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Boot loop without HDMI monitor GA-Z68XP-UD3
« on: September 01, 2011, 11:24:28 pm »
I have built a 'standard' install - no OC or otherwise. Windows 2008 R2 (though that has nothing to do with the issue).

Whenever I start the pc without a monitor plugged in it never boots. I don't hear a beep or anything. It starts, after about 10s it shuts down and restarts. It never gets as far as the POST (I guess).

If I plug a monitor in at any time, it boots fine without an issue.

How can I make it boot without a monitor. I have tried setting no halt on errors.


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Re: Boot loop without HDMI monitor GA-Z68XP-UD3
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2011, 12:15:22 pm »
Hi

Have you made sure that you actually have a buzzer installed so that you can physically hear the POST beeps ?

If so it should be telling you what is wrong.
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Re: Boot loop without HDMI monitor GA-Z68XP-UD3
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2011, 01:27:30 pm »
Yes I have a buzzer installed. It makes the usual single beep when it boots up properly.

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Re: Boot loop without HDMI monitor GA-Z68XP-UD3
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2011, 01:34:02 pm »
OK, so what beep code does it emit if you leave the RAM off the board and try and boot ?
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy