Hi,
I think I have a bit a special issue with my asus z170i pro gaming itx mainboard.
The system is:
Asus z170i pro gaming
Intel i5 6600 cpu
2x8 GB corsair ram
256 GB ssd
amd r290x graphic
the system is water cooled.
I did not do any bios update when the issue appeared. It is still version 3604. When shutting down my computer once it was hanging with full running fans for the radiators.
From then it only boots into the bios. When I try to change any value it does not save it.
First guess: Mainboard battery. So I replaced it with 2 different new ones. The date settings do not disappear but if still does not save any settings changes. -> Battery OK.
The Mainboard shows my ssd in the M2 slot with correct information but does not show it as boot device.
Adding another bootable hard disk shows that information too but also does not let it appear on bootable devices.
It always says: No bootable device found.
Then I tried to create a Windows boot USB stick with the Media Creation Tool. This is also not recognized as bootable and the system still always enters BIOS.
I tried removing AMD R290X and used internal graphics. No change.
I tried plugging off all Fans except pump. Moved pump to another fan connector. No change.
I tried removal and remounting the memory. No change.
I tried to update the BIOS with the EZ Flash 3 tool in bios.
Internet connection does not work. It says it will initialize internet stack and reboot, but then it bots again in BIOS with default settings.
Update from USB stick and .CAP file looks working. It shows me the data of the SSD and the plugged in USB stick. I select the CAP file for 3805 BIOS and click OK. Then the progress bar is running and it says "Update successfully. Rebooting."... And then it reboots and I am back in the BIOS 3604 with default settings.
Last but not least I also tried another PSU. This also did not change anything.
Does anyone have an idea what else I could try before changing the mainboard completely? I would prefer to not replace it since my water cooling is rigid tube. So it is a lot of work to change it.
Any help will be apreciated.
I think I have a bit a special issue with my asus z170i pro gaming itx mainboard.
The system is:
Asus z170i pro gaming
Intel i5 6600 cpu
2x8 GB corsair ram
256 GB ssd
amd r290x graphic
the system is water cooled.
I did not do any bios update when the issue appeared. It is still version 3604. When shutting down my computer once it was hanging with full running fans for the radiators.
From then it only boots into the bios. When I try to change any value it does not save it.
First guess: Mainboard battery. So I replaced it with 2 different new ones. The date settings do not disappear but if still does not save any settings changes. -> Battery OK.
The Mainboard shows my ssd in the M2 slot with correct information but does not show it as boot device.
Adding another bootable hard disk shows that information too but also does not let it appear on bootable devices.
It always says: No bootable device found.
Then I tried to create a Windows boot USB stick with the Media Creation Tool. This is also not recognized as bootable and the system still always enters BIOS.
I tried removing AMD R290X and used internal graphics. No change.
I tried plugging off all Fans except pump. Moved pump to another fan connector. No change.
I tried removal and remounting the memory. No change.
I tried to update the BIOS with the EZ Flash 3 tool in bios.
Internet connection does not work. It says it will initialize internet stack and reboot, but then it bots again in BIOS with default settings.
Update from USB stick and .CAP file looks working. It shows me the data of the SSD and the plugged in USB stick. I select the CAP file for 3805 BIOS and click OK. Then the progress bar is running and it says "Update successfully. Rebooting."... And then it reboots and I am back in the BIOS 3604 with default settings.
Last but not least I also tried another PSU. This also did not change anything.
Does anyone have an idea what else I could try before changing the mainboard completely? I would prefer to not replace it since my water cooling is rigid tube. So it is a lot of work to change it.
Any help will be apreciated.