Re: ECS Z77H2-AX Won't Post

Again thanks for the offer Diff but after some consideration I have decided to take the other guys suggestion and put the board up on eBay as 'parts or not working'.

Re: ECS Z77H2-AX Won't Post

Ahh, I did have an extra CPU that I had just bought for testing but it is currently up on eBay for sale Should have held onto it for a bit longer.

Anyway it will probably be a few weeks before I can get around to it. Do you have a website?

Re: ECS Z77H2-AX Won't Post

Well I appreciate the offer. What course of action would you take and what kind of setup do you have? Have you done similar work before?

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Yeah I figured that putting it up as faulty on eBay was probably the easiest option. Shame because it is a really nice board of it's era. Are there any reputable operations in the UK that will fix a BIOS chip - preferably no fix no fee?

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One of the issues I was seeing was that I could not enter the BIOS. The system would freeze if I moved the mouse or pressed a key on the keyboard. Therefore anytime I wanted to access the BIOS I would need to Clear CMOS - that would allow me to enter and change settings.

This meant I would have to restore all my settings manually everytime I wanted to make a change. So I disabled various bits I didn't use like onboard audio, IGP, LAN, etc. I then set my i7 3770K to 4.2 (a very modest clock IMO), I also set the XMP profiles for the memory....

Re: ECS Z77H2-AX Won't Post

I've done a visual inspection of the board - checking for domed or leaning caps and they all appear fine. The board is advertised as a 100% solid cap board and this is the top of the line Z77 chipset from the manufacturer as far as I know...

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This is the board....

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The power supply is a Coolermaster Silent Pro M 500W. It is about 3 years old now. I did consider there may be an issue with it but short of buying a voltage meter it's going to be hard...

I have an [URL="http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=1311&CategoryID=1&MenuID=103&LanID=0"]ECS Z77H2-AX[/URL] motherboard with an i7 3770K and 8GB Crucial Ballistix Elite memory. I have had various minor issues with the board since I got it. However over the last 6 months or so I had an issue where I could not enter the BIOS. Everytime I went to the BIOS screen, any input from the mouse of keyboard would cause the system to freeze. Only way to change a setting would be to press the clear CMOS button - this would allow me to get past the BIOS...

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Hello,

I am having an issue with a Z77 motherboard and would like some advice. I posted on the motherboards.org forum and they suggested making a post here.

Regards
Jac