Motherboard posts, shuts down 20 seconds later

[SpaceTurtle917]

I just updated the bios on my ECS P67H2-A3 and it boots and then shuts down afters 20 seconds. When I say boots I mean just shows the bios screen. If I press the delete key it says entering setup but still shuts down. It used to not boot at all until I removed some ram. 

 

I’m guessing my bios is toast and I need a new mobo. 

 

Oh yeah specs 

asus gtx970

i7-2600k

p67hs-a3

cx500

[Fasauceome]

since changing the ram changed stration, your motherboard might not be compatible with that Ram

[SpaceTurtle917]

2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

since changing the ram changed stration, your motherboard might not be compatible with that Ram

But it ran just fine before the bios update

[paddy-stone]

I'd strip it down to basic needs and try again, sounds like it might be a PSU problem or that the system needs too much power, so taking out most components might make it work, then you can go from there adding back in stuff. It might even be a device issue, had that before where a USB device was stopping PC from booting properly.

[SpaceTurtle917]

10 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

I'd strip it down to basic needs and try again, sounds like it might be a PSU problem or that the system needs too much power, so taking out most components might make it work, then you can go from there adding back in stuff. It might even be a device issue, had that before where a USB device was stopping PC from booting properly.

Still nothing. I tried putting a pentium in it too and it wont boot and turns off after displaying the motherboard logo for 20seconds

[SpaceTurtle917]

Alright so I put in my gtx 560 and it booted right up fine. The bios just doesn’t work with the 970 after the update. I either have to revert back to the old bios or find a setting in the bios that’s making the graphics card not work.

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, SpaceTurtle917 said:

Alright so I put in my gtx 560 and it booted right up fine. The bios just doesn’t work with the 970 after the update. I either have to revert back to the old bios or find a setting in the bios that’s making the graphics card not work.

That sounds like a good question to send to customer support, since that sort of thing is never supposed to happen, but nothing is really broken so you don't have to agonize over RMA

[SpaceTurtle917]

1 hour ago, fasauceome said:

That sounds like a good question to send to customer support, since that sort of thing is never supposed to happen, but nothing is really broken so you don't have to agonize over RMA

Whaf little customer support ECS still has.

[paddy-stone]

12 hours ago, SpaceTurtle917 said:

Alright so I put in my gtx 560 and it booted right up fine. The bios just doesn’t work with the 970 after the update. I either have to revert back to the old bios or find a setting in the bios that’s making the graphics card not work.

That is indeed a weird problem... glad you got the PC working again though.