- Jan 15, 2017
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I have a computer I built. Recently, I accidentally bent a bunch of pins where the CPU goes on the motherboard. I got a new motherboard that was extremely similar to my old motherboard. But after installing the new MOBO, I started getting hard freezes, forcing me to force restart the computer.
I reinstalled Windows 7, yet the problem persisted. I saw something that said get all drivers for the motherboard and update the BIOS. So I got the drivers, downloaded a BIOS file from Intel's DZ68BC (my motherboard model) drivers page, and updated my BIOS. However, now I can't get out of the BIOS. Whenever I turn on the computer, I get a message that says: "BIOS has detected unsuccessful POST attempt(s). Possible causes include recent changes to BIOS Performance Options or recent hardware change. Press 'Y' to enter Setup or 'N' to cancel and attempt to boot with previous settings."
So at this screen, pressing N restarts the computer and brings me back to this screen. Pressing Y gives me the option to enter BIOS Settings, BIOS Update, or Boot Menu. Choosing any of these options here, or in the BIOS screen crashes the computer and restarts. At this point, I just want to reinstall Windows 7 again and start over but I can't get Windows to start from my Windows 7 CD in the CD drive. There also is never a screen that says "press any key to boot from CD" like it usually does. So I have no way to boot from a CD.
I looked up ways to force Windows 7 to boot from a CD and all processes involve managing to get to the boot menu. I really need to reinstall Windows 7. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
I reinstalled Windows 7, yet the problem persisted. I saw something that said get all drivers for the motherboard and update the BIOS. So I got the drivers, downloaded a BIOS file from Intel's DZ68BC (my motherboard model) drivers page, and updated my BIOS. However, now I can't get out of the BIOS. Whenever I turn on the computer, I get a message that says: "BIOS has detected unsuccessful POST attempt(s). Possible causes include recent changes to BIOS Performance Options or recent hardware change. Press 'Y' to enter Setup or 'N' to cancel and attempt to boot with previous settings."
So at this screen, pressing N restarts the computer and brings me back to this screen. Pressing Y gives me the option to enter BIOS Settings, BIOS Update, or Boot Menu. Choosing any of these options here, or in the BIOS screen crashes the computer and restarts. At this point, I just want to reinstall Windows 7 again and start over but I can't get Windows to start from my Windows 7 CD in the CD drive. There also is never a screen that says "press any key to boot from CD" like it usually does. So I have no way to boot from a CD.
I looked up ways to force Windows 7 to boot from a CD and all processes involve managing to get to the boot menu. I really need to reinstall Windows 7. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
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