X99 GAming 5p mobo BIOS BLACK SCREEN unable to go into BIOS

[hobib_ali]

Bought my new build.

Gigabyte Gaming 5p X99 Motherboard
16 GB Memory DDR4
980ti SLI
5820 CPU

Couldnt get into bios so I sent it back and got another brand new sealed motherboard, but I still have the problem, so its not a faulty motherboard.

Now basically I have built this machine to perfection, everything works, hardware and software.

After 2 weeks of misery I realise that I cannot go into the BIOS when I have all 4 mechanical drives connected, the operating system is on my SSD so when I start the PC it boots fine, fully works.

But I need to go into the bios so I can change some fan settings, OC and XMP activation.

I hate it that I have to DISCONNECT 4 hard drives 2 optical drives and other bits just to get into the bios, if I dont all I get is a UGLY INFINITE BLACK screen.

I once tried that usb trick where u download the bios on a usb flash, rename, stick it in the white usb connector on the mobo, didnt work, dunno if i did it right or wrong?

The fact is this should not be like that and it really confusing when I cannot fix it, Im stuck with this board now until I get enough cash to buy a MSI X99 Board, Apparenty most X99 Gigabytes motherboards have been loaded with a corrupt bios that is causing mayhem for people who (in my eyes got ripped off) bought a gigabyte X99 mobo.

So whos fied itx the easiest way?

or can I RMA this board and get a new one, not a gaming5p

[dmdilks]

I didn't have the problem till I updated the bios a couple of times. But with mine it is only one drive that is causing the problem. What I did was I disconnected one drive at a time till I found the one that is causing the problem.

[hobib_ali]

I didn't have the problem till I updated the bios a couple of times. But with mine it is only one drive that is causing the problem. What I did was I disconnected one drive at a time till I found the one that is causing the problem.

hang on, did you fix it by changing the hard drive? or was it a faulty hard drive?

or was it bios update that fixed it?

also how to you do the bios update, i dont want to brick the motherboard, thinking its the mobo thats the problem not my hard drives as they all work perfect.

[dmdilks]

I can't tell you that. One thing I did have a problem with is windows 10 with that drive. It didn't like it. So what I did was remove everything off of it and reformatted it then windows 10 was fine with it.

I don't go into the bios that much once I get things set. I never go back in. The only reason I went in now was I did some swapping of memory and wanted to make sure the speed was right.

I have check all my drive to see what they are running at MBR or GPT. Windows 7 & 10 drives are at MBR. I have 4 10000 rpm drives. 3 of them are at GPT and one is MBR. I'll have to check to see if the MBR is giving me the trouble. 

[dmdilks]

You know the funny part is I have mix partition on my other X99 EVGA board and don't have the problem. So it has to be a Gigabyte problem.