[RESOLVED] BIOS NOT LOADING

[Iced_Nardo]

Hi there, I finally bought myself new components. I got a new AMD 965 Black Edition, DDR3 Corsair's Dominator at 1600 MHz (8 GB) and a new Mobo (Asus m4a785td-v evo) and my computer is up and running fast again. I tested and then sold my old processor (9850) on eBay, the guy who bought it is quite happy about. My memories (8GB OCZ Gold PC6400) have been tested and left on eBay for bidding. My old MSI Mobo has been left on the corner waiting for a RMA request to get a new one or refunded, after triple checking it I've found that is faulty and does not work on any computer. MSI just contacted me that shortly they will process my request and gimme a RMA code to get a new 1.

I just want to leave this message for anyone out there that might face the same problems. As I suspected and everyone else who helped me, it is really a Mobo problem. All the power running but no sign of memories beeping or any chance to load up the BIOS have all being leading to a faulty Mobo. I want to say thanks to everyone and say this is the best forum I have ever been. Well done guys!!!

[SuperSparks]

You're very welcome. I'm glad you got it all sorted out in the end

[bugspop1]

I'm glad to hear that it was just the motherboard. A few years back I slipped with a screwdriver and shorted (fried) my Asus motherboard. At the time I was a little low on cash and purchased an MSI Motherboard (Top Of The Line MSI) for a replacement. I have had MSI Video Cards in the past and they have worked without a problem so why not use their motherboards? It ran fine for about a week and then all of the sudden everything stopped working. I tried my daughters CPU and it wouldn't work on the MSI board either (it wouldn't work on her motherboard when I put it back in either, this CPU fried her motherboard once I put it back in her computer). I took the MSI Motherboard back to the place of purchase and they wanted to give me another MSI as a replacement. I refused and they did finally replace it with an Asus. I wish I had asked them the week before how much the Asus was, it was only $3 more than the MSI I had purchased and I could have afforded that! Anyway a long story short, the MSI board fried my CPU & my daughter's CPU & motherboard. It also managed to do something to my Mirrored RAID set and I lost all of my programs & info (the Seagate drives were still ok).

That MSI motherboard cost me 2 CPU's and 1 motherboard and all the time for my data loss. Never again will I use an MSI Motherboard! I'm with you in thinking I'll stick with Asus.

Also a few years back Epox made the hot motherboards for gamers. I built a computer for my brother so he could do some gaming and he insisted on the Epox motherboard. I'm not sure if I should blame his problem on the motherboard or PSU. I wanted him to buy a reliable PSU but he didn't want to replace the PSU that came with his case. Anyway, we had major problems with the computer after a couple days. I finally talked him into purchasing a good PSU, but by then it may have damaged the motherboard or maybe the motherboard was bad from day 1, who knows? My point, I've heard really good things about Gigabyte Motheboards, the same as I had with the Epox Motherboards. Should I stick with a Motherboard I've come to trust or should I try my hand at switching???? I think I'll stick with what works for me! BTW, the Asus Motherboard I fried at the beginning of this post was totally MY FAULT, not the motherboards!

[Train]

Everyone has different luck with motherboards. MSI is my good one and ASUS is the horror story.

[Iced_Nardo]

I'm glad to hear that it was just the motherboard. A few years back I slipped with a screwdriver and shorted (fried) my Asus motherboard. At the time I was a little low on cash and purchased an MSI Motherboard (Top Of The Line MSI) for a replacement. I have had MSI Video Cards in the past and they have worked without a problem so why not use their motherboards? It ran fine for about a week and then all of the sudden everything stopped working. I tried my daughters CPU and it wouldn't work on the MSI board either (it wouldn't work on her motherboard when I put it back in either, this CPU fried her motherboard once I put it back in her computer). I took the MSI Motherboard back to the place of purchase and they wanted to give me another MSI as a replacement. I refused and they did finally replace it with an Asus. I wish I had asked them the week before how much the Asus was, it was only $3 more than the MSI I had purchased and I could have afforded that! Anyway a long story short, the MSI board fried my CPU & my daughter's CPU & motherboard. It also managed to do something to my Mirrored RAID set and I lost all of my programs & info (the Seagate drives were still ok).

That MSI motherboard cost me 2 CPU's and 1 motherboard and all the time for my data loss. Never again will I use an MSI Motherboard! I'm with you in thinking I'll stick with Asus.

Also a few years back Epox made the hot motherboards for gamers. I built a computer for my brother so he could do some gaming and he insisted on the Epox motherboard. I'm not sure if I should blame his problem on the motherboard or PSU. I wanted him to buy a reliable PSU but he didn't want to replace the PSU that came with his case. Anyway, we had major problems with the computer after a couple days. I finally talked him into purchasing a good PSU, but by then it may have damaged the motherboard or maybe the motherboard was bad from day 1, who knows? My point, I've heard really good things about Gigabyte Motheboards, the same as I had with the Epox Motherboards. Should I stick with a Motherboard I've come to trust or should I try my hand at switching???? I think I'll stick with what works for me! BTW, the Asus Motherboard I fried at the beginning of this post was totally MY FAULT, not the motherboards!

Hi there, I am sorry for what happened to you regarding Mobos. Going to the issue of MSI, Gigabyte, Epox or Asus I have been using Asus for a long time now and I can proudly say this that I never had a problem. My fist MSI Mobo was working for less than a year and comes out faulty. I do not know if was just bad luck for both of us or merely a coincidence, either way I will not go back to MSI or any other Mobo manufacturer. As far as I know Asus is one of the best manufacturers I have ever seen and judging by the new upgrades they are staying on the market for good. I only buy Mobos from Asus, memories from OCZ or Corsair (so as PSUs), VGAs from XFX, Asus or BFG and CPUs from AMD only (intel is ripping off its customers - yeah I know they got the best processors but I will not pay the price for it, its extremely overcharged). I had a incident with a MSI Video Card that cost me A hell lot of money. I had to replace almost all my components just to realise the video card was unstable blowing up fuses on my PC & Power Lead. It is just like you said " I think I'll stick with what works for me!"

[Iced_Nardo]

Everyone has different luck with motherboards. MSI is my good one and ASUS is the horror story.

Funny thing, to me is completely the opposite. I had a Mobo and VGA from MSI and they both gone Faulty.

[bugspop1]

All of my own computers have been built with Asus Moterboards, The MSI board was a replacement for the Asus board I fried (never again).

If I build one for someone else I will recommend Asus but that doesn't mean that's what they'll go with. I have built a lot of systems with a Bare Bone purchase which usually didn't come with Asus motherboards because of the MB's price difference.

These are the parts I usually use in my own systems:
Asus Motherboards (I've never had a bad motherbaord)(I've been using Asus since P2B motherboard with an Intel PII 350)
AMD CPU's(I mainly have used AMD's for my Desktop Computers) (I have used Intel from time to time but always go back to AMD)(Started using AMD's with an AMD DX5 133MHz)
G.Skill RAM (I've never had a bad Stick of RAM & it has been compatible in my 4 Desktop (AMD) & 4 Laptop (Intel) Computers)(Been using G.Skill since my AMD Athlon XP 2600+)
XFX Video Cards (nVidia)(don't care for ATi Drivers)(First XFX Video Card 7800GT)
Seagate Hard Drives(Started using Seagate Hard Drives after I had lots of problems with WD's 40gb drives)(I have 1 x 80gb, 2 x 120GB, 2 x 500gb, 2 x 1tb and 1 x 320gb (laptop 7200rpm) all Seagate and all still running)

[SuperSparks]

Asus and Gigabyte are the same company these days - I suspect that the only reason for keeping the two separate brands is because of the sort of brand loyalty we are seeing here (I feel the same way about Gigabyte boards ). As far as quality is concerned, I've never found anything to choose between Asus and Gigabyte, and I'm happy to build with either. I usually find that the Gigabyte boards have a slightly better feature set than Asus though.

[Iced_Nardo]

Asus and Gigabyte are the same company these days - I suspect that the only reason for keeping the two separate brands is because of the sort of brand loyalty we are seeing here (I feel the same way about Gigabyte boards ). As far as quality is concerned, I've never found anything to choose between Asus and Gigabyte, and I'm happy to build with either. I usually find that the Gigabyte boards have a slightly better feature set than Asus though.

Well at the end is not about the brand but if really works. I had good stuff before from MSI, actually, a few years back both Asus and MSI were my favorites. Only recently I had a lot of issues with a Mobo and VGA card that made me spent a hell lot of money. It does not mean that MSI is rubbish but once you have problems you try to avoid future regrets. Anyway at the end of the day as long it works for you and your happy with it thats it!!! Thanks 4 the message mate!!!

[SuperSparks]

but once you have problems you try to avoid future regrets.

How true that is. I still won't buy Maxtor hard drives or anything made by Logitech because of terrible experiences that I had with them years ago.