Hello everyone,
Since October I have been seeing a B2 error when booting my PC and I know it has something to do with the video card.
System details:
The system was built in November 2013 and I had a similar issue in March of 2014. After several months of booting right up I started getting a B2 boot error. At that time I updated BIOS to the latest version and the problem seemed to go away. In October of 2014 it happened again (I wish I could remember what changed... possibly some windows update). I updated the drivers and updated to the latest BIOS and it seemed to work for a few weeks. It was touchy during December and now in January it happens every time I boot up. However, if I boot with the DirectKey (boots directly to BIOS), it will start in BIOS. Once I leave BIOS windows boots up. The video card seems to work fine once windows is up and running.
What I've Tried:
There are a couple of things I haven't tried. I haven't removed the video card since installing it. It's worked for over a year so I'm not sure what that could even accomplish. Since it boots every time without the video card, that must be the problem. Also, I haven't tweaked BIOS at all... I know in the Advanced Menu I can change the Primary Display to be PCIe (currently set to Auto), but I have not changed that (mostly because I don't know how that could help).
Thank you in advance for your help!
Since October I have been seeing a B2 error when booting my PC and I know it has something to do with the video card.
System details:
- - Windows 8.1
- Asus Z87-Pro(V Edition) - BIOS version 2005
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K
- Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2x8) Memory
- Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Ghz Edition 3GB GDDR5 VAPOR-X
- Intel SSD 530 boot drive (240GB)
- Seagate Barracuda 3TB Hard Drive
- Corsair AX760i Digital ATX Power Supply
- Corsair Hydro Series H90 140mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
The system was built in November 2013 and I had a similar issue in March of 2014. After several months of booting right up I started getting a B2 boot error. At that time I updated BIOS to the latest version and the problem seemed to go away. In October of 2014 it happened again (I wish I could remember what changed... possibly some windows update). I updated the drivers and updated to the latest BIOS and it seemed to work for a few weeks. It was touchy during December and now in January it happens every time I boot up. However, if I boot with the DirectKey (boots directly to BIOS), it will start in BIOS. Once I leave BIOS windows boots up. The video card seems to work fine once windows is up and running.
What I've Tried:
- 1. I have updated BIOS (should be the latest version)
2. I have updated all drivers (video card, processor, mobo, even the SSD drivers)
3. I have disconnected power to the video cards and booted using the video output from the mobo (works every time)
4. I have run a virus check and everything was clean
There are a couple of things I haven't tried. I haven't removed the video card since installing it. It's worked for over a year so I'm not sure what that could even accomplish. Since it boots every time without the video card, that must be the problem. Also, I haven't tweaked BIOS at all... I know in the Advanced Menu I can change the Primary Display to be PCIe (currently set to Auto), but I have not changed that (mostly because I don't know how that could help).
Thank you in advance for your help!
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