Hi, I've been having a TON of trouble with this mobo. After removing a faulty HDD which caused a not booting issue and replacing it with a 840 SSD all was fine. Until later this day :banana: It boots but hangs on the same code which is A2, IDE detect code, after that it doesn't do ANYTHING at all. I've removed the graphics card, DVD drive, RAM, tried different slots, removed sound card, other PSU, fans disconnected, swapped S-ATA cables, tried every known config in the BIOS, swapped CMOS battery, MEM-OK button, CMOS reset. I'm at my wits end here. If I disconnect the SSD it boots btw, which is the weirdest part. Using another HDD with Linux installed it boots just fine. What I don't get is that a HDD with Linux preinstalled boots just fine, while Windows won't. Have you tried a reinstall? Yes I did, it worked about 24 hours and then this again! All hardware is fine and tested BTW, it's been running fine for about a year, only issue was the "half-dead" HDD. If you guys solve this you get a free virtual hug Thanks in advance!
Since boot progress stops at BIOS stage the issue is not connected to OS on disk. This is all between motherboard (SATA controller), BIOS and disk. In which mode SATA controller works - IDE, AHCI or RAID? Also have you tried to boot from SSD on another computer? Edit: Have you checked SSD OEM`s site for updated firmware? Edit2: Try to connect SSD to another computer as a secondary disk and check its S.M.A.R.T. status.
Tried switching between IDE and AHCI which didn't do anything. Yeah I tried in 3 differrent PC's and booted just fine, tried cloning it to other SSD's as well without any succes. Smart is fine, tried multiple disks which are all brand spanking new, tried 'em with old firmware and the updated one. Same issue.
In my eyes all that means that SATA controller is the culprit. Or namely the pair controller-SSD. Edit: Quite feeble try: - go to http://www.win-raid.com/forum.php - find updated RAID OROM for your motherboard and flash it/ or use http://www.win-raid.com/t154f16-Tool-quot-UEFI-BIOS-Updater-quot-UBU.html - utility makes this process very simple. Idea is when SATA controller is set to RAID mode the RAID OROM module is actually loaded and used and that may resolve issue if it lays in SATA protocol support. But Windows should be reinstalled due to different device ID for a SATA controller in RAID mode.
Thought the same, I'm going to try it with a separate PCI(-e) controller if I find one. It' always good to have somebody else take a look at the ****uation Thanks!
Another feeble try (look prev post) - try to install Windows in UEFI mode - may be UEFI driver module in BIOS can resolve issue.