Cannot enter BIOS (Sabertooth Z77)

[Darkshadw]

Hello,

I've just installed Windows 8.1 and removed Windows 7, but now I'm unable to enter the BIOS no matter what I try. My motherboard is the Sabertooth Z77 and I know for 100% that it's the 'Delete' key to enter the BIOS, but whenever I do this I just see a black screen, even if I switch the HDMI cable to the onboard graphics, I still see a black screen.

I also do not see the 5 dots spinning while it's booting, I only see a black screen (no matter what the HDMI cable is connected to).

I've also tried the UEFI thing from the advanced start options, it doesn't work. The option is simply not there.

Can anyone please help me? Don't tell me to remove Windows 8.1 since that's not the solution (some other people said that yesterday on another forum)
Thank you!

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, Try clearing the CMOS (unplug the power cord firstly). At restart it would ask for F1.

 

[Darkshadw]

Hi, Try clearing the CMOS (unplug the power cord firstly). At restart it would ask for F1.

Thank you! I haven't tried that yet. I turned off Windows, unplugged my computer and removed the battery from my motherboard and waited a minute. Then I put back the battery, plugged the power cord back in and started m computer. After a few reboot of it's own (probably resetting the BIOS I think) it asked me to press F1 and I could reset the BIOS settings I saved a while back (the same ones I was using before, which seem to work fine now).

Anyways, it's solved now

 

[alexoiu]

You're welcome.