[EDIT: PROBLEM SOLVED! My monitor was not displaying the BIOS screen, even though it was there. Swapping the monitor fixed the problem. I still don't understand why, but unless I find an afternoon to test and troubleshoot that, I'm considering this issue closed.
--Tirnion]
Last night, I put together my new system, and everything went well. I didn't try to access the BIOS, but when I put in a flash drive with the Unibeast Installer, it went to the Language Selection page without any problems. At that point, I needed to leave to work, so I decided to power down the computer, in case anything happened while I was gone.
When I got home, I restarted the computer, and I couldn't get the installer to get to the Language screen again. I tried re-laoding the installer onto the flash drive, but it wouldn't work. So I tried resetting the BIOS (probably not the smartest thing I did yesterday).
Now, I can't access the flash drive, and I can't access the BIOS to change the settings. When I boot the computer, I get the splash screen for 1/4 - 1/2 seconds, but I can't get anything beyond that except a single "-" that flashes once, then goes away.
If I hit the reset button instead of powering off and on, I only get the "-". I get the same result if I mash the "Delete" key from power up. I have tried this on a USB and a PS/2 keyboard. I have tried unplugging the USB mouse, and disconnecting my SSD from SATA.
I have tried pressing F9, F12, END, DELETE, ALT+F2, and F1. I can't get it to work.
It is possible that there is a POST screen that would give me more information, but since I'm using a CRT, it takes a bit to warm up enough to show anything.
I'm posting this from work. I won't be able to try any fixes for at least the next 5 hours.
System:
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz LGA 1155 Processor
RAM
Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 8GB Memory Modules)
Case
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid Tower ATX Gaming Case
Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
SSD
SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5"
Wifi
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express
PSU
Corsair HX Series HX750 750 Watt ATX 12V Modular Power Supply
Monitor
Old Dell VGA CRT 1024x768 (exact model unknown)
--Tirnion]
Last night, I put together my new system, and everything went well. I didn't try to access the BIOS, but when I put in a flash drive with the Unibeast Installer, it went to the Language Selection page without any problems. At that point, I needed to leave to work, so I decided to power down the computer, in case anything happened while I was gone.
When I got home, I restarted the computer, and I couldn't get the installer to get to the Language screen again. I tried re-laoding the installer onto the flash drive, but it wouldn't work. So I tried resetting the BIOS (probably not the smartest thing I did yesterday).
Now, I can't access the flash drive, and I can't access the BIOS to change the settings. When I boot the computer, I get the splash screen for 1/4 - 1/2 seconds, but I can't get anything beyond that except a single "-" that flashes once, then goes away.
If I hit the reset button instead of powering off and on, I only get the "-". I get the same result if I mash the "Delete" key from power up. I have tried this on a USB and a PS/2 keyboard. I have tried unplugging the USB mouse, and disconnecting my SSD from SATA.
I have tried pressing F9, F12, END, DELETE, ALT+F2, and F1. I can't get it to work.
It is possible that there is a POST screen that would give me more information, but since I'm using a CRT, it takes a bit to warm up enough to show anything.
I'm posting this from work. I won't be able to try any fixes for at least the next 5 hours.
System:
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz LGA 1155 Processor
RAM
Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 8GB Memory Modules)
Case
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid Tower ATX Gaming Case
Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
SSD
SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5"
Wifi
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express
PSU
Corsair HX Series HX750 750 Watt ATX 12V Modular Power Supply
Monitor
Old Dell VGA CRT 1024x768 (exact model unknown)
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