- Sep 10, 2015
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My motherboard (Z170 Pro Gaming) had a very minor issue where the BIOS would freeze when changing some Qfan settings while inside the BIOS.
When I contacted ASUS they recommended I flash it to the newest firmware, and were even nice enough to walk me through the proper steps. Unfortunately after flashing, the computer would no longer post. The computer would turn on and fans would run at pretty much full speed, and no power would go to my keyboard, mouse, monitor, black screen, etc.
If I attempted to boot a flash drive containing an older BIOS revision it would say the file was invalid. The BIOS WOULD come back up, if I cleared the CMOS. And it said I had the "newest" version. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure whatever version I did have was incredibly corrupted, since I couldn't post after exiting the BIOS.
The entire time I was on the phone with ASUS and they said to just send it in for a free RMA repair at that point. I finally got it back today, and it still isn't posting. They didn't even replace the freaking BIOS chip.
Here's what happens with the "repaired" board:
Hit power button>boots to American Megatrends screen>Hit f1 for setup>go into the BIOS>Make sure my drives and boot order is correct>save and exit>computer won't boot to anything, just sits there with no signal to the peripherals or monitor
They're sending me an actual new board ASAP, but is there anything else I could've tried? I've got everything plugged in the exact same way as I did before. Figured I'd try something before I take it all apart...again.
When I contacted ASUS they recommended I flash it to the newest firmware, and were even nice enough to walk me through the proper steps. Unfortunately after flashing, the computer would no longer post. The computer would turn on and fans would run at pretty much full speed, and no power would go to my keyboard, mouse, monitor, black screen, etc.
If I attempted to boot a flash drive containing an older BIOS revision it would say the file was invalid. The BIOS WOULD come back up, if I cleared the CMOS. And it said I had the "newest" version. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure whatever version I did have was incredibly corrupted, since I couldn't post after exiting the BIOS.
The entire time I was on the phone with ASUS and they said to just send it in for a free RMA repair at that point. I finally got it back today, and it still isn't posting. They didn't even replace the freaking BIOS chip.
Here's what happens with the "repaired" board:
Hit power button>boots to American Megatrends screen>Hit f1 for setup>go into the BIOS>Make sure my drives and boot order is correct>save and exit>computer won't boot to anything, just sits there with no signal to the peripherals or monitor
They're sending me an actual new board ASAP, but is there anything else I could've tried? I've got everything plugged in the exact same way as I did before. Figured I'd try something before I take it all apart...again.
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