Enlighten Me

[Jogostar]

Hello Folks!

 

So recently my PC started randomly booting into the BIOS.

I have no idea how or when it happens, but I guess it's over night.

 

If I try to exit the bios via F10 (Save and Exit) it just goes into the BIOS again.

The only thing that works is a hard reset. If I do that, a black screen appears for a few seconds with "A9" at the bottom left. I tried googling that, but found nothing. 

 

It doesn't happen every night, but once or twice a week.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

EDIT: Found this: A9 "Returned from E000 ROM control. Going to do any initialization required after E000 optional ROM control."

Edited June 5, 2014 by Jogostar

[Toxic Tom]

Is your direct key header shorted? Something pressing against your direct key? CMOS Battery dead? Time and date not set? Ridiculous overclock settings?

[Jogostar]

Is your direct key header shorted? Something pressing against your direct key? CMOS Battery dead? Time and date not set? Ridiculous overclock settings?

nothing pressing against the direct key. How would I know if it's shorted?

And I don't think the battery is dead, but how would I check that? ^^

Time and date is set, and OC is stable for 1 year now. It's only 4 GHZ.

[Toxic Tom]

nothing pressing against the direct key. How would I know if it's shorted?

 

There's a directkey header near the actual button that you can connect to a button, just check the pins aren't bent so they are touching or anything

 

And I don't think the battery is dead, but how would I check that? ^^

 

If you've got a battery tester that works for disk batteries that would do it. Otherwise... multimeter?

[Jogostar]

There's a directkey header near the actual button that you can connect to a button, just check the pins aren't bent so they are touching or anything

 

 

If you've got a battery tester that works for disk batteries that would do it. Otherwise... multimeter?

nothing bent there. looks normal.

 

don't have any of these, can I just switch it out? 

[Toxic Tom]

nothing bent there. looks normal.

 

don't have any of these, can I just switch it out? 

 

Yeah try it

[Jogostar]

Yeah try it

do I need a special battery? or just a normal disk that fits?

[ManIkWeet]

If your battery is dead your clock/date would be wrong too. Tried booting without a connected keyboard?

[Jogostar]

If your battery is dead your clock/date would be wrong too. Tried booting without a connected keyboard?

I don't have a keyboard, so yeah.