[SOLVED] Cannot get into MB Bios to put ram to 3000

[Frank Markovich]

Ryzen 7 2700x
Asus ROG Strix B-350-F Gaming
EVGA RTX 2070
750 watt Corsair PSU
2x16gb Corsair LPX Vengeance
1TB Seagate HDD
1TB Inland NVME SDD

Like the post says, I need to get my new RAM to a proper speed for my Ryzen system. For some reason I now cannot get into my motherboard bios. I have tried taking my pc out of fast start in windows. I have tried restarting in safe mode, does not give option for UEFI. Unless there is a method I am missing, the only thing to try is CMOS Battery now. Will clearing the CMOS work? Will it cause issues with a Ryzen 2700X? I would like to get my RAM up to speed without potentially bricking my computer.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Clear CMOS, which will require that you reset all options afterwards including any custom fan profiles or other custom settings, and then rapid fire spam the F2 or Delete keys, whichever is specified by your motherboard manual for BIOS setup program access, from the moment you power it on until you see that it is entering the BIOS configuration.

BIOS Hard Reset procedure

Power off the unit, switch the PSU off and unplug the PSU cord from either the wall or the power supply.

Remove the motherboard CMOS battery for five minutes. In some cases it may be necessary to remove the graphics card to access the CMOS battery.

During that five minutes, press the power button on the case for 30 seconds. After the five minutes is up, reinstall the CMOS battery making sure to insert it with the correct side up just as it came out.

If you had to remove the graphics card you can now reinstall it, but remember to reconnect your power cables if there were any attached to it as well as your display cable.

Now, plug the power supply cable back in, switch the PSU back on and power up the system. It should display the POST screen and the options to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. Enter the bios setup program and reconfigure the boot settings for either the Windows boot manager or for legacy systems, the drive your OS is installed on if necessary.

Save settings and exit. If the system will POST and boot then you can move forward from there including going back into the bios and configuring any other custom settings you may need to configure such as Memory XMP, A-XMP or D.O.C.P profile settings, custom fan profile settings or other specific settings you may have previously had configured that were wiped out by resetting the CMOS.

In some cases it may be necessary when you go into the BIOS after a reset, to load the Optimal default or Default values and then save settings, to actually get the hardware tables to reset in the boot manager.

It is probably also worth mentioning that for anything that might require an attempt to DO a hard reset in the first place, IF the problem is related to a lack of video signal, it is a GOOD IDEA to try a different type of display as many systems will not work properly for some reason with displayport configurations. It is worth trying HDMI if you are having no display or lack of visual ability to enter the BIOS, or no signal messages.