stuck at bios start

[vanniko63]

asrock z68 extreme4 gen 3 .mobo . 2 ssd samsung in raid o
,all working fine till just now . i tipped my pc over to examine .new ,install ,on gpu .,looking around.panels off ./ set up strait .started and . frozen on bios . select f2 to inter bios get a beep .which is normal .but no action all selection ,get no action .. .

 

[cirdecus]

obviously check all connections. The first thing to do is to disconnect everything from the system except the CPU (keep motherboard power in). If you get some beep codes for the missing RAM, then power down, install your RAM and boot up again.

Keep doing this with one component at a time until the freeze returns. Then you can start troubleshooting the individual component. You can also run a MEMtest to test your RAM for problems.

Was your CPU overlocked? Try taking it back down. Make sure all fans and such are on and running.

 

[plivin89]

have you tried resetting your cmos by removing the battery then booting ? you can also try plugging out your power, wait 10 mins then while the power is till unplugged hold the power button for 32 seconds, then plug power cord back in and try to boot

 

[vanniko63]

presently when it comes on ,all fans work and .powers up. when i press f2 on key board i get beep., board does have a red light power button ,along with comos button .have not touched ,
last thing i did ,was take off side panel with 2 fans , and removed power pin from one of the gpu,s in order to determine pin set up for new card .put back in .and then i got this problem , yes doing so i did tip computer on side ,and it is possible to loosen something .i suspect a ssd , but what do i know ,if i am hear .

 

[vanniko63]

have you tried resetting your cmos by removing the battery then booting ? you can also try plugging out your power, wait 10 mins then while the power is till unplugged hold the power button for 32 seconds, then plug power cord back in and try to boot

pulled battery on mobo ,and powered on . nothing same . and checked all connections . hit cmos . and all that . was instructed . just have not started to take all apart yet , also did swap ram . i am really stuck .finally got to see code on mobo . reads A3 ?????

 

[plivin89]

A3, I think it is trying to tell you there is no OS to boot so it stops there because it cannot read your hard drive, try take out your hard drive and booting it to see what happens. you should also blow out ram slots. but Try taking out the hard drive and boot then placing it back in then boot. Do you have a spare windows cd ?

 

[vanniko63]

yes i have spare cd . learned that lesson , sounds like this will be a long process, i tried swapping boot ssd with dvd with win cd in it no luck ,looks like going to pull all apart . talked to computer repair store near me , all he said they can do is test ram . and it will cost about 120 dollars, most likely will discover that its the mobo , so better to just get new.his advise and since i am going to pull everything off this one to test . maybe pull and add onto new.don't like this at all .

 

[plivin89]

Once it a while my pc will get suck at the bios screen but my holding the power down for 30 sec trick usually works. you cannot launch the wins 7 cd ?

 

[vanniko63]

obviously check all connections. The first thing to do is to disconnect everything from the system except the CPU (keep motherboard power in). If you get some beep codes for the missing RAM, then power down, install your RAM and boot up again.

Keep doing this with one component at a time until the freeze returns. Then you can start troubleshooting the individual component. You can also run a MEMtest to test your RAM for problems.

Was your CPU overlocked? Try taking it back down. Make sure all fans and such are on and running.

have you tried resetting your cmos by removing the battery then booting ? you can also try plugging out your power, wait 10 mins then while the power is till unplugged hold the power button for 32 seconds, then plug power cord back in and try to boot

yes i have tryed that . no luck , just did the remove memory . and start . then put back in restart . nothing reset button cmos button . also removed video card , and put hdmi connector onto mobo out . no picture . seams only want to show on gpu hdmi . tried everything except kicking it .

 

[vanniko63]

and yes did remove power and hit start 32 seconds recall the first thing i did , i need rest from it . but thanks guys .

 

[vanniko63]

Once it a while my pc will get suck at the bios screen but my holding the power down for 30 sec trick usually works. you cannot launch the wins 7 cd ?

 

[vanniko63]

ok i got it working !!! got replay from asrock , who i tell you they are not good with responding . first response they gave me is check with dealer as allways. but i did get a second . they stated hit cmos 5 times with power off , which i did . nothing . second they stated remove all ssd hd a odd. all drives. and put back one by one to determine problem drive. which i did . and once i did i got back into bios.as for faulty drives none . but when i got to reconnect ssd,s in raid o . i had difficult time again connecting power to them . which told me from all the movement and me adding and taking out things that the power cables just loosen ,enough to cause this headache.since the ssd,s are small and close to each other . makes difficult to lock in .and easy to wiggle out . so i am up and running . i thank you all for your support

 

[plivin89]

nice, remember I said "A3, I think it is trying to tell you there is no OS to boot so it stops there because it cannot read your hard drive," so it was a hard drive issue. I am glad it is fixed

 

[vanniko63]

nice, remember I said "A3, I think it is trying to tell you there is no OS to boot so it stops there because it cannot read your hard drive," so it was a hard drive issue. I am glad it is fixed

yes , correct.but looking at hard drives all looged good . put hand on connectors, tugged . pulled out and in . but power supply to hard drive . one must been loose and no visual evidence and passed the tug test . but they are cramped .since ssds are so small and close ,the connectors most likely not put in well from when i installed 6 months ago . but i never had an issue till i started tinkering . but i do thank you . and of course the last action is to take all apart . the cmos button had me fooled as well .This is a hobby of mine and only time i get to learn new things is unfortunately when they don't work .