Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Bios not working?

xavec · Sep 12, 2014

So I'm trying to get to the bios screen of a new motherboard but it wasn't letting me, so I downloaded an update for it from the Gigabyte website, and installed it via usb, but now all that shows up when I boot the computer, is a blank black screen.

I have tried clearing the cmos jumpers, tried to access the dual bios(but it didn't seem to kick in), tried with and without HDD plugged in, but nothing seems to work?

Other than rma-ing it, what else is there to do that could fix it?

Other hardware installed is a i7 4770 Quad Core 3.4GHz, 300w power supply (all that is needed at the moment) and 2GB of Kingston ram.

Prior to the attempted update, the rest of the computer worked fine, other than never actually being able to access the bios.

junkeymonkey · Sep 12, 2014

''Prior to the attempted update, the rest of the computer worked fine, other than never actually being able to access the bios''

if it anit broke dont fix it and as it states bios flashing is at own risk

junkeymonkey · Sep 12, 2014

that board has the 2 bios chips where one i used for recovery dont they show how its used or to be used???

xavec · Sep 12, 2014

I needed to get to the bios too boot from usb in order to install Mac OS X for a hackintosh system

xavec · Sep 12, 2014

It doesn't seem to say anywhere in the manual how to boot from the backup bios, and all of the walkthroughs that i've seem have not been of any use

junkeymonkey · Sep 12, 2014

tap del- key at splash screen works for me [you got to time it just right ]

xavec · Sep 12, 2014

It doesn't even show the splash screen... and when it did, I was never able too use any of the multiple functions from it (i.e. boot menu, q-flash or bios)

junkeymonkey · Sep 12, 2014

ya dont know heres what it says --- GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ feature two physical BIOS ROMS mounted onto the motherboard. One chip acts as your "Main" BIOS, or the BIOS your system primarily uses during boot up. The second chip acts as a "Backup" BIOS and has the factory default BIOS version on it. If your "Main" BIOS happens to fail or stops functioning, the "Backup" will automatically take over on your next system boot with little or no down time. ---

so did that part fail to??

you did it as said here??

http://www.gigabyte.com/webpage/20/images/utility_qflash.pdf

xavec · Sep 12, 2014

junkeymonkey :

I couldn't use q-flash as NONE of the splash screen options ever worked for me (this is a new mobo).
I needed to alter the BIOS to change settings to allow for mac os x to be installed, so I updated the BIOS to F7 (it arrived on wednesday using version F4) using a USB and Fat32 format using a guide I found online.

However it completed installation then the screen went black but the computer stayed on. after a while it turned off, and now whenever I turn the computer on everything starts up but the screen is black, but it has signal going to it.

junkeymonkey · Sep 12, 2014

what was wrong with f4? all i know if you enterd the bios the first time you still should the same way so how did you flash it if you got no os on it to do it outher than direct with a usb drive?? when you first power it on just start tapping the del key and see if it may catch the bios to enter it

tap Del during POST, right after the computer is turned on not just once but keep taping it tap tap tap tap tap

xavec · Sep 12, 2014

I have NEVER entered the bios. The current OS was installed on a different computer, and then put into the this one. I don't know what was wrong with f4, but it wasn't letting me access it, so i couldn't boot from the usb. In order to get it to boot from the usb to install the new bios version, i removed the HDD so that it booted from the usb by default, since no other media was attached. I have tried spamming the delete key, but nothing happens. The black screen remains. The splash screen doesn't even appear.

junkeymonkey · Sep 12, 2014

well what do you expect doing all that os configured for another computer and run it on a differant one and what ever i cant do no moer for you on that deal you should of loaded your fresh install of your os and worked it out from it

xavec · Sep 13, 2014

I have no idea what you are talking about.

I installed windows 7 ultiamte 64 bit on the computer using a bootable USB. once windows was working I tried to enter BIOS (previous attempts failed, it simply didn't enter whenever the splash screen came on) and it refused.

I went to update the BIOS to F7 using a USB, it crashed half way through and now I only get a splash screen after resetting the CMOS, but even then it won't enter.

junkeymonkey · Sep 13, 2014

yoiu dont?? heres what you said--- The current OS was installed on a different computer, and then put into the this one.

I installed windows 7 ultiamte 64 bit on the computer using a bootable USB.
ya lots of folks here doing this with lots of issues like you
seems the usb windows thing is a joke how hard is it to get the hard copy on the disk and be done with it ?? you risk a bad down load courpted download bad usb stick and so on what for the same cash or less have it on a leagel microsoft disk
i hate to sound like a sob on this but thats too importante and cost to risk on a download
anyway sounds like your trying to jackleg things

xavec · Sep 14, 2014

junkeymonkey :

Please stop replying if you're going to go this much off topic.

I'm looking for help on my BIOS problem. NOT on how I SUCCESSFULLY managed to install windows on a computer that doesn't yet have a CD drive.

junkeymonkey · Sep 14, 2014

ok you bricked it now send it back for rma -- use legal copy of windows

junkeymonkey · Sep 14, 2014

one more thing , dont you think i downloaded the manul and see what it shows on this ??? its all covered

xavec · Sep 15, 2014

Whats all covered?

I'm sending it in for an rma today.

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