5 short beeps after POST, no video

[bokisa12]

I bought the Gigabyte GA-Z170-D3H motherboard along with the Intel i5 6600 about 3 months ago, and they've been working fine until yesterday.

I turned the PC on this morning, I heard the initial single short beep (which always happens), but after that there were 5 short beeps. No video on the screen. I tried rebooting it, nothing. I removed all peripherals (mouse, keyboard, speakers, usb sticks...). Still nothing. I then removed the GPU. Still nothing. I removed my SSD and HDD, but no luck. I tried moving my single 8GB RAM stick to all other slots, didn't work. The CPU cooler is spinning, so that's not the problem. I read on Gigabyte's site that 5 short beeps means that the CPU is dead, but I don't think that's it. I bought it new just 3 months ago.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[thx1138v2]

I read on Gigabyte's site that 5 short beeps means that the CPU is dead, but I don't think that's it.

Whether the CPU is bad or not, the BIOS thinks it's unusable. So it has to be either the CPU or the motherboard because the motherboard can't communicate with the CPU properly.

If you don't have a known good motherboard to test the CPU take it to a shop.

 

[Themastererr]

Try to reset the CMOS (BIOS) to default values first and foremost to see if it was got corrupted over night.

Follow each step exactly as Gigabyte uses a dual BIOS

-Unplug all cables that carry current (Power, monitor, LAN)
-Press power button to discharge capacitors
-Remove motherboard battery (looks like a watch battery). Use a slot screwdriver or knife to prop the tab on the one side of the battery.
-Short the two pins that protrude vertically from the motherboard. They are located at the south-east corner of your motherboard. Use a metal object and short them for 5 seconds.

-Replace battery, re-attach cables and try to boot. You should get POST and a warning telling you all values are now default.

While your inside your computer confirm the CPU_FAN header is in place. Also confirm 4-pin CPU power, the 6 pin PCI-E power to GPU (if applicable), and the 24-pin ATX connector are all snug.

 

[bokisa12]

I read on Gigabyte's site that 5 short beeps means that the CPU is dead, but I don't think that's it.

Whether the CPU is bad or not, the BIOS thinks it's unusable. So it has to be either the CPU or the motherboard because the motherboard can't communicate with the CPU properly.

If you don't have a known good motherboard to test the CPU take it to a shop.

I took out the CMOS battery and inserted it back in and it now boots without problems.

 

[bokisa12]

Try to reset the CMOS (BIOS) to default values first and foremost to see if it was got corrupted over night.

Follow each step exactly as Gigabyte uses a dual BIOS

-Unplug all cables that carry current (Power, monitor, LAN)
-Press power button to discharge capacitors
-Remove motherboard battery (looks like a watch battery). Use a slot screwdriver or knife to prop the tab on the one side of the battery.
-Short the two pins that protrude vertically from the motherboard. They are located at the south-east corner of your motherboard. Use a metal object and short them for 5 seconds.

-Replace battery, re-attach cables and try to boot. You should get POST and a warning telling you all values are now default.

While your inside your computer confirm the CPU_FAN header is in place. Also confirm 4-pin CPU power, the 6 pin PCI-E power to GPU (if applicable), and the 24-pin ATX connector are all snug.

Removing the motherboard battery solved it! Thank you!

 

[Themastererr]

Try to reset the CMOS (BIOS) to default values first and foremost to see if it was got corrupted over night.

Follow each step exactly as Gigabyte uses a dual BIOS

-Unplug all cables that carry current (Power, monitor, LAN)
-Press power button to discharge capacitors
-Remove motherboard battery (looks like a watch battery). Use a slot screwdriver or knife to prop the tab on the one side of the battery.
-Short the two pins that protrude vertically from the motherboard. They are located at the south-east corner of your motherboard. Use a metal object and short them for 5 seconds.

-Replace battery, re-attach cables and try to boot. You should get POST and a warning telling you all values are now default.

While your inside your computer confirm the CPU_FAN header is in place. Also confirm 4-pin CPU power, the 6 pin PCI-E power to GPU (if applicable), and the 24-pin ATX connector are all snug.

Removing the motherboard battery solved it! Thank you!

No problem. Sounds like a power surge might have gotten it. Be careful make sure you're using a good outlet.

 

[bokisa12]

Try to reset the CMOS (BIOS) to default values first and foremost to see if it was got corrupted over night.

Follow each step exactly as Gigabyte uses a dual BIOS

-Unplug all cables that carry current (Power, monitor, LAN)
-Press power button to discharge capacitors
-Remove motherboard battery (looks like a watch battery). Use a slot screwdriver or knife to prop the tab on the one side of the battery.
-Short the two pins that protrude vertically from the motherboard. They are located at the south-east corner of your motherboard. Use a metal object and short them for 5 seconds.

-Replace battery, re-attach cables and try to boot. You should get POST and a warning telling you all values are now default.

While your inside your computer confirm the CPU_FAN header is in place. Also confirm 4-pin CPU power, the 6 pin PCI-E power to GPU (if applicable), and the 24-pin ATX connector are all snug.

Removing the motherboard battery solved it! Thank you!

No problem. Sounds like a power surge might have gotten it. Be careful make sure you're using a good outlet.

The problem now is, whenever I change my Bios settings (not every time, maybe every 2 times), the same thing happens. It beeps and I have to reinsert the battery. Strange. Also my GPU isn't working anymore after this.

 

[Themastererr]

Try to reset the CMOS (BIOS) to default values first and foremost to see if it was got corrupted over night.

Follow each step exactly as Gigabyte uses a dual BIOS

-Unplug all cables that carry current (Power, monitor, LAN)
-Press power button to discharge capacitors
-Remove motherboard battery (looks like a watch battery). Use a slot screwdriver or knife to prop the tab on the one side of the battery.
-Short the two pins that protrude vertically from the motherboard. They are located at the south-east corner of your motherboard. Use a metal object and short them for 5 seconds.

-Replace battery, re-attach cables and try to boot. You should get POST and a warning telling you all values are now default.

While your inside your computer confirm the CPU_FAN header is in place. Also confirm 4-pin CPU power, the 6 pin PCI-E power to GPU (if applicable), and the 24-pin ATX connector are all snug.

Removing the motherboard battery solved it! Thank you!

No problem. Sounds like a power surge might have gotten it. Be careful make sure you're using a good outlet.

The problem now is, whenever I change my Bios settings (not every time, maybe every 2 times), the same thing happens. It beeps and I have to reinsert the battery. Strange. Also my GPU isn't working anymore after this.

That boards battery needs to be replaced more than likely.

Make sure you have the GPU selected as primary device in BIOS

 

[bokisa12]

Try to reset the CMOS (BIOS) to default values first and foremost to see if it was got corrupted over night.

Follow each step exactly as Gigabyte uses a dual BIOS

-Unplug all cables that carry current (Power, monitor, LAN)
-Press power button to discharge capacitors
-Remove motherboard battery (looks like a watch battery). Use a slot screwdriver or knife to prop the tab on the one side of the battery.
-Short the two pins that protrude vertically from the motherboard. They are located at the south-east corner of your motherboard. Use a metal object and short them for 5 seconds.

-Replace battery, re-attach cables and try to boot. You should get POST and a warning telling you all values are now default.

While your inside your computer confirm the CPU_FAN header is in place. Also confirm 4-pin CPU power, the 6 pin PCI-E power to GPU (if applicable), and the 24-pin ATX connector are all snug.

Removing the motherboard battery solved it! Thank you!

No problem. Sounds like a power surge might have gotten it. Be careful make sure you're using a good outlet.

The problem now is, whenever I change my Bios settings (not every time, maybe every 2 times), the same thing happens. It beeps and I have to reinsert the battery. Strange. Also my GPU isn't working anymore after this.

That boards battery needs to be replaced more than likely.

Make sure you have the GPU selected as primary device in BIOS

Thanks, I'll make sure to get a new battery and replace it asap.As for the GPU, the PCI Express 1 slot is set as the primary display output, but the GPU outputs no video whatsoever (the fans are spinning though), although it was working fine until the 5 beep problem occurred.

 

[Beebstar]

Follow up (a year and a half later):

I got another video card (EVGA GTX 1070) and decided to try the DisplayPort cable again. Consistently got the beeps (when the Samsung monitor was off) until I turned on CSM (Compatibility Support Module) in the BIOS. So far, so good, but I don't think that this solution was 100% consistent with my previous video card (Gigabyte GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 3G). To be honest, I'm severely tired of Gigabyte motherboards and their little glitches.

Original post (imperfect work around):

Had the 5 beeps with my new Gigabyte Z370XP SLI board. Strangely enough, for me it was happening when I was using a DisplayPort cable with my discrete graphics card (Gigabyte GTX 780 WindForce) and my monitor was turned off. I switched to an HDMI cable, and no more beeps even when the monitor is off. Don't you wish all problems had a solution this simple??? I may have had the same problem with my ASRock Z87 Extreme motherboard, but since it was intermittent, I didn't suspect the connection issue. However, I was able to get rid of the beeps by turning on CSM (Compatibility Support Module) in the BIOS.

 

[ragesamuel]

Try to reset the CMOS (BIOS) to default values first and foremost to see if it was got corrupted over night.

Follow each step exactly as Gigabyte uses a dual BIOS

-Unplug all cables that carry current (Power, monitor, LAN)
-Press power button to discharge capacitors
-Remove motherboard battery (looks like a watch battery). Use a slot screwdriver or knife to prop the tab on the one side of the battery.
-Short the two pins that protrude vertically from the motherboard. They are located at the south-east corner of your motherboard. Use a metal object and short them for 5 seconds.

-Replace battery, re-attach cables and try to boot. You should get POST and a warning telling you all values are now default.

While your inside your computer confirm the CPU_FAN header is in place. Also confirm 4-pin CPU power, the 6 pin PCI-E power to GPU (if applicable), and the 24-pin ATX connector are all snug.

Will that work on the same issue I recently have?
Here is the thread I created: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/gigabyte-continous-short-beeps.3607412/