First time pc build BIOS help

[Ryanx77]

Hello and thank you anybody that takes the time to help me with this.

When I start my pc I hear no beeps from the speaker and If I don't press anything it immediately goes to the boot from media black screen. But whenever I press F2 to access the BIOS I hear a beep but I only get a black screen.

I cannot figure out what this could be. Before I was having issues with RAM installation (three long beeps upon powering up pc) but that has since been fixed.

Specs:

Asrock z170m pro4s mobo

I3 6100 CPU

EVGA 500W PSU

G-Skill 2400 DDR4 RAM

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

[Xenift]

So much wasted money spend on the build.

 

Does your monitor receive any signal input at all?

[Ryanx77]

Yeah, like I said I can get to the screen that says to select boot media but other than that I can't do anything. And I can tell my monitor is trying to go to something when I hit F2, it just goes to a black screen.

[PrinzyXX]

Do you have a dedicated gpu? Or is it integrated

[Ryanx77]

No GPU, I believe the cpu has an integrated hd graphics but not entirely sure tbh.

[PrinzyXX]

Well that could be your problem.

Just checked and it does have integrated

Edited January 23, 2016 by MysticalRainXIV

[Ryanx77]

Possibly, just checked and my cpu does have an integrated graphics hd 5300 so idk.

Lol thank you.

[PrinzyXX]

So are you using the DVI or HDMI output on the mobo to your display

[Ryanx77]

HDMI.

[PrinzyXX]

I made this mistake once so, have you plugged in the 8-pin power into the motherboard for the cpu

[Ryanx77]

Yeah, it's definitely in there. Do you think I possibly have the cpu inserted incorrectly? I made sure the triangle was oriented correctly, didn't hear anything snap or anything when cpu was installed. Did have to use a little force but I believe that's normal I think. I appreciate the help btw.

[PrinzyXX]

Really we could only check if you had another cpu that was compatible lying around to see if it was DOA. Do you have a picture of the motherboard? And there shouldnt be a snap really when installing a CPU, and pressure should have to be applied to the CPU itself

[Ryanx77]

All my fans and everything are spinning too, so I don't think the PSU is at fault. I did have the RAM inserted incorrectly at first but I got it to boot.

First thing I saw upon boot was a screen telling me to press f1 or F2 to enter setup. When I did the screen went black, displayed an 83 I believe on the right side of the screen then skipped to the insert boot media screen.

[Ryanx77]

No spare cpu sadly.

[PrinzyXX]

Well spinning fans are a good sign. Remove your boot media, also is it CD or USB. What kind of hard drive are you using? 

[Ryanx77]

I'm not sure how to upload a picture honestly.

[Ryanx77]

That's just it, I don't have anything plugged in except a usb keyboard. No cd/dvd drive.

Sorry, it's a Samsung 850 evo ssd 250 gb. I knew I forgot to list something.

[PrinzyXX]

Could be a UEFI/BIOS mismatch. If you are given the option on boot media between legacy and UEFI, pick UEFI if you can

[PrinzyXX]

And try to confirm what code the POST is showing on your screen before it cuts out. 

[PrinzyXX]

Sorry for the spam, but did you clear the CMOS after fixing the ram issue

[Ryanx77]

No prob I appreciate the help.

No, I didn't clear CMOS. That's removing the battery from the mobo right?

I don't get any options really. When I power on the computer it goes straight to a screen that says: Boot and Select proper boot device

Insert boot Media in selected Boot Device and press any key.

[PrinzyXX]

Thats one way but that takes time. In the manual it should mention a jumper that you use to reset the CMOS

[Ryanx77]

So you'll have to forgive me, I believe I e cleared the cmos but I'm not entirely sure. There was a cap on the clrmos1 on the first and second pins and I moved it onto the 2nd and 3rd pins. I'm pretty sure I read the manual correctly. I'll give this another shot lol

[PrinzyXX]

So you'll have to forgive me, I believe I e cleared the cmos but I'm not entirely sure. There was a cap on the clrmos1 on the first and second pins and I moved it onto the 2nd and 3rd pins. I'm pretty sure I read the manual correctly. I'll give this another shot lol

Yeah thats how you reset it. Now watch for post codes

[Ryanx77]

It seemed to work. I got back to the original screen I got to first. Its a black screen that looks like this:

Copyright © American megatrends

BIOS Date: 09/22/2015 23:32:36

Z170M Pro4s UEFI P1.90

UEFI Defaults have been loaded

Press F2 or Del to Run Setup

Press F1 to continue