Once upon a time...
Computer = 8700K on ASUS MB with a 2080, 4x8G sticks of RAM(32GB total), Corsair water cooler, High airflow case.So, One fine night, the computer was fine. Turned it off.
Next day, turned it on. Got to the first part of the BIOS Display (Showing "OverClock 30%" and asking me to hit del/F2 if I wanted to enter the BIOS which was normal) but it stopped there, showing post code 40 (40 is NOT in the list of codes)
So I hit Del and F2 - no reaction.
Rebooted, hitting Del/F2 spamy style as it loaded. This time, I did NOT get 40.(Yea?) Instead, I got A9[Start of setup] and the display was showing the same overclock message. Still no joy. Not responsive. the POST stopped there.
Re-tried several times. The results never varied: Hands off = 40, Del = A9, Games = 0So.I went Nuclear I tirggered the BIOS Reset sequence.
Green Light - BIOS Reset
Rebooted...
System Turned On, then Off, Then On, Then Off, Then On(THis is a good thing. BIOS is doing its self-setup. Only happens right after a BIOS Reset of after a large system change)
And it began to POST... Right to A2[IDE Detect] where it hung up
(Never got TO the Screen init, so the screen is blank. I hit Del and F2 - no reaction.
Rebooted, hitting Del/F2 spamy style as it loaded. System went into POST (Without the Off/On sequence) but stopped at A2[IDE Detect]Now, the results are: Hands off = A2, Del = A2, Games = 0
I reseated everything. Unplugged all external connections(Other then Monitor &Power) - no change
I have looked in various forums, but they all have, as step 1 of the solution, either "From the Start Menu...." or "In the BIOS..."
neither of which works with a brick.....
Thoughts?
Computer = 8700K on ASUS MB with a 2080, 4x8G sticks of RAM(32GB total), Corsair water cooler, High airflow case.So, One fine night, the computer was fine. Turned it off.
Next day, turned it on. Got to the first part of the BIOS Display (Showing "OverClock 30%" and asking me to hit del/F2 if I wanted to enter the BIOS which was normal) but it stopped there, showing post code 40 (40 is NOT in the list of codes)
So I hit Del and F2 - no reaction.
Rebooted, hitting Del/F2 spamy style as it loaded. This time, I did NOT get 40.(Yea?) Instead, I got A9[Start of setup] and the display was showing the same overclock message. Still no joy. Not responsive. the POST stopped there.
Re-tried several times. The results never varied: Hands off = 40, Del = A9, Games = 0So.I went Nuclear I tirggered the BIOS Reset sequence.
Green Light - BIOS Reset
Rebooted...
System Turned On, then Off, Then On, Then Off, Then On(THis is a good thing. BIOS is doing its self-setup. Only happens right after a BIOS Reset of after a large system change)
And it began to POST... Right to A2[IDE Detect] where it hung up
(Never got TO the Screen init, so the screen is blank. I hit Del and F2 - no reaction.
Rebooted, hitting Del/F2 spamy style as it loaded. System went into POST (Without the Off/On sequence) but stopped at A2[IDE Detect]Now, the results are: Hands off = A2, Del = A2, Games = 0
I reseated everything. Unplugged all external connections(Other then Monitor &Power) - no change
I have looked in various forums, but they all have, as step 1 of the solution, either "From the Start Menu...." or "In the BIOS..."
neither of which works with a brick.....
Thoughts?