MY CM WON'T BOOT MSI Z97 GAMING 5

Vanitron Posted messages 4 Status Member -  
jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

When I turn on my computer (for the past 10 days), my BIOS does not start; however, the error code from my motherboard shows a sequence of numbers in a loop that cannot correspond to an error code because it's too random and quick.
Sometimes, the PC would manage to execute the BIOS and I would reach the screen in the attachment, and my computer would work. If I turned it off, it would no longer be able to load the BIOS
(except for an exceptional restart with some luck).

I performed a clear CMOS, removed all USB peripherals, SATA, GPU, RAM. I rebooted, I had the error code E0 which corresponds to nothing in my manual, I reconnected one of the 2 RAM sticks (I tried both), again the random error code and impossible to access the BIOS...

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  1. jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619
     
    Hello,
    it seems that the error code E0 corresponds to a RAM issue. So either the RAM is defective or the motherboard is, if you've tested each RAM one after the other in each slot, it's probably the motherboard that’s the problem.

    You can also try to clear the CMOS via battery or jumper (not via BIOS):
    https://www.supinfo.com/articles/single/1121-clear-cmos-3-manieres-effectuer

    You can try to dust off the RAM slots, or even use a lubricant like WD-40.
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    1. Vanitron Posted messages 4 Status Member
       
      I have tried every way to access the BIOS but none of them work to my regret...

      As for the RAM sticks, they have no apparent defects and the slots are clean. Regarding the error code E0, it is only displayed when the RAM sticks are not present, and the rest of the time the LEDs indicate a lot of different numbers quickly..
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      1. jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619 > Vanitron Posted messages 4 Status Member
         
        the clear cmos is not used to access the bios, but to reset it, as well as to reset the machine electrically.

        the leds?
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      2. Vanitron Posted messages 4 Status Member > jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Yes, the LEDs that allow displaying error codes, for example.
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      3. jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619 > Vanitron Posted messages 4 Status Member
         
        Personally, I would say it's a motherboard issue.
        If you manage to start it once, keep the computer in sleep mode.
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