Hardware

Ask something
Question Locked

Intel Splash Screen But No Boot

0 helpful
9 replies

by gramnpop

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

3 yr old unit worked ok last night. Today it won't boot. All I get is the Intel motherboard splash screen. Drives spin up. Drive activity led lights. No Beeps. No boot process at all - just the splash screen.
Running Intel D875PBZ board with SATA raid 0 (twin raptors), 1 GB ram dual channel mode 800 MHz, agp single video card 9600 pro, 480 watt ps with extra connector to mobo, creative audigy card
Assumptions:1. video ok, memory ok, drives ok mechanically, 2. problem likely in bios or processor - What do you think??? I really can't afford to replace whole thing at this time.....

9 replies

by bogdan.botezatu

Ok, first of all, make sure to reset your BIOS settings by unplugging the computer and removing the lithium battery on the mobo (alternatively, you can accomplish this by moving the "clear cmos" jumper from the 1-2 pins to 2-3 - depends on your mobo). Leave it like that for 2-3 minutes (until all the capacitors are completely discharged), and after that, place the jumper in the initial position (or put the battery back), plug the power on then start your computer.

If that fails and you still have got the same problem, there might be something wrong with your HDD. Try booting without it, at least to be able to get past the BIOS POST.

by hal 9000

Check the voltage that it is producing if it's below 2.5 volts replace the battery. You'll need a Cr2032 or equivalent depends on who makes the battery but that's the one that you'll need.

Once you replace the Battery enter BIOS and set the necessary things like Date & Time and turn off the Intel Splash Screen. Then save the settings exit BIOS and try rebooting. If it will not boot post back with the exact error message that is displayed and someone will be able to help you out.

Col

by gramnpop

Hi
I did take out the cmos battery - voltage was 3.4v - still like new
I do not get anything other than the splash screen from the Intel mobo - no settings - no beeps - no boot up attempts - no cant find system disk - nothing - no way to enter the bios! Thats whats got me!
Other ideas??
Thanks for response!
Phil

by hal 9000

But this will only work if you have a PS2 Keyboard as if you have a USB Keyboard the USB Drivers are not installed at such an early stage of the boot process.

So when the Intel Splash Screen appears push the Delete Key down and hold it down or keep tapping it either should work.

If you can not get in with the Delete Key try the [b]F1[/b] key as sometimes Intel uses that as the entry to BIOS.

Also if you pulled the CMOS Battery and didn't get a Error Message on th reboot you didn't clear the BIOS you need to remove the Main Lead and pull the Battery till the Electrolytic Capacitors discharge. On the reboot you should get an error message and press 1 of 2 keys F1 to continue or Delete to enter BIOS may be different keys but it should read something like that and you'll need to at the very least reset the BIOS DATE and Real Time Clock to the correct time.

Col

by gramnpop

Thanks for your response
Ok some Progress has been made...

Delete key got me past the splash screen.
Next (Black) screen shows processor reconition, memory recognition, keyboard and video recognition.
Pressing F2 causes an "entering setup" message to appear, whereupon the unit locks.
No further action can be taken except to turn off power (at psu) and restart.
Happens everytime I try it.
BTW, I tried disconnecting everything except memory, processor and video card but obtained same result.
Ideas???

by d2

Did you end up finding a solution?

I have an Intel board (D865GVHZ) that started doing the EXACT same thing today. Splash screen only... No Bios.

I plugged in a PS2 Keyboard, and pressed Delete, then F2, and I get the "Entering Setup" and it just freezes. Nothing.

Weird. Exact same problem.

by gramnpop

hi
yes - sort of - thanks (many many thanks to Hal9000) who gave me the url of the Intel page with the updated bios file for my board. Flashing the bios (which was 2 years newer than the one on the board!) brought back the machine but only temporarilly.

I have to reflash the bios and reconfigure everything before it will boot and then it's hit or miss. About one out of 10 times it will boot.

It has stayed on since then but I can't access the dvd/cd drives because it would require a reboot which I cannot do without haveing to reflash the bios!

My assumption is that the bios chip is faulty (or the section of whatever chip contains the bios) and it won't hold settings when shut off - even with a good cmos battery. Once booted, it is shadowed into RAM so we're good until next time. Gives new meaning to the need for UPS!

I'm fed up and am going to replace the mobo with a newer Asus model (should be arriving today). At least I got an up to date backup! It will be a pain reinstalling XP and updating everything only to have to call MS to get an activation code to activate XP just because I had to change the mobo.

If I could play a few favorite DX8 and DX9 games on Umbuntu - I'd be off the MS wagon immediately!

Interestingly, when the bios was reflashed, I got a different splash screen for a couple of seconds - not Windows or Intel but OS2 WARP ! No explanation for that especially since it was before boot began to run!!

Unfortunately, this all is not good news for you as your i865 based board is probably toast too! (And to think that I bought Intel branded board because of concerns for reliability!!!).

Anyhow, thanks again HAL9000!

gramnpop

by hal 9000

http://preview.tinyurl.com/37lzaf

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ypqlbk

The first one is a General Support Page and the second one is a link to PDF files on BIOS settings.

Col

This discussion is closed to new replies.