thank you for that battery removal tip NKATA
I know resetting the cmos and removing battery reset the mobo, but when I put in the ssd I connected it on exactly the same spot same sata connection, actually with all the hard drives was connected to the usual spot so I would not have to RE-INSTALL windows.
So what do I do now, how to get rid of the black screen, I went to boot screen and requested to boot off the ssd, no avail
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cant get into the bios,tried many times, I had this exact same problem when I 1st bought this motherboard, and forgot how I did it
As Stovepipes as said, resetting the CMOS cleared all motherboard settings to default.As you've cleared the CMOS the PC might be trying to boot off the wrong Hard drive, you may need to set boot order in the bios. To make life easier just don't connect any other hard drives apart from the one with Windows until you've confirmed everything is OK.
As Stovepipes as said, resetting the CMOS cleared all motherboard settings to default.
Regarding getting into the BIOS, some mobos need you to be super quick pressing the appropriate key during POST e.g. on my (old) Asus it's F8 which sometimes doesn't work at first boot. Also, make sure keyboard is plugged in ok. Unplug any unnecessary USB devices for now.
& if you don't have already, you an pick up the motherboard's manual here![]()
You can detach all your boot drives then you go straight into Bios. I would do this until Gigabyte sort the issue.
We have built several systems using this board and when I have tested I have had no issue. Maybe try PS2 Keyboard??
Turns out it's a Gigabyte fault but the solution is quite simple. As per 8-Pack's post