OPT ROM INIT

[pyrojester009]

Hey everyone. I have a little problem. I was attempting to remove Windows 8 from my PC so I could reinstall 7. I found out it was harder then expected. Anyway, the internet mentioned a setting in the BIOS for UEIF. My motherboard had that option (DP67BG), so I enabled it. Now when i turn my computer on, it gets stuck at the BIOS logo. The onscreen error code is 64, but the debug LED on the board says Eb. The OPT ROM INIT LED on the board just blinks too. I tried the Back-2-BIOS button, and the jumper with no success. I did a little research and its said that the BIOs is trying to read the graphics card BIOS? And that its not fixable? The GPU works in another computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[DeathSentinels]

It seems you may have over thought the process, normally all you have to do is get the windows 7 install, put it onto

a bootable usb drive and install windows 7 either onto a different partition or I believe (correct me if i'm wrong)

be able to just run it as a custom install rather then express, and write over windows 8, and install windows 7

and still have the windows.old file with your old windows 8 install.

[pyrojester009]

I got it to work. For whatever reason, I was not able to actually boot from the BIOS. No matter what i did it just over looked the DVD drive. So what I did was put the SSD into another computer and erase it in Windows. NOW, when i turn on my computer, it hangs at error code 5A, which is resetting the sata bus. Any ideas there?

[DeathSentinels]

It could be a component failure, what you need to do is determine where the error is coming from,
what I would do is, start bare bones, only the things you NEED to have running in order for your PC to start

up, so that being, PSU,CPU,RAM, even go as far as unplugging the front headers and maybe even usb headers

then from there plug in the components one by one until you reach that error again, then from there you can

find out where the problem lies, if the issue still continues with everything unplugged expect for what's needed for

the computer to start up, it would be one of three things, the CPU, the ram or the motherboard

 

edit: i'm doubtful its the SSD as you mentioned you were able to use it via a different computer.

[pyrojester009]

I have unplugged everything connected to sata plugs (ssd, hdd, optical). Still got the error. I forgot to mention the 5A goes away after 4 long beeps and the board displays 00, which is normal operation. There is no video though. But doesn't actually boot.

[DeathSentinels]

I have unplugged everything connected to sata plugs (ssd, hdd, optical). Still got the error. I forgot to mention the 5A goes away after 4 long beeps and the board displays 00, which is normal operation. There is no video though. But doesn't actually boot.

 

 

whats the model of your mobo

[pyrojester009]

DB67BG

 

edit: DP67BG  sorry

[DeathSentinels]

I did a couple searches, turns out its a common issue with those kind of mobo's, the issue

is I cannot find a definite fix, others suggests, trying to update the bios, another person says

he had success fixing the issue simply by using a different sata port.

[pyrojester009]

This is the first I have had this in over a year of owning it. I will try another port and see if that helps.

[DeathSentinels]

This is the first I have had this in over a year of owning it. I will try another port and see if that helps.

keep me posted on your results!

[pyrojester009]

So, when i put my 7870 in, it gives me the error. I put a gtx260 in and it works fine. I know its not the card because it works in another system. Could it be the PCI-E slot? Or should I try the BIOS update and go from there?

[DeathSentinels]

if the other card works in the PCI-E slot just fine im doubtful its the slot, how many watts are your PSU?

[pyrojester009]

850. more than enough. I've had no problems with it until today. I'm getting ready to sell it and all this happens. :(

[DeathSentinels]

850. more than enough. I've had no problems with it until today. I'm getting ready to sell it and all this happens. :(

 

part of me think's its that mobo, I don't imagine you have a spare mobo around with the same socket type do yeah?

[pyrojester009]

3 actually. I just finished installing Windows with the 260 installed. I'm going to install some drivers then try the 7870 again.

[pyrojester009]

So, it looks like the motherboard just gave up. It wont boot at all now.