Hello, I have a Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 (Socket 1155) motherboard. Today I updated to the most recent BIOS version , using @BIOS. @BIOS downloaded the most recent version and installed it successfully. I rebooted the system but once it passed the BIOS splash screen and detected the attached drives it flashed a blue-screen for a fraction of a second before restarting the boot process.
Now whenever I reboot, it becomes stuck on the screen that reads Loading Operating System... I have tried switching the hard-drive to be AHCI instead of IDE but that didn't change anything.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. My current system specs are below.
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.40GHz 40 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model Z68AP-D3 (Socket 1155)
Chipset Vendor: Intel
Chipset Model: Sandy Bridge
Chipset Revision: 09
Southbridge Vendor: Intel
Southbridge Model: Z68
Southbridge Revision: B3
System Temperature: 39 °C
BIOS
Brand: Award Software International, Inc.
Version: FD
Date: 3/20/2012
Graphics
Acer P236H (1920x1080@60Hz)
S230HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 (Gigabyte)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (ATI AIB) 58 °C
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 ATA Device (SATA) 29 °C
3726GB HitachiG ST USB Device (USB (SATA)) 47 °C
58GB SDXC Card (USB)
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHAS124 C ATA Device
Audio
Logitech G35 Headset
Now whenever I reboot, it becomes stuck on the screen that reads Loading Operating System... I have tried switching the hard-drive to be AHCI instead of IDE but that didn't change anything.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. My current system specs are below.
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.40GHz 40 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model Z68AP-D3 (Socket 1155)
Chipset Vendor: Intel
Chipset Model: Sandy Bridge
Chipset Revision: 09
Southbridge Vendor: Intel
Southbridge Model: Z68
Southbridge Revision: B3
System Temperature: 39 °C
BIOS
Brand: Award Software International, Inc.
Version: FD
Date: 3/20/2012
Graphics
Acer P236H (1920x1080@60Hz)
S230HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 (Gigabyte)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (ATI AIB) 58 °C
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 ATA Device (SATA) 29 °C
3726GB HitachiG ST USB Device (USB (SATA)) 47 °C
58GB SDXC Card (USB)
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHAS124 C ATA Device
Audio
Logitech G35 Headset