Need Help!!!!
Okay,
I've been searching the web all day and keep getting stuff that dances around this issue.
My PC has a gigabyte mobo model GA-7ZXE Rev 2.1
Prior to this I have had no problems from this PC...
About a month ago I updated the Bios due to some problems I was having and it took the update but caused my PC to boot up really slow then it began crashing frequently. So today I flashed the bios back to the earlier version.
After the reboot the post gets to checking NVRAM...... and stops. It never searches for drives nor counts the memory or anything, I have tried everything under the sun. I have used another PC to creat the bootble flash diskette, but the bos never gets to the point of loading the drives.
I have removed the CMOS battery for over 10 mins both with the power supply plugged in to the mobo and disconnected from it. The only jumpers I see are for the CPU clock speed.
Beside the battery PRINTED on the mobo is BIOS_WP but no jumpers near it. There is a set of jumpers below it labeled IR. But nowhere in the manual does it explain what IR is, or what it does. I am guessing Infrared???
Because the stystem hangs at the checking NVRAM I can't even press DELETE to enter the CMOS/BIOS setup. If I could get there I could reload a different Bios. The Bios is AMIBIOS the chip has 686 on it.
I have looked all over AMI's website adn Gigabytes website. No Luck.
I you need to look at the manual for the mobo it can be found at www.gigabyte.com.tw
The thing is this is how the Bios looked when I first took it out of the box, but then it would at least see the cdrom so that I could load the sofware from the CDrom.
Also I have removed all the peripherals and reseated them. The only thing that I have not removed is the CPU itself.
I left the battery out and the power unplugged for over 6 hours. Still no help. Is it possible that the BIOS flash screwed up all 3 memory sticks?
Shouldn't there be another set of jumpers to reset the bios. What does the BIOS_WP mean? BIOS WIPE maybe?
Help!!!!!!! PLEASE......
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Didou
Okay,
I've been searching the web all day and keep getting stuff that dances around this issue.
My PC has a gigabyte mobo model GA-7ZXE Rev 2.1
Prior to this I have had no problems from this PC...
About a month ago I updated the Bios due to some problems I was having and it took the update but caused my PC to boot up really slow then it began crashing frequently. So today I flashed the bios back to the earlier version.
After the reboot the post gets to checking NVRAM...... and stops. It never searches for drives nor counts the memory or anything, I have tried everything under the sun. I have used another PC to creat the bootble flash diskette, but the bos never gets to the point of loading the drives.
I have removed the CMOS battery for over 10 mins both with the power supply plugged in to the mobo and disconnected from it. The only jumpers I see are for the CPU clock speed.
Beside the battery PRINTED on the mobo is BIOS_WP but no jumpers near it. There is a set of jumpers below it labeled IR. But nowhere in the manual does it explain what IR is, or what it does. I am guessing Infrared???
Because the stystem hangs at the checking NVRAM I can't even press DELETE to enter the CMOS/BIOS setup. If I could get there I could reload a different Bios. The Bios is AMIBIOS the chip has 686 on it.
I have looked all over AMI's website adn Gigabytes website. No Luck.
I you need to look at the manual for the mobo it can be found at www.gigabyte.com.tw
The thing is this is how the Bios looked when I first took it out of the box, but then it would at least see the cdrom so that I could load the sofware from the CDrom.
Also I have removed all the peripherals and reseated them. The only thing that I have not removed is the CPU itself.
I left the battery out and the power unplugged for over 6 hours. Still no help. Is it possible that the BIOS flash screwed up all 3 memory sticks?
Shouldn't there be another set of jumpers to reset the bios. What does the BIOS_WP mean? BIOS WIPE maybe?
Help!!!!!!! PLEASE......
- Title edited
Didou