F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Error A2 detected during MSI installation at the bottom right corner.

Error A2 detected during MSI installation at the bottom right corner.

Error A2 detected during MSI installation at the bottom right corner.

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kcaz56
Senior Member
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02-12-2016, 03:29 PM
#1
Hi everyone, I set up my PC using an MSI H61M P31 (G3) motherboard. After flashing the BIOS, I encountered a bootloop with no display. I tried resetting the CMOS by removing the battery, but it still showed error code A2 on the screen. When I turned off and back on the PC, the loop continued. I removed the CMOS battery several times without any improvement. My system has no hard drives, SSDs, or optical drives connected. I don’t have a warranty or return option. The CPU and RAM are functioning properly—my main goal is to resolve this frustrating issue so I can reflash the BIOS.
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kcaz56
02-12-2016, 03:29 PM #1

Hi everyone, I set up my PC using an MSI H61M P31 (G3) motherboard. After flashing the BIOS, I encountered a bootloop with no display. I tried resetting the CMOS by removing the battery, but it still showed error code A2 on the screen. When I turned off and back on the PC, the loop continued. I removed the CMOS battery several times without any improvement. My system has no hard drives, SSDs, or optical drives connected. I don’t have a warranty or return option. The CPU and RAM are functioning properly—my main goal is to resolve this frustrating issue so I can reflash the BIOS.

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JackRX
Junior Member
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02-17-2016, 11:16 AM
#2
A2 indicates an IDE detection or IDE initialization issue. The board may also display "A2" during a BIOS check after an overclock failure.
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JackRX
02-17-2016, 11:16 AM #2

A2 indicates an IDE detection or IDE initialization issue. The board may also display "A2" during a BIOS check after an overclock failure.

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Rewolf5862
Junior Member
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02-17-2016, 04:22 PM
#3
I'm unable to access the BIOS and it only displays A2. No overclocking has been performed.
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Rewolf5862
02-17-2016, 04:22 PM #3

I'm unable to access the BIOS and it only displays A2. No overclocking has been performed.