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    BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

    Put together the system with components listed below. Went together as smoothly as i could expect.

    System comes up, quiet, all fans running everything looks good.
    First screen is a gigabyte graphic screen displaying some markeiting of Ultra Durable 3 and 2 oz copper etc. At the bottom you can choose amongst entering the bios, post menu, boot device.

    Regardless of what i select, when it goes into the standard text screen, it is totally garbled. You can see it is working, you can arrow around, however, you can read nothing.

    I have RMAd and used two Video Cards. I have swapped out the two Mushkin memory sticks, trying on then the other.

    I'm at wits end, do not know what else to try. I'm loathe to RMA every piece one by one. I'm hoping it is something simple and possibly stupid on my part that i might have missed.
    Thanks for any help.

    Motherboard:EP45-UD3R
    CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
    PSU: CoolerMaster 600Watt, Single Rail
    Video Card:EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
    Memory:mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
    Case:LIAN LI Lancool PC-K7B
    Monitor:Dell 23" Flat Screen
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

    Check out the recommendations in this post.
    Did you load Optimize bios settings before making any bios changes?
    Please add a complete hardware list to your forum signature and include a link to the full specifications for your memory.
    Post your bios settings using the bios template in this post or the post below it.
    Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
    P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
    4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
    MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
    Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
    WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
    SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI    		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
    Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
    Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
    MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
    Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
    HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
    E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
    Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
    Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
    HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S    .

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    • #3
      Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

      i can't load optimized bios or tweak anything if i can't read the screen. How do i get that far, if the BIOS screen is unreachable because of the garbled video?

      I can't provide what i can't read, and i can't tweak what i can't access.

      I wish i could get that far, if i could - i believe the problem will be solved.

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      • #4
        Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

        I think there was a post like this not a while ago, not sure which card it was, try searching the forum.

        EDIT: to blindly load optimized defaults, enter BIOS, press: right arrow, enter, enter, F10, enter, the computer should boot. For failsafe defaults enter BIOS, rpress: right arrow, down arrow, enter, enter, F10, enter. If I remember correctly.
        Last edited by Chike; 09-29-2009, 08:28 AM.

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        • #5
          Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

          You need to clear your cmos and start over.
          Follow the procedures for cmos clearing in the BIOS Flashing - A "How To ~ Qflash Guide" thread.
          If your problems remain, try booting with only one memory module in slot #1 so that you can enter your bios and make bios changes.
          Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
          P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
          4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
          MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
          Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
          WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
          Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
          SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI          		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
          Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
          Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
          MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
          Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
          win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
          HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
          CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
          E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
          Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
          Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
          HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
          win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S          .

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          • #6
            Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

            Originally posted by Chike View Post
            I think there was a post like this not a while ago, not sure which card it was, try searching the forum.

            EDIT: to blindly load optimized defaults, enter BIOS, press: right arrow, enter, enter, F10, enter, the computer should boot. For failsafe defaults enter BIOS, rpress: right arrow, down arrow, enter, enter, F10, enter. If I remember correctly.
            Thanks for the input. I tried both of the blind approaches. No luck. I've cleared CMOS, no luck.

            I have and will continue to search forums. I guess i'll try to get my hands on an alternate type video card. It's amazing that i'm seeing something that it appears nobody has run into. Wish i had that kinda luck in the lottery.

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            • #7
              Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

              Do you have an older PCI video card that you can try in one of the whilte PCI slots?
              Another video cable that you can test with?
              Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
              P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
              4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
              MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
              Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
              WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
              Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
              SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI              		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
              Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
              Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
              MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
              Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
              win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
              HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
              CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
              E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
              Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
              Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
              HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
              win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S              .

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              • #8
                Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                I ran into this problem setting up a bad raid configuration. I had to take the cmos batt out, reset the the cmos, and loaded optilmal default with IDE setup for a work around. Just an idea, I've never seen exactly what your stating other than my little problem I had.
                Gigabyte EP45-UD3R P45 775 R (rev: 1.1),
                Intel Core2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale @ 3.80 GHz (EO),
                4 X 2GB DDR2-1066 G.SKILL PC8500CL5D
                SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 5770
                Intel X25-M SATA SSD 80 GB
                LG DVD+R 6X Blu-ray SATA Burner MD-GGW-H2OL
                CREATIVE SB X-Fi XTREME Audio 7.1 PCI-E
                Cooler Master Stacker 830 EVO
                Cooler Master Silent Pro M850
                XIGMATEK HDT-S1284EE 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
                ZALMAN ZM-MFC3 Fan controller
                Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition 64-bit

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                • #9
                  Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                  I've cleared CMOS, no luck.
                  Did you follow the clearing CMOS procedures in the Bios Flashing Guide?
                  You might need to:
                  turn off your computer
                  power off the psu using its switch
                  unplug the power cable
                  remove the mobo battery
                  clear the cmos for several hours or more using a HDD jumper block

                  Some have had to follow this procedure when their systems got into a boot loop and all other efforts failed.
                  Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                  P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                  4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                  MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                  Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                  WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                  Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                  SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI                  		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                  Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                  Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                  MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                  Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                  win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                  HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                  CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                  E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                  Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                  Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                  HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                  win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S                  .

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                  • #10
                    Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                    Well, here is the latest.

                    I've tried all that has been suggested, thank you.

                    Finally, i swapped in a different video card.

                    The one(S) that are not working is
                    Video Card:EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16

                    I RMA'd it and have tried two different versions of the above card with the same problem.

                    Borrowed a BFG GeForce 7950GT and the system came up visibly.

                    So, would anybody know why one particular PCI Express card would work and not another type. Again, i tried two brand new EVGA cards with the same problem.

                    Mobo/EVGA compatibility? If anybody has any ideas let me know. Meantime, i suppose i could switch to a totally different card.

                    but, at least i found the culprit. EVGA doesn't like MOBO or MOBO doesn't like EVGA

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                    • #11
                      Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                      It looks like your mobo and EVGA card are allergic to each other ;)
                      What a PITA!!
                      Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                      P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                      4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                      MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                      Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                      WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                      Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                      SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI                      		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                      Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                      Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                      MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                      Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                      win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                      HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                      CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                      E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                      Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                      Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                      HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                      win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S                      .

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                      • #12
                        Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                        well, here is one other thing. The card i replaced it with takes half the power as the EVGA.

                        I have a 600W CoolerMaster, which is rated plenty.

                        Could it be the PSU? Do PSU's either work or don't work? Or can it be defective in that it simply does not supply the right amount of power.

                        If this is the case, i can replace the EVGA card with any other card that draws the same amount of power and have the same issue.

                        Anybody run into this sort of issue?

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                        • #13
                          Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                          I think your mobo gotta real problem..assuming you did not overclock anything
                          X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
                          AMD Ryzen 7 2700x
                          Kingston HyperX Predator 3200 - 16GB Kit
                          GV-RX570AORUS-4GD
                          1x 970 SSD / 2x SSHD 1TB Seagate
                          Win10x64

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                          • #14
                            Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                            Can you borrow another psu to test with?
                            I believe that your video card requires 2 plug-in power connectors. These connectors should be on different 12 volt rails unless your psu has a single rail setup.
                            Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                            P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                            4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                            MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                            Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                            WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                            Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                            SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI                            		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                            Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                            Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                            MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                            Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                            HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                            CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                            E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                            Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                            Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                            HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S                            .

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                            • #15
                              Re: BIOS Screen Garbled - EP45-UD3R help!

                              Originally posted by pgrillo View Post

                              Could it be the PSU?
                              unlikely when your bios screens are already garbled - it should work fine
                              X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
                              AMD Ryzen 7 2700x
                              Kingston HyperX Predator 3200 - 16GB Kit
                              GV-RX570AORUS-4GD
                              1x 970 SSD / 2x SSHD 1TB Seagate
                              Win10x64

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