Motherboard keeps entering bios automatically - Urgent

n2p4u · 31st May 2012, 9:34 PM

Urgent help required

Dear OCAU,

today i purchased an Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 Motherboard and well i am unable to use it as everytime i boot up it automatically enters bios.

I have tried to run the CPU, Mem + PSU only and it does the same thing
tried Clr cmos and it does the same thing
tried no kb / mouse same thing
tried the stock HSF, same thing
tried 2 Cpus
tried hard drive and no hard drive
have tried different memory
updated bios and does same thing
so i am stumped as to why this is occuring :-(

japes · 31st May 2012, 9:41 PM

Are you plugging the CPU cooler into the CPU1/CPU Fan slot? Some boards will not automatically post if you're using a chassis or optional fan port and not the intended one.

n2p4u · 31st May 2012, 10:42 PM

plugging cpu fan into cpu1 port

trackhappy · 1st June 2012, 12:14 AM

Try a BIOS update. Otherwise time for RMA

n2p4u · 1st June 2012, 3:38 PM

hard drive not connected issue

Jim G · 1st June 2012, 3:45 PM

When you connect the hard drive with your OS on it, can you see that drive in the BIOS?

Spark64 · 30th June 2012, 11:59 AM

If the date keeps coming up as say Jan 1 2000 then your CMOS backup battery could be flat, which makes many motherboards boot into BIOS so you can set the date and time etc.

Sometimes it's the simplest things, hmmm?

joshpond · 30th June 2012, 12:10 PM

what is the boot order?

Josh

tree86ers · 30th June 2012, 12:20 PM

the cmos button is not pressed in on the IO ports section by any chance?

31st May 2012, 9:34 PM	#1
n2p4u Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,198	Motherboard keeps entering bios automatically - Urgent Urgent help required Dear OCAU, today i purchased an Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 Motherboard and well i am unable to use it as everytime i boot up it automatically enters bios. I have tried to run the CPU, Mem + PSU only and it does the same thing tried Clr cmos and it does the same thing tried no kb / mouse same thing tried the stock HSF, same thing tried 2 Cpus tried hard drive and no hard drive have tried different memory updated bios and does same thing so i am stumped as to why this is occuring :-(

31st May 2012, 9:41 PM	#2
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