msi error code ae

dylansusbilla

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I was on my msi z87 gd 65 then I was booting it up I got this error code ae me I can't see the screen its all black. Specs
Msi z87 gd 65
8gb of corsair ram
1tb with Os
Gtx 750ti ftw
Imotel pentuim g3258 overclocked
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I found a same problem here,maybe you can try.
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"AE" apparently is a UEFI code meaning "Legacy Boot Event".

Why this wasn't listed in the Biostar manual I have no idea.

Legacy Boot Event apparently means "can't find a boot device".

Of course, I could have avoided all of this pain if I had just plugged the monitor in...

New monitor, didn't register the lack of any LEDs or anything indicating it was in "plugged in but powered off" mode.

Anyway, code "AE" shows up when the BIOS is showing "Cannot find boot device" on the monitor. I just hit DEL and changed the first boot device to the DVD drive, and the Windows installation started right up.


I'm going to leave this here as a testament to the #1 rule of debugging: "is it plugged...

PIEapple

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I found a same problem here,maybe you can try.
"
"AE" apparently is a UEFI code meaning "Legacy Boot Event".

Why this wasn't listed in the Biostar manual I have no idea.

Legacy Boot Event apparently means "can't find a boot device".

Of course, I could have avoided all of this pain if I had just plugged the monitor in...

New monitor, didn't register the lack of any LEDs or anything indicating it was in "plugged in but powered off" mode.

Anyway, code "AE" shows up when the BIOS is showing "Cannot find boot device" on the monitor. I just hit DEL and changed the first boot device to the DVD drive, and the Windows installation started right up.


I'm going to leave this here as a testament to the #1 rule of debugging: "is it plugged in?"

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http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/300946-30-what-post-code-mean
 
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