have your boot drive (that contains Windows) connected? If it is connected, is it selected as the boot drive in your BIOS? If it is not connected or it is not selected as the boot drive, then it will not be able to get past the BIOS. 

[--SID--]

2 hours ago, Phallanx said:

Can provide other specs as required.

What storage?

You're trying to boot with an old Windows installation?

[Phallanx]

51 minutes ago, Bobbysixjp said:

Are you absolutely sure that you have your boot drive (that contains Windows) connected? If it is connected, is it selected as the boot drive in your BIOS? If it is not connected or it is not selected as the boot drive, then it will not be able to get past the BIOS. 

Yes, the SSD containing my up to date Windows 10 is definitely plugged in correctly. It is being detected as storage but not as a drive.

 

12 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

What storage?

You're trying to boot with an old Windows installation?

Samsung SSD 850 Pro 1TB. The windows installation is up to date as far as I can tell. There was no prompt for an update before I removed the old mobo. 

[Bobbysixjp]

8 minutes ago, Phallanx said:

Yes, the SSD containing my up to date Windows 10 is definitely plugged in correctly. It is being detected as storage but not as a drive.

 

Samsung SSD 850 Pro 1TB. The windows installation is up to date as far as I can tell. There was no prompt for an update before I removed the old mobo. 

Is the SSD containing Windows 10 selected as the boot drive in the BIOS? If not which drive is indicated as the boot drive?

[Phallanx]

13 minutes ago, Bobbysixjp said:

Is the SSD containing Windows 10 selected as the boot drive in the BIOS? If not which drive is indicated as the boot drive?

There is nothing selected as the boot drive and there are no options to choose which drive the machine boots from. The machine can detect the SSD but is not reading it as a drive it can boot from despite it containing my Windows install. 

 

I want to try boot from a USB now but can't make one here today, so I'll have to try tomorrow. 

[Bobbysixjp]

7 minutes ago, Phallanx said:

There is nothing selected as the boot drive and there are no options to choose which drive the machine boots from. The machine can detect the SSD but is not reading it as a drive it can boot from despite it containing my Windows install. 

 

I want to try boot from a USB now but can't make one here today, so I'll have to try tomorrow. 

That is strange - usually there is an option in the BIOS to select the boot drive or change the boot drive order. 

[xg32]

1 hour ago, Phallanx said:

Yes, the SSD containing my up to date Windows 10 is definitely plugged in correctly. It is being detected as storage but not as a drive.

 

Samsung SSD 850 Pro 1TB. The windows installation is up to date as far as I can tell. There was no prompt for an update before I removed the old mobo. 

last time that happened to me my nvme was slightly loose, booting from usb also has less chance of weird things happening.