i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

[Mohamed Abd Alfatah]

Just like i said in the title
i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios
it just wont open
all i get when i press Del or f12 is a that blue background nothing else
it was working before i don't know what happened i didn't change any soft or hardware

[profJim]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

1. Turn off your system.
2. Unplug the power supply power cord from the wall outlet.
3. Press and hold the front panel ON/OFF switch for 15 seconds.
4. Wait for 5 minutes.
5. Plug in your system and try to boot into the bios.

You should NOT try clearing your CMOS right now because if you still can't get into the bios, your bios settings would be reset to non-optimized bios settings.

Is your system running normally when you boot to your operating system?

We can best help you after you create a detailed hardware list in the PC Specs portion of your forum profile http://forums.tweaktown.com/profile.php?do=editprofile at the bottom of the profile page or in your forum signature http://forums.tweaktown.com/profile....=editsignature.

[Mohamed Abd Alfatah]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

My windows 7 runs perfectly
i will try what u said and i will reply again
thanks for your concern

[Mohamed Abd Alfatah]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

unfortunately didn't work
thanks anyway

[Hyper530]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Which Keyboard you used? if it was a USB k/b, just try with other USB ports, suspect USB port or your K/B is faulty

[profJim]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Try using a different keyboard.
If you are using a usb keyboard, try using a PS/2 keyboard.
If you are booting with additional usb devices attached, try booting with the usb devices disconnected.

[Mohamed Abd Alfatah]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Try using a different keyboard.
If you are using a usb keyboard, try using a PS/2 keyboard.
If you are booting with additional usb devices attached, try booting with the usb devices disconnected.

thank u very much
it worked
i unpluged my joystick and it worked thank u again

[profJim]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

You're welcome.
Booting with additional usb devices attached can often cause a variety of problems.
Thanks for the update, glad to hear that everything is now OK.

[enriqo]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Hello! I have similar problem. Mine is just that when i press Delete or F12 key, the BIOS Flash screen seem not to respond. I mean, when i press any of the buttons, I still have to wait dew seconds and after that I just get black screen and nothing appearing on it even after several minutes. So maybe someone would know what my problem might be? I have done all the steps written on this thread, but nothing worked. Actually it has been only one time, that I have succeded in entering the BIOS, and actually not the BIOS it self, but Boot Manager. Sorry if my english sounds bad.

[profJim]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

We need much more detailed information about your hardware.
Please fill in all of the information in the PC Specs section including brand names and model numbers.
What is the brand and model number of your keyboard and mouse?
Do they use PS/2 connectors? USB connectors?

If they use usb connectors, which usb port names are they connected to?
Your motherboard has 2 Intel and 2 Etron usb ports on the back I/O panel.
Page 12 in the motherboard user manual shows:
-- item E: USB 3.0/2.0 Port (Etron port)
-- item G: USB 2.0/1.1 Port (Intel port)
It your keyboard or mouse is connected to one of the Etron ports, move them to the Intel ports and see if this helps.

Your English is fine.

[enriqo]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Thank You, for your reply. As I have mentioned above, I have already tried the steps written above. At the moment I have PS/2 keyboard connected and wireless Microsoft Keyboard/Mouse connected. Both doesnt work. Or should I say work, because if i press F12 or Delete, they stop PC from loading up to Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I have disconected everything, only left Mouse/Keyboards connected to PS/2, and Intel USB ports. Also I've tried to disconect one of twe hard drives. Didnt helped. One of the hard drives is connected to G-sata conector.


EDIT********** And if it matters, I have tried changing monitor. Didnt helped.

Might it be faulty motherboard/BIOS?

And BIOS version should be - F7, as its written in registry.

[profJim]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Disconnect all hardware from the motherboard that is NOT NEEDED for booting into the bios.
Always unplug the power supply's A.C. power cord from the back of the power supply before removing or installing any hardware.
Boot with only one memory module installed.
Disconnect ALL usb headers that are connected to usb sockets on the motherboard.
Disconnect ALL drives, including your optical drives.
Disconnect the mouse and all add-in cards, but leave your video card connected.
Disconnect the wireless keyboard and mouse, only boot with a PS/2 keyboard connected.
Your goal is to be able to boot into the bios several times without any problems.
If you can boot into the bios without problems, reconnect one hardware item at a time and repeat the test.

The problem might be related to using the GSATA3 connector, try moving this connector to an Intel sata2 connector if necessary.
You might need to enter the bios and disable the GSATA3 connector as part of your testing.
Try disconnecting the computer case's RESET switch wires that connect to the motherboard's front panel header.

What is your memory setup? Brand? Model? 2 x 4GB? 1 x 8GB?

**edit**
The Gigabyte website does not list F7, it lists F8 through F11 for the rev 2.0 motherboard.

[enriqo]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Removing everything didn't helped either. RAM: 2x Kingston 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM.

I will try to update BIOS, I hope I will find how to do that :)

[enriqo]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

I need help again.. :( So now I have found out, that there are like 5 or 6 BIOS versions. What doest it mean? I should add all of those or the most recent one has all the specifics of the older ones? Ans also, how should I flash od install BIOS?

*** EDIT *** I don't get it.. Now the BIOS update says, that it's x32 version.. :/ So where the he*l can I get x64.. :/

[profJim]

Re: i can't access my GA-P61A-D3 bios

Remove your motherboard battery for at least 30 minutes and jumper your CLR_CMOS pins on the motherboard while the battery is removed.
This might fix the problem.
After you reinstall the battery and remove the jumper block from the CLR_CMOS pins, install only one memory module in the proper memory slot and see if this helps.
Download the most recent bios (F11).
The downloaded file is in an EXE file format so you will need to run this file to extract the actual bios file and put the file on a FAT32 formatted usb flash drive.
Plug the usb drive into one of the Intel usb ports on the rear I/O panel, boot your system while you try to enter the bios by pressing the END key every 1/2 second as soon as your system is turned on. If you are able to enter the bios using the DELETE key, the Q-FLASH option is near the upper right corner of the EUFI screen.

http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...ash-guide.html has details about how to run Q-FLASH.
Another option is to copy the new bios file and the bios flashing program on a bootable usb flash drive, but you will need to be able to get into the boot order menu by pressing F12 to select the usb flash drive as the boot drive. To get this to work you might need to press the F12 key every 1/2 second repeatedly as soon as you power on your system.
Running @BIOS from windows is another option, but @BIOS has been known to sometimes "brick" motherboards where it is very difficult or impossible to fix the motherboard's ruined bios.