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hushed umbra Aug 3, 2023, 12:13 PM

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preetty sure you do infact

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need storage for it to boot

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:13 PM

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even to bios?

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makes sense

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there was no output at all

hushed umbra Aug 3, 2023, 12:14 PM

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signal crest even to bios?

yep, think so

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:14 PM

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I'm glad it wasn't an issue eith something broken

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I was going to get storage for it anyway

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thank you.

hushed umbra Aug 3, 2023, 12:15 PM

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lmk if it still doesn't work with storage

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:15 PM

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I'll make another post if it doesn't

vivid plover Aug 3, 2023, 12:34 PM

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The BIOS should most definitely not need a storage device to launch!

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:34 PM

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I get no output tho what could be the problem?

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I've swapped out cpus, gpus

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maybe motherboard

vivid plover Aug 3, 2023, 12:38 PM

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A corrupted BIOS maybe. Try flashing the ROM but that won't be that easy without getting into the BIOS..

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But a Problem with the Motherboard for sure

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:38 PM

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rom?

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yeah

vivid plover Aug 3, 2023, 12:38 PM

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Read Only Memory

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the BIOS is stored on there

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:38 PM

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oh

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I thought bios was on cmos

vivid plover Aug 3, 2023, 12:39 PM

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CMOS is for BIOS configuration

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If the Bios was stored on CMOS, after removing the CMOS Battery the entire BIOS would be wiped

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That also explains why the BIOS is reset after removing the CMOS Battery

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:41 PM

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oh yeah cmos is buos settings

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bios

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how do you rest rom

vivid plover Aug 3, 2023, 12:41 PM

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But well sure, try removing the CMOS Battery maybe there is something corrupted.

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Battery out, wait 10-20 seconds and in again

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:42 PM

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okay I'm not home atm but will try later

vivid plover Aug 3, 2023, 12:42 PM

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Try if that works, if not it's most likely ROM or a other motherboard issue (damaged capacitors, etc)

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Could also be the Power Supply..

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:43 PM

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I believe psu is good as everything is powered and seemed good last time whereas motherboard has had been abused slightly

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it's only ddr3 anyway I dont mind replacing it.

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thank you

vivid plover Aug 3, 2023, 12:45 PM

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Yea DDR3 boards should be really easy to get and cheap, No Problem!

signal crest Aug 3, 2023, 12:46 PM

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yeah I can get a even better replacement used incredibly cheap

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