Quote (EndÇar @ Jul 30 2015 06:06am)
Ok here is the situation. I have 2 motherboards, one is a gigabyte ga-z77x-d3h and the other is an msi z77-ga. I have a 2570k with 8gb of ram and a 970. Both mobo bioses are up to date.
Here is the issue:
My gigabyte board pci-e slots no longer work with the exception of the pcie2x4. It works with the i5, my 970 and the ram, just the 970 has to be in the pci-e2x4 for the system to boot into windows. The system goes through 4 boot loops before it successfully loads windows. What happens is the board will try and boot with the old (and most likely corrupt) bios (I can tell because it is the old uefi and the old logo) and keeps looping until it gets the newest bios. It then loads into windows. So, because this is a dual bios board, I am thinking that the 1st bios (older version) is corrupt, and therefor either fucked my pcie gen 3 lanes OR there is some sort of hardware issue.
But here is where it gets interesting:
On my other motherboard, the msi, the i5 just refuses to boot. The computer powers on for half a second, the fans spin one revolution and it shuts back off. And keeps repeating. Once I throw a celeron that I have into the msi board (along with the same ram and 970) the fucking board works just fine. Obviously my 3570k works, as proven by the gigabyte board, but it will not work on the msi board. Neither boards have any bent pins and have been maintained very well as far as dust goes.
When I went to file for an RMA with msi (the msi board is the one I want to use in the end) they tried to convince me that my processor was dead even though I told them that it is in the computer that I am live chatting them on right now. I have a couple questions below:
1. What could the problem with the gigabyte board be? bad bios and pcie lanes?
2. Why would the MSI board not boot with the i5 but it will with the celeron?
3. Would it be worth sending the MSI board back in for an RMA? Can they even replicate my problem?
4. Anyone wanna send me a z75/z77 board? <3
Very interesting problem you have.
I assume you are using two separate cases and two separate power supplies?
First, look very , very closely at the board. Look for singed resistors, out bulging capacitors, or exposed wiring. If any are discovered, you've got grounds for an RMA. A hardware malfunction like that does not necessarily mean the computer will never boot again. In some cases it can continue to function until the right conditions are met.
Do you hear any beep codes?
Do the boards have the tiny button speaker? Nowadays, some out most don't! If they do not have one, they will have the pins for one. They can be bought for less than a dollar. Or a pc repair shop might just give you one from the trash heap.
In the day, we used to use POST cards to diagnose mobo boot issues. See if you can get your hands on one. They are cheap and might come in handy later.