Is there anyway of checking BIOS when my PC won't boot?

[Blake1412]

Just got a new PC, built it and launched it, but all the fans from GPU, cpu etc. come on, but the monitor just says "no signal", and a continuous red flashing light appears on the front of the PC beside the power button, but I don't hear any beeping sounds.

I've tried everything from replacing my RAM, GPU, motherboard, re-cabling, checking wires, but I'm still getting the problem.

I can't check what the red flashing light is telling me because I can't check what BIOS I have,

Is there anyway to check the BIOS without the pc being on, or does anyone else here have any ideas as to what going on with it?


Mobo: asrock h110m hdv
GPU: gtx 1060 3gb palit mini version
RAM: crucial 8gb ddr4 2400 MHz

 

[alexoiu]

Try taking the board outside the case, leaving only CPU, CPU fan and single RAM module installed, taking a picture of the board and posting it here. We can start from there.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

It's not common w/ H110 boards but is there perhaps a LCD on the MoBo which provided failure codes listed in the manual ?

How about LEDs ?

That will help narrow it down ... as for beep, I haven't heard a beep in this millenium, that's a notification method from a bygone era and rarely used today.\\Have you cleared CMOS ?

Of course, these type of features become more sophisticated with increased cost but another one is that at a certain price point, MoBo manufacturers allow you to flash the BIOS even w/o the system being on. Asus for example calls it BIOS Flashback IIRC.

Also, make sure everything is securely connected. Sometimes the weirdest most unexpected thing is the problem. My son for example rec'd a 1070 from Santa. I watched him take out the old SLI's cards and install the new card and immediately on booting knew something was wrong. The MoBo Manufacturer's splash screen was fuzzy and wavering, sometimes could not get into BIOS. Windows would not load off the SSD and booting to the backup OS installation on the SSHD worked only maybe 1 in 4 tries.

Changed power cables, swapped in old cards, nothing worked. Then next step was to try different monitor and it was noticed the DVI cable was loose. The logic dictates otherwise, screwing that in tighter resolved everything. Turned out his brother had borrowed the monitor when doing a friends build and hadn't done quite a good job as needed when putting it back.