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Old motherboard problems. Could you share some pictures so I can see what’s going on?

Old motherboard problems. Could you share some pictures so I can see what’s going on?

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hugog07
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08-06-2016, 04:36 PM
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Hey there. I’m dealing with a problem involving the MSI Z77A-G41 board I bought my brother about a year ago. After leaving it unused for a while, I decided to upgrade his setup. Recently, I tried booting it up with fresh drives and went straight to the BIOS to verify everything was functioning properly. I received an error code A2, which suggests a drive isn’t recognized or there’s a connection issue.

I removed all SATA devices and reset the CMOS to ensure access to the BIOS. When I reached the setup menu, pressing F2 got me into setup mode, but it froze and the CPU fan started up as if under heavy load. This behavior had happened before with this board, but it turned out to be an E-SATA port issue on the case rather than a fault in the board itself.

I’m seeking advice on how to fix or reflash the BIOS. The board appears undamaged except possibly for the case. If the problem lies in the BIOS, there might be ways to update it without replacing the hardware. I’ve cleaned the system with a datavac recently and the machine was idle for most of that time.

If replacing the board is necessary, I’m open to suggestions. I’d appreciate any tips on resolving this issue or alternative methods to get the BIOS working again. Thanks in advance!
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hugog07
08-06-2016, 04:36 PM #1

Hey there. I’m dealing with a problem involving the MSI Z77A-G41 board I bought my brother about a year ago. After leaving it unused for a while, I decided to upgrade his setup. Recently, I tried booting it up with fresh drives and went straight to the BIOS to verify everything was functioning properly. I received an error code A2, which suggests a drive isn’t recognized or there’s a connection issue.

I removed all SATA devices and reset the CMOS to ensure access to the BIOS. When I reached the setup menu, pressing F2 got me into setup mode, but it froze and the CPU fan started up as if under heavy load. This behavior had happened before with this board, but it turned out to be an E-SATA port issue on the case rather than a fault in the board itself.

I’m seeking advice on how to fix or reflash the BIOS. The board appears undamaged except possibly for the case. If the problem lies in the BIOS, there might be ways to update it without replacing the hardware. I’ve cleaned the system with a datavac recently and the machine was idle for most of that time.

If replacing the board is necessary, I’m open to suggestions. I’d appreciate any tips on resolving this issue or alternative methods to get the BIOS working again. Thanks in advance!

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