I've been using a nice new computer for the last few days, with good hardware, and have been quite enjoying it. I decided to overclock the processor from 3.4 GHz to 4.0 GHz but couldn't. I hit F12, and came to a blank blue screen with GIGABYTE's logo at the top.

 

So, I let it boot normally, and then inserted the GIGABYTE Utility DVD and clicked on "System". It had all the lines filled out except for BIOS version, which was blank. :blink: Huh? Something's not right; either it's wrong, or my computer's doing the impossible. Any which way, I need help.

 

Thanks,

Reset the CMOS and I bet you'll be fine. I haven't done it on a gigabyte board just google it. Mine has a button on the back.

Thanks for the reply. I reset the CMOS, and got just about nil. Nothing bad happened, but nothing good either. Think I should try re-installing Windows 7? I don't have much saved yet, so that's not an issue, just a couple applications will be lost.

Sounds like you were using the Gigabyte Utility to automatically overclock your computer. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't as it doesn't read your installed memory correctly or gives it wrong settings. Since your computer was still running, I doubt your BIOS got corrupted or lost the BIOS version. Restarting the computer probably would bring it back. Reinstalling Windows 7 won't help as this is an issue with your overclocking and your system BIOS.

 

Best regards,

Jim

If you resetted the BIOS, it probably went back to factory defaults and no overclocking.

 

Try making a hard BIOS/CMOS reset. GA-B75M-DH3

 

One thing to note:

Windows won't boot if the BIOS setting for SATA hard drive management was changed from IDE to AHCI or viceversa and you original install was in the other (IDE or AHCI) mode.

Try changing that BIOS setting and see if you can boot.

Thanks guys, though I believe you have a misunderstanding. I never did any overclocking, since I can't get into the BIOS to begin with. As far as rebooting, I've done that plenty of times, it hasn't done anything. Since I didn't have much to lose, I tried a Windows re installation, yet the problem persists.

 

As a side note, the computer works fine, it's what I'm on now, I just can't get into BIOS, and the Gigabyte utility seems to think I haven't got a BIOS. Thanks again for bearing with me through this.

Does it boot to windows? Or is it not posting at all? Or is it that hitting del or whatever key gigabyte used to access the bios isn't working?

Does it boot to windows? Or is it not posting at all? Or is it that hitting del or whatever key gigabyte used to access the bios isn't working?

 

Yes, it does boot to Windows, as it's the computer I'm using right now. Hitting the BIOS key, Delete, isn't working. I just got off the phone with Gigabyte, and they told me to first try booting with the HD unplugged, and that if that doesn't work to try stripping the motherboard down to the minimum and try accessing the BIOS that way. I was told that if I still have no luck I should just contact CyberPowerPC for a replacement motherboard.

Hi

Your BIOS seems to be stuck in an unstable state.

 

You can try this:

Disconnect all power and peripherals from the mobo.

Remove the battery and either place the jumper on the CLR_CMOS recover pins or short the CMOS pins (use a small screw driver), wait at least 20 minutes then put back the battery, connect only the keyboard and try to get to the BIOS.

If you are unsure, there are several videos over at Youtube on how to do that.

 

Or In my case I have an Intel mobo, Intel offers a Recovery BIOS update file that recovers BIOS from unstable states, maybe they have something similar at GIGABYTE, search their site for a utility that can recover the BIOS.

 

Last thing. since it is a new PC, consider the possibility of a defective mobo.

 

 

EDIT: You posted while I was writing. So you already talked to GB, try their advice and if it does not work then get the replacement mobo.

 

Cheers.

If a hard CMOS reset doesn't do it and you can't flash a new bios then I'd say its defective.

I'm just about to try the suggestions I got from Gigabyte and you guys. One thing I mentioned to the Gigabyte rep. but not here is that my BIOS was running up until the point of installing Windows 7. This is why he suggested unplugging the HD.

 

If it does end up as defective, how would I deal with Windows 7? AFAIK you can't install Windows 7 (Home Premium) on more than one computer, and without the BIOS, I wouldn't be able to reformat the HD.

 

Thanks for all the help, wish me luck,

Is your keyboard even recognized as the computer post's? I am asking because I could not boot into my BIOS unless I had a PS2 compliant keyboard, not USB.

If it does end up as defective, how would I deal with Windows 7? AFAIK you can't install Windows 7 (Home Premium) on more than one computer, and without the BIOS, I wouldn't be able to reformat the HD.

 

It won’t be another computer; it is still the same but with a new mobo.

 

Do you have the original Windows 7 disks? If so YES, you can install Windows again once you get the new mobo.

During the new install you can choose to delete the existing partitions and create a new ones, just follow the instructions. It will auto recreate the partitions and format them too.

 

Afterwards you can validate/register it via internet of by phone.

Is your keyboard even recognized as the computer post's? I am asking because I could not boot into my BIOS unless I had a PS2 compliant keyboard, not USB.

 

Newer boards recognize USB keyboards. Mine works fine in the BIOS.

Well, I unplugged the HD, and booted and shut down, then plugged it back in (after clearing CMOS), and booted back up. It worked!

 

I know I've said it many times already, but thanks for all the help guys, it was hugely appreciated! The quick replies here, and the nice, polite, and helpful guy at tech support let me get through this issue very quickly and relatively pain-free.

 

Thanks-a-million,