Gigabyte Z87 UD4H will not boot into BIOS

[danforthewin]

Ok, so I just switched platforms from AMD to Intel. Every component has been tested a works well. The problem I'm having is that, while booting, I cannot get into the bios. It will load windows fine, but no matter what the bios will not load. I've tried hitting Del (the bios key for this motherboard), F1, F2, ESC, F8, F12, and END. Every key takes me to the Windows Boot Manager Screen. I have tried 3 USB keyboards, and reset the CMOS a dozen times. I also exchanged the motherboard for the same model after calling Gigabyte and Microcenter and not finding a sollution. Nothing seems to work. Any suggestions are welcome.

Specs for reference:
Gigabyte z87-UD4H
I7-4770k
Kingston HyperX 8gb 1600mhz
Kingston HyperX 120gb SSD
Cooler Master 620W PSU Bronze certified
No GPU at the moment
Using an HP 2311x monitor with a DVI connection
Razer Blackwidow mechanical keyboard (USB)

 

[spooky2th]

Try holding the delete key down as soon as the comp starts to boot. Or tap the delete key rapidly.

 

[Y0GI]

Is your keyboard on USB 3.0 or 2.0 port?

Yogi

 

[danforthewin]

Is your keyboard on USB 3.0 or 2.0 port?

Yogi

It is in a USB 3.0 slot in the I/O panel on the motherboard. I tried the 2.0 on the front of the case, but still no go.

 

[Y0GI]

It is in a USB 3.0 slot in the I/O panel on the motherboard. I tried the 2.0 on the front of the case, but still no go.

Try a 2.0 port on the back I/O panel.

Yogi

 

[danforthewin]

It is in a USB 3.0 slot in the I/O panel on the motherboard. I tried the 2.0 on the front of the case, but still no go.

Try a 2.0 port on the back I/O panel.

Yogi

Oddly enough, there are 6 USB 3.0 inputs, and 2 red e-sata inputs, but no USB 2.0.

 

[spooky2th]

Is there a USB 2.0 on your case that is active, connected to the MB? If so try that one with your keyboard. My experience is that USB 3.0 ports do not work or have problems until the USB 3.0 driver is installed.

 

[BerylLee]

check different usb port and press F12 to see if it is ok to enter boot menu .. then select bios setup to enter bios ..
if you can do this .. return all bios optimized default and try it again pressing del.

 

[danforthewin]

check different usb port and press F12 to see if it is ok to enter boot menu .. then select bios setup to enter bios ..
if you can do this .. return all bios optimized default and try it again pressing del.

Good idea. I tried several USB ports. It seems that no matter what key I hit, it sends me to the windows boot manager screen -- the one that you would see if you were dual booting OS's. This is the most frustrating issue I've ever had. haha.

 

[danforthewin]

To anyone who may be having this same problem:

I tried an old VGA monitor and am able to get into the bios that way. I guess my specific motherboard doesn't display the bios at 16:9 ratios.

 

[dency45]

I have z87x ud3h and my mobo let the bios display at 1080p. It might be a faulty mobo.

 

[rawnet]

this happened to me - problem was my dvi video cable was plugged into video card, but the bios was set to display vga first on boot and not pci-e where the video card resides. I had to plug the dvi into the mobo first to see the bios, set it to 'display pci-e first' (or similar), then reboot after plugging the dvi cable back into my graphics card. hope this helps.