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| System Name | DEVIL'S ABYSS |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7-4790K@4.6 GHz |
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-Deluxe |
| Cooling | Corsair H110 (2 x 140mm)(3 x 140mm case fans) |
| Memory | 16GB Adata XPG V2 2400MHz |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA 780 Ti Classified |
| Storage | Intel 750 Series 400GB (AIC), Plextor M6e 256GB (M.2), 13 TB storage |
| Display(s) | Crossover 27QW (27"@ 2560x1440) |
| Case | Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow |
| Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1150 |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master V1000 |
| Mouse | Ttsports Talon Blu |
| Keyboard | Logitech G510 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 version 1803 |
| Benchmark Scores | Passmark CPU score = 13080 |
Today I ran into a strange problem with my main system. I was converting a video and web browsing, when it blue screened. Thinking my overclock wasn't stable, I hard rebooted with the power switch, and tried to get into the BIOS. I never got there, it started to POST, loaded the ROM for my M.2 drive, and then went to a blank BIOS screen, and stayed there. I noticed my 2 digit readout was showing 00, when it should be A0, and the boot device LED remained lit. So I cleared CMOS, (pushed button and removed batt), but no luck. I then removed all the SATA cables from the board, and was finally able to get into the BIOS and check the boot section (it looked fine).
It also booted into Windows on my Intel PCIe 750 boot drive and ran normally, so I reconnected the storage hard drives one at a time, testing each time to make sure it still booted. The last one, my DVD burner, caused the same POST failure, and when I disconnected it again, the system booted normally.
I knew that a failing hard drive will sometimes cause this problem, but never heard of an optical drive causing this. I was sure it would turn out to be one of my aging 2 or 3 TB HDDs. But it worked out in the best way possible - a new burner only costs $20, a new hard drive would cost me at least $100, and I'd lose all the data. For a minute I had nightmare visions of a fried Z97 motherboard or a dead $400 NVMe drive. Yes, I still use the damn DVD burner, a few friends (and their kids) still have CD or DVD players they use. I'll ditch the burner one day, but not yet.
It also booted into Windows on my Intel PCIe 750 boot drive and ran normally, so I reconnected the storage hard drives one at a time, testing each time to make sure it still booted. The last one, my DVD burner, caused the same POST failure, and when I disconnected it again, the system booted normally.
I knew that a failing hard drive will sometimes cause this problem, but never heard of an optical drive causing this. I was sure it would turn out to be one of my aging 2 or 3 TB HDDs. But it worked out in the best way possible - a new burner only costs $20, a new hard drive would cost me at least $100, and I'd lose all the data. For a minute I had nightmare visions of a fried Z97 motherboard or a dead $400 NVMe drive. Yes, I still use the damn DVD burner, a few friends (and their kids) still have CD or DVD players they use. I'll ditch the burner one day, but not yet.
)a fault drive so frequent. Maybe, is bad karma only?