PC will not boot after clearing CMOS

[ZanyIllusions]

Hey guys, I could really use some help. I tried to over clock my 6600K. I have an EVGA Z170 FTW and it's always been a little weird when I OC. When I pressed F10 to save and restart, my PC showed the code, 4C. So I cleared the CMOS and proceeded to wait until it booted back up and try again. That didn't happen, the diagnostic thing on the Mobo showed "C". Looked it up and tried everything I could think of. I even took out the battery for 10 mins. Still not booting. Does anyone know what's going on?

[themctipers]

Wait a few seconds for your pc to restore the settings. My motherboards takes about 30 seconds for that to happen (it looks like doesn't post)

[ZanyIllusions]

4 minutes ago, themctipers said:

Wait a few seconds for your pc to restore the settings. My motherboards takes about 30 seconds for that to happen (it looks like doesn't post)

What do you mean by this? Also,  ow when I press the CMOS button, it doesn't do anything. 

[themctipers]

4 minutes ago, ZanyIllusions said:

What do you mean by this? Also,  ow when I press the CMOS button, it doesn't do anything. 

Boot up the pc with the CMOS battery intact and wait for about half a minute. It would appear as it doesn't POST but after a while it will boot. 

[ZanyIllusions]

3 minutes ago, themctipers said:

Boot up the pc with the CMOS battery intact and wait for about half a minute. It would appear as it doesn't POST but after a while it will boot. 

Okay I'll try that. 

[ZanyIllusions]

5 minutes ago, themctipers said:

Boot up the pc with the CMOS battery intact and wait for about half a minute. It would appear as it doesn't POST but after a while it will boot. 

Okay so that didn't work. Should I take out the battery again and repeat the process? Still shows "C"

[themctipers]

Just now, ZanyIllusions said:

Okay so that didn't work. Should I take out the battery again and repeat the process? Still shows "C"

power off your computer

flip psu switch (on -> off)

press the power button

wait 10 seconds

pull out the battery

flip psu switch (off -> on)

wait 10 seconds

flip psu switch (on -> off)

put in battery

flip psu switch (off -> on)

wait a few moments

press on pc

wait 30 seconds

 

should post (if the problem was to do with the CMOS battery and nothing else hardware related)

[ZanyIllusions]

7 minutes ago, themctipers said:

power off your computer

flip psu switch (on -> off)

press the power button

wait 10 seconds

pull out the battery

flip psu switch (off -> on)

wait 10 seconds

flip psu switch (on -> off)

put in battery

flip psu switch (off -> on)

wait a few moments

press on pc

wait 30 seconds

 

should post (if the problem was to do with the CMOS battery and nothing else hardware related)

Okay I did that and still nothing. What could it be? 

[jackychan4899]

1 minute ago, ZanyIllusions said:

Okay I did that and still nothing. What could it be? 

Were you by chance overclocking at high voltages when it happened?

[jackychan4899]

Also possible, the coin cell battery died, but I can't attest to the likelihood of that

[ZanyIllusions]

No, I didn't even touch the Voltage. 

[ZanyIllusions]

so what does this mean?

Edited March 14, 2017 by ZanyIllusions

[jackychan4899]

Just now, ZanyIllusions said:

Does that mean a new power supply?

No I mean the coin cell battery itself, the cmos is the round coin shape battery and it could have died, you should just be able to buy one of those somewhere though

[ZanyIllusions]

Just now, jackychan4899 said:

No I mean the coin cell battery itself, the cmos is the round coin shape battery and it could have died, you should just be able to buy one of those somewhere though

Is it special? Cause it looks like a simple watch battery. 

[jackychan4899]

"Obtain battery information

Unfortunately, most manufacturers do not list the exact type and model of your CMOS battery. It is recommended that, once you have located the battery, write down all information about the battery (Voltage, chemistry, wiring, and packaging). If possible, remove the battery and take it to the retail location.

Tip: For most computers, the model or part number for this battery is CR2032."

It's probably the most inexpensive problem that's probable but I personally have never had one die

[jackychan4899]

according to EVGA...

http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59394

[ZanyIllusions]

16 minutes ago, jackychan4899 said:

according to EVGA...

http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59394

I called EVGA and they said it sounds like a CPU or power supply probably crapping the bed. 

[0x1e]

6 hours ago, ZanyIllusions said:

No, I didn't even touch the Voltage. 

Didn't touch the voltage?

Did you allow the bios to set what ever volts it wanted?

 

When you up the multiplier the voltage also goes up. Some motherboards do a little, some do a lot.

You should always control the voltage when overclocking.

 

What clocks were you after?

[ZanyIllusions]

5 hours ago, 0x1e said:

Didn't touch the voltage?

Did you allow the bios to set what ever volts it wanted?

 

When you up the multiplier the voltage also goes up. Some motherboards do a little, some do a lot.

You should always control the voltage when overclocking.

 

What clocks were you after?

I was at 4.2 and tried to get it to 4.3 and that's when everything went wrong.