Can't access BIOS

[Askingcarpet]

Alright, so i've made a couple threads before because my pc would just black screen after POST with absolutely no way to make it boot, and now i'm trying to change some settings or whatever i can from the BIOS to make it boot again (I'm pretty much discarding bad hard drive as the cause of my issue as i actually got it to boot once or twice and everything worked fine, and i didn't experience any data loss/slowdowns/crashes. As of now i think it's a mobo issue) but the bios is inaccessible, i've tried both the regular and numpad "del" key (i have a gigabyte b75m-d3h so that's the key) and f1-12 both holding it down or pressing repeatedly, clearing CMOS with a screwdriver, removing the battery for 10 minutes then putting it back again, disconnecting the hard drive, changed my SATA cable, reseated my ram, but literally nothing makes it boot or enter bios/boot menu.

Should i just call it quits and buy the new motherboard? I was planning to upgrade the platform already but i wanted to hold on to this one as long as i could. Thanks in advance

[Mat_95]

That seems rather like a failing mobo; however I guess you’ve looked into your mobos bios access and such?, how long has it been going on? 

[Askingcarpet]

Just now, Mat_95 said:

That seems rather like a failing mobo; however I guess you’ve looked into your mobos bios access and such?, how long has it been going on? 

The boot problems? a month

Not being able to access BIOS? Since i bought it in 2011

[Mat_95]

Booting could also be your graphics but then; is it blank from the instant it’s turned on? No boot display at all?, 

 

When clearing the CMOS, did you completely disconnect the power to the pc? (Found this on another forum; it should generate an error and let you into the bios etc) 

 

there also may may be a bios update etc?, 

 

with some of that particular gigabyte model etc, there is a bootloop bios issue and it’s apparently fixable (YouTube videos to exist for it, if you wanna look for that stuff) 

[Mat_95]

If you’re dead set on upgrading soon anyway; I’d be happy to have the non needed bits If/when you upgrade? (Wanting to teach my little brothers and fiancée some stuff and finally get a home pc, as my main rig isn’t even in my house) and my laptop is overheating like crazy and is from 2008 haha.

 

id suggest at least attempting what I’ve suggested having it still failing that; I’m happy to take the dying bits (possibly dying) from you when you sort out the upgrading  

[Askingcarpet]

39 minutes ago, Mat_95 said:

Booting could also be your graphics but then; is it blank from the instant it’s turned on? No boot display at all?, 

 

When clearing the CMOS, did you completely disconnect the power to the pc? (Found this on another forum; it should generate an error and let you into the bios etc) 

 

there also may may be a bios update etc?, 

 

with some of that particular gigabyte model etc, there is a bootloop bios issue and it’s apparently fixable (YouTube videos to exist for it, if you wanna look for that stuff) 

I'm looking into that, and watching videos and apparently i have to short out the main bios chip so it boots into the backup

[Mat_95]

1 minute ago, Askingcarpet said:

I'm looking into that, and watching videos and apparently i have to short out the main bios chip so it boots into the backup

Sounds about right; feel free to keep me updated with what happens, just be careful

[Askingcarpet]

Just now, Mat_95 said:

Sounds about right; feel free to keep me updated with what happens, just be careful

Hey, can't kill something that's dead can you?

[Mat_95]

Just now, Askingcarpet said:

Hey, can't kill something that's dead can you?

I guess, but yeah; shorting our things for bios access sure sounds weird, haha.

 

anyway; let me know how that goes

[Askingcarpet]

Just now, Mat_95 said:

I guess, but yeah; shorting our things for bios access sure sounds weird, haha.

 

anyway; let me know how that goes

Really isn't, as my board has a dual uefi bios, if one of the bios doesn't work, it uses the backup, and shorting the chip makes it think the main bios is corrupted/broken

[Mat_95]

1 minute ago, Askingcarpet said:

Really isn't, as my board has a dual uefi bios, if one of the bios doesn't work, it uses the backup, and shorting the chip makes it think the main bios is corrupted/broken

Glad that works out either way, don’t think my mobo has dual bios but eh; I’ve not had issues like that (yet) haha. But yeah; it sounds right, lets hope it works

[Askingcarpet]

23 minutes ago, Mat_95 said:

Glad that works out either way, don’t think my mobo has dual bios but eh; I’ve not had issues like that (yet) haha. But yeah; it sounds right, lets hope it works

Welp, it did not. I guess it's as dead as abe lincoln :^(

[done12many2]

@Askingcarpet  Can you get into the OS?

[asand1]

Have you tried another keyboard? My Thermaltake Possiedon will not let me access BIOS. I have to use a second keyboard for that.

[Askingcarpet]

2 minutes ago, done12many2 said:

@Askingcarpet  Can you get into the OS?

not at all. That's the main reason i'm trying to access bios

[done12many2]

2 minutes ago, Askingcarpet said:

not at all. That's the main reason i'm trying to access bios

 

Okay, the following confused me a bit.  

 

2 hours ago, Askingcarpet said:

(I'm pretty much discarding bad hard drive as the cause of my issue as i actually got it to boot once or twice and everything worked fine, and i didn't experience any data loss/slowdowns/crashes. As of now i think it's a mobo issue)

 

 

Anyways, remove all of your RAM except for one stick.  Disconnect everything from the motherboard to include GPU if you have an iGPU available.  Take it all the way down to just the CPU, motherboard, PSU, 1 stick of RAM and your keyboard.  Try it and if it doesn't work, clear CMOS again with everything disconnected and try again.  

[Askingcarpet]

Just now, done12many2 said:

 

Okay, the following confused me a bit.  

 

 

 

Anyways, remove all of your RAM except for one stick.  Disconnect everything from the motherboard to include GPU if you have an iGPU available.  Take it all the way down to just the CPU, motherboard, PSU, 1 stick of RAM and your keyboard.  Try it and if it doesn't work, clear CMOS again with everything disconnected and try again.  

i might try that, but i think i may have shorted the backup bios chip while it was turned off (i accidentally poked between 2 pins thinking it was the M bios but instantly removed the short) still, im gonna do that

[Askingcarpet]

17 minutes ago, done12many2 said:

 

Okay, the following confused me a bit.  

 

 

 

Anyways, remove all of your RAM except for one stick.  Disconnect everything from the motherboard to include GPU if you have an iGPU available.  Take it all the way down to just the CPU, motherboard, PSU, 1 stick of RAM and your keyboard.  Try it and if it doesn't work, clear CMOS again with everything disconnected and try again.  

OH BOY OH BOY I DID THAT AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE BIOS RECOVERY SCREEN SO IT'S WORKING NOW. THANKS A FCKTON I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIX THIS FOR A MONTH

[done12many2]

Just now, Askingcarpet said:

OH BOY OH BOY I DID THAT AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE BIOS RECOVERY SCREEN SO IT'S WORKING NOW. THANKS A FCKTON I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIX THIS FOR A MONTH

 

Glad to help bud. Good luck with the rest of the process and have fun with it. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 hour ago, Mat_95 said:

If you’re dead set on upgrading soon anyway; I’d be happy to have the non needed bits If/when you upgrade? (Wanting to teach my little brothers and fiancée some stuff and finally get a home pc, as my main rig isn’t even in my house) and my laptop is overheating like crazy and is from 2008 haha.

Off topic, but you could start by teaching them how to troubleshoot and fix an overheating laptop

[Askingcarpet]

thanks to everyone, i'm up and running and won't upgrade yet. Cheers

[Askingcarpet]

2 hours ago, Mat_95 said:

If you’re dead set on upgrading soon anyway; I’d be happy to have the non needed bits If/when you upgrade? (Wanting to teach my little brothers and fiancée some stuff and finally get a home pc, as my main rig isn’t even in my house) and my laptop is overheating like crazy and is from 2008 haha.

 

id suggest at least attempting what I’ve suggested having it still failing that; I’m happy to take the dying bits (possibly dying) from you when you sort out the upgrading  

And as for this, i'd recommend you try an a320m with the new r3 2200g which is a very good budget option

[Mat_95]

On 04/03/2018 at 1:50 AM, Crunchy Dragon said:

Off topic, but you could start by teaching them how to troubleshoot and fix an overheating laptop

Possible; it’s using a core2 extreme x9100 with a mobility HD 3870 x2 (that in itself makes me think of why, it’s cooled by it’s two fans) not much can be done besides thermal paste without chassis mods I guess? 

 

Ive pretty much already explained that stuff

[Askingcarpet]

On 3/6/2018 at 10:17 AM, Mat_95 said:

Possible; it’s using a core2 extreme x9100 with a mobility HD 3870 x2 (that in itself makes me think of why, it’s cooled by it’s two fans) not much can be done besides thermal paste without chassis mods I guess? 

 

Ive pretty much already explained that stuff

Hey i know it's not really related to anything but theres something thats fking killing me. Why's your pc's name Ivy if it's a haswell build?

[Mat_95]

13 hours ago, Askingcarpet said:

Hey i know it's not really related to anything but theres something thats fking killing me. Why's your pc's name Ivy if it's a haswell build?

Cause it's X79, the 3820 that used to be in it was sandy bridge-E and the 4930K I replaced it with is ivy bridge-E based. Not actually Haswell, though if it were; I'd be a happy guy, seeing as it's a 6 core, 12 thread beaut. 

Bit of a lame name maybe, naming it after its cpu's generation (mostly my fiancées' idea oddly) but I'm shit with naming anything. (for example my dead HD 6990 is merely called Antilles)