Please help, My mobo needs an operation!

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

Yesterday I was playing Fallout 3 for the first time in my life. Loved it. I minimised it and exit it using my beloved windows 7 and began to do my project. All of a sudden the screen flashed white for a split second and I get no display. I reboot and I get to the Gigabyte Ultra Durable BS and it freezes. Then I reboot and I get this screen that says something something something Bios something something. then That freezes an I reboot. Now I get no display but everything is working. Has the Bios chip shat in itself? can I fix it?

SkyKast · Sep 22, 2009

what do you mean by "everything is working but I get no display" how do u know everything is working?

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

Fans are spinning, tempature feels like normal operating temprature. Lights are working on the Mobo. I don't get it! :cry:

Asylum · Sep 22, 2009

Take your CMOS battery out and wait a few minutes and put it back in.

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

Asylum said:
Take your CMOS battery out and wait a few minutes and put it back in.

Tried that...even shorted with screwdriver method. :cry:

ste2425 · Sep 22, 2009

is it dedicated or onboard vid

Asylum · Sep 22, 2009

Do you have another video card to try?

ste2425 · Sep 22, 2009

+1

thats what i was going to lead on to

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

ste2425 said:
is it dedicated or onboard vid

Dedicated, EVGA GTS 250 1GB. :cry:

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

Asylum said:
Do you have another video card to try?

Nope...

ste2425 · Sep 22, 2009

ur mobo should have on board right? use that just to seee if it is ur gpu

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

No onboard... :cry:

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

Would a mobo testing card give any results?

SkyKast · Sep 22, 2009

did you try taking the CMOS battery out like Asylum said?

temp02 · Sep 22, 2009

<<Onafets>> said:
Tried that...even shorted with screwdriver method.

You did that with the PSU still connected to the wall power plug?

<<Onafets>> · Sep 22, 2009

SkyKast said:
did you try taking the CMOS battery out like Asylum said?

Yes, see you in 6.

ste2425 · Sep 22, 2009

have you checked to see if the fan speeds up? or look for any obvious damage on the card? even the slightest burn mark? all power connectors hooked up? im not saying u dnt no what ur doing but many times ive forgot to plug the power in

Meow9000 · Sep 22, 2009

I be the bringer of bad news. Bios chip is corrupt/Died. happened on my old 939 Asus Board.

If you can remove the chip, replace it or reflash it on a similar motherboard and you should be good to go. Doesnt cost much to buy a new one. But most boards are soldered these days.

<<Onafets>> · Sep 24, 2009

Meow9000 said:
I be the bringer of bad news. Bios chip is corrupt/Died. happened on my old 939 Asus Board.

If you can remove the chip, replace it or reflash it on a similar motherboard and you should be good to go. Doesnt cost much to buy a new one. But most boards are soldered these days.

I think you're right. I emailed the people I bought it from and they said they can't give me my money back. I'll have to return it and they'll RMA it. 4 Weeks without my baby! :cry:

My mobo is EP31 DS3L from gigabyte and IDK how to tell if it has a removable bios chip. can you check for me? :cry:

Oh well it was a shit mobo anyways.

Asylum · Sep 24, 2009

You can tell by looking at the chip on the board.
Look at your manual to see where it is or on the internet.
Might want to try another video card before you ship it though.
If you can barrow one or get a cheap 1 to test it with.

LittleLizard · Sep 24, 2009

gigabyte dont have remobable bios chip but the ud3r has 2 bios chip (dual bios feature). look in the manual how to boot from the second bios chip

[Ion] · Sep 24, 2009

^^This. When the primary BIOS on my Gigabyte G31M board (don't have it anymore) got corrupted, I configured some jumpers (don't remember which ones) and it booted from the backup BIOS, from where I was able to reflash the primary BIOS. Then I reset the jumpers, and all was good

<<Onafets>> · Sep 24, 2009

yay! good news!...^^.

But is there a possibility that the 2nd chip got currupted too?

[Ion] · Sep 24, 2009

<<Onafets>> said:
yay! good news!...^^.

But is there a possibility that the 2nd chip got currupted too?

Possibly, but very unlikely. It would be hard to corrupt both the chips at onc

<<Onafets>> · Sep 24, 2009

http://asia.giga-byte.com/FileList/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-ep31-ds3l_2.1_e.pdf

I can't find the jumper!

System Name	Gearbox \|\| Server
Processor	i5 3570K @ 4.0Ghz \|\| E8400 @ Stock 3Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 \|\| Gigabyte EP41-UD3L
Cooling	Stock \|\| Stock
Memory	8GB G.Skill RipjawX DDR3 @ 1600mhz \|\| 4GB Kingston Value DDR2 800Mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 270X Direct CU II TOP @ 1120/1500 \|\| N/A
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB \|\| 1TB WD Green, 2TB WD Green, 3TB WD Red
Display(s)	HP x23 LED 23" Full HD Panel
Case	Corsair 200R \|\| Open-Air
Audio Device(s)	Audioengine D1 + Logitech Z623/Audio Technica ATH-M50 \|\| N/A
Power Supply	Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W \|\| Antec Neo Eco 450 W
Software	Windows 8.1 Update 3 Pro 64 \|\| Ubuntu Server 14.04 64

System Name	VAN
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz LGA 775 95W @ 3.0GHz
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard
Cooling	Thermaltake SpinQ VT, front-rear-side 120mm, top-bottom 80mm
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8GB(4x2GB), DDR2, 800 MHz, 4-4-4-12, 2.0V, w/ Red LEDs
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon HD 6770 1GB
Storage	Samsung 850 PRO 256SSD (OS) - WD 640GB 7200 RPM (files) - Seagate 1TB 7200 (backup)
Display(s)	DUAL 19" Samsung, LG LCDs
Case	NZXT Lexa Blackline
Audio Device(s)	Realtek Onboard
Power Supply	OCZ 600 Stealth-X-Stream 600W RT
Mouse	Cyborg R.A.T. 9
Keyboard	Razer Black Widow Ultimate
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name	Gearbox \|\| Server
Processor	i5 3570K @ 4.0Ghz \|\| E8400 @ Stock 3Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 \|\| Gigabyte EP41-UD3L
Cooling	Stock \|\| Stock
Memory	8GB G.Skill RipjawX DDR3 @ 1600mhz \|\| 4GB Kingston Value DDR2 800Mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 270X Direct CU II TOP @ 1120/1500 \|\| N/A
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB \|\| 1TB WD Green, 2TB WD Green, 3TB WD Red
Display(s)	HP x23 LED 23" Full HD Panel
Case	Corsair 200R \|\| Open-Air
Audio Device(s)	Audioengine D1 + Logitech Z623/Audio Technica ATH-M50 \|\| N/A
Power Supply	Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W \|\| Antec Neo Eco 450 W
Software	Windows 8.1 Update 3 Pro 64 \|\| Ubuntu Server 14.04 64

System Name	KILLER
Processor	Intel Core i7 4790K
Motherboard	MSI Z87 G45 Gaming
Cooling	Water Cooling
Memory	2x8GB Gskill 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 980
Storage	SSD Samsung 500GB
Display(s)	24" Asus 144hz
Case	Cooler Master HAF
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Platinum
Power Supply	Antec 1200 Watt Modular
Software	Windows 10 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Vantage 51342

System Name	Gearbox \|\| Server
Processor	i5 3570K @ 4.0Ghz \|\| E8400 @ Stock 3Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 \|\| Gigabyte EP41-UD3L
Cooling	Stock \|\| Stock
Memory	8GB G.Skill RipjawX DDR3 @ 1600mhz \|\| 4GB Kingston Value DDR2 800Mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 270X Direct CU II TOP @ 1120/1500 \|\| N/A
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB \|\| 1TB WD Green, 2TB WD Green, 3TB WD Red
Display(s)	HP x23 LED 23" Full HD Panel
Case	Corsair 200R \|\| Open-Air
Audio Device(s)	Audioengine D1 + Logitech Z623/Audio Technica ATH-M50 \|\| N/A
Power Supply	Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W \|\| Antec Neo Eco 450 W
Software	Windows 8.1 Update 3 Pro 64 \|\| Ubuntu Server 14.04 64

Please help, My mobo needs an operation!

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System Name	Ultra 64
Processor	NEC VR4300 (MIPS R4300i)
Motherboard	proprietary design
Cooling	Fanless aircooled
Memory	4.5MB 250 MHz RDRAM
Video Card(s)	62.5 MHz Reality Coprocessor
Storage	32 - 512 Mbit ROM Cartridge
Display(s)	720x576
Case	Clear Blue Funtastic
Audio Device(s)	16-bit CD quality
Power Supply	proprietary design
Mouse	N64 mouse for use with N64DD
Keyboard	N64 keyboard for use with N64DD

Processor	AMD PHENOM 9950BE x4 (140W)
Motherboard	ASUS CROSSHAIR II (BIOS 2003)
Cooling	ZALMAN 9700L
Memory	4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066 (2x2GB)
Video Card(s)	XFX 9600GT XXX (740/1000)
Storage	WD250x2 RAID0/Maxtor 500GB STORAGE
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 23"/ACER 20"
Case	COOLMASTER 690 CUSTOM
Audio Device(s)	SUPREME FX II
Power Supply	OCZ 700W
Software	WINDOWS 7 64

System Name	The Lizard v2.4
Processor	Intel Celeron G1840 (for the time being
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81-S2PH
Cooling	Intel Stock Fan
Memory	16GB Kingston HyperX 1600
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 750Ti (For the time being)
Storage	500GB Samsung F1, 160GB Maxtor "Older than god"
Display(s)	AOC 28' LCD
Case	Coolermaster N200
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec VP500P
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	No crashes in the last 24 minutes.

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Processor	i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz
Motherboard	BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7
Cooling	Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34
Memory	1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB
Video Card(s)	GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310
Storage	80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1)
Display(s)	Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None
Case	Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W
Keyboard	IBM Model M
Software	Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk)