Help with my new build!

[MikeCairns]

Been building PCs for a long time now and haven't had many issues. Built this one, had a few issues but got it to post. Installed Windows 10, no ethernet, tried installing drivers but kept getting an windows not supported error. Restarted many times, had no real issues. Contacted ASUS live chat, he told me to clear CMOS. Did that with the power off, posts fine but then when I try to exit bios I get a black screen. Everytime I boot in it's just a black screen.

It's a ROG Strix Z690-E, I got an M.2, 32GB of Ram and a RTX Ventus 3060, I'm thinking it's MOBO related.

[Popo576]

Try updating BIOS if it has a BIOS flashback button?

[filpo]

16 minutes ago, MikeCairns said:

Been building PCs for a long time now and haven't had many issues. Built this one, had a few issues but got it to post. Installed Windows 10, no ethernet, tried installing drivers but kept getting an windows not supported error. Restarted many times, had no real issues. Contacted ASUS live chat, he told me to clear CMOS. Did that with the power off, posts fine but then when I try to exit bios I get a black screen. Everytime I boot in it's just a black screen.

It's a ROG Strix Z690-E, I got an M.2, 32GB of Ram and a RTX Ventus 3060, I'm thinking it's MOBO related.

try reseating your cpu, gpu, ram and using bios flashback to update your bios as @Popo576 said.

 

Can you still boot into windows fine?

[MikeCairns]

Nope, it loads the BIOS then hangs, tried another drive, still hangs, just sits at a blank screen. Did a BIOS update, it updated but still the same issue persists.

[MikeCairns]

Eventually I got it to POST and and just goes straight to BIOS.

[MikeCairns]

16 minutes ago, filpo said:

try reseating your cpu, gpu, ram and using bios flashback to update your bios as @Popo576 said.

 

Can you still boot into windows fine?

I reseated everything, same issue.
Decided to RMA the MOBO, going to try another board - it's in mail, any idea if it could be just the MOBO being borked?

[silencer12]

4 hours ago, MikeCairns said:

Been building PCs for a long time now and haven't had many issues. Built this one, had a few issues but got it to post. Installed Windows 10, no ethernet, tried installing drivers but kept getting an windows not supported error. Restarted many times, had no real issues. Contacted ASUS live chat, he told me to clear CMOS. Did that with the power off, posts fine but then when I try to exit bios I get a black screen. Everytime I boot in it's just a black screen.

It's a ROG Strix Z690-E, I got an M.2, 32GB of Ram and a RTX Ventus 3060, I'm thinking it's MOBO related.

I had same issue with Ethernet drivers. It was compatible but would not update them. Never had the issue on Asus motherboard, but I now had it in a gigabyte motherboard.  Bios updated too. This was on a fresh installation of Windows 10. Downloaded Ethernet drivers from another computer and still no go. I think I had to do a manual install using the zip archive. Then I ran windows update for rest of patches.

 

 

 

I am on Windows 11 now and did not incur the same issue with Ethernet.

 

[MikeCairns]

Yeah I might do the free upgrade but I still had to RMA it since it wasn't letting me boot into any storage.

[MikeCairns]

So new board. Getting the same error but cannot find any information on it. Says A6 or Ad, will add picture. Freezes in BIOS if anybody can help I would appreciate it.