Recent content by Nellybauer

No I couldn't use the x4 slot. Tried using the methods in the links you send before just with GPU disconnected. Figured if it worked it would chug through the process of doing the restore then boot to windows & I'd see HDD activity. Sadly nothing. Realised as well that I'm not even getting num...

Good point, will give it a try but annoyingly all the front panel, front usb etc pins are right below the x4 slot, either card I've got here will be going right over the top of them & may not fit as a result

Thanks for the response. Happy to have a go at shorting the BIOS pins but difficulty I have is that the BIOS chips sit underneath the graphics card, can't reach them without it being removed. No graphics card & no on-board graphics means I'll still not know if it has actually done the BIOS...

Currently setting up a new PC, the Mobo is a Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 paired with an AMD Athlon X4 760K & HD7850 GPU. Used the Gigabyte @BIOS tool to update the BIOS, it got part way through the process & then screen just went black, left it for 15 minutes & nothing changed. Turned it off & now...