ASRock 97 keeps rebooting in fast loop?

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   I have a system that has an Asus ASRock Z97 motherboard, 16 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia Titan graphics card (not the Pascal model, the earlier model).  Everything was working for for years.  I discovered though that I could not get certain programs to use the Titan no matter what I tried.  No matter what I did they always went to the Intel HD onboard graphics on the motherboard.

So I found a message during a web search saying I should try disabling the onboard graphics through the BIOS.  When I did that the system booted fine but I could not see anything.  Unfortunately, when I tried rebooting to get back into the BIOS and turn the integrated graphics back on, I discovered that I could not see the BIOS either (no signal).  I then found a message saying I should unplug the system, remove the motherboard battery, and wait 1 minute.  That was supposed to reset the CMOS so that the integrated graphics would be reenabled and I could get to and see the BIOS again.

After waiting several minutes I put the battery back in and reconnected everything.  I then heard 3 long beeps and 1 short beep (I might not be exactly right on that) and then it shut down.  However, right after that it started exhibiting a new pattern that repeats endlessly after I press the power button to turn the system on:

- 1 short beep with a flash of the hard disk light
- Then immediate power down
- Then immediate power up without me touch anything
- back to step 1

It will keep doing this forever if I don't turn off the power.  It reminds of the old days where if you accidentally pressed something to the reset pins on a motherboard, it would continually try to reboot over and over.  The Asus docs say 1 short beep is a "memory error".   Unfortunately that shockingly short document offers no other information on what to do about it. 

I tried jiggling and re-attaching everything, including removing and putting back the two 8 GB memory sticks and the Titan card.  Nothing works.  Has anybody ever seen this behavior before?

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Skater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2019 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Skater Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ASRock 97 keeps rebooting in fast loop? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 at 11:11am
	I have a system that has an Asus ASRock Z97 motherboard, 16 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia Titan graphics card (not the Pascal model, the earlier model). Everything was working for for years. I discovered though that I could not get certain programs to use the Titan no matter what I tried. No matter what I did they always went to the Intel HD onboard graphics on the motherboard. So I found a message during a web search saying I should try disabling the onboard graphics through the BIOS. When I did that the system booted fine but I could not see anything. Unfortunately, when I tried rebooting to get back into the BIOS and turn the integrated graphics back on, I discovered that I could not see the BIOS either (no signal). I then found a message saying I should unplug the system, remove the motherboard battery, and wait 1 minute. That was supposed to reset the CMOS so that the integrated graphics would be reenabled and I could get to and see the BIOS again. After waiting several minutes I put the battery back in and reconnected everything. I then heard 3 long beeps and 1 short beep (I might not be exactly right on that) and then it shut down. However, right after that it started exhibiting a new pattern that repeats endlessly after I press the power button to turn the system on: - 1 short beep with a flash of the hard disk light - Then immediate power down - Then immediate power up without me touch anything - back to step 1 It will keep doing this forever if I don't turn off the power. It reminds of the old days where if you accidentally pressed something to the reset pins on a motherboard, it would continually try to reboot over and over. The Asus docs say 1 short beep is a "memory error". Unfortunately that shockingly short document offers no other information on what to do about it. I tried jiggling and re-attaching everything, including removing and putting back the two 8 GB memory sticks and the Titan card. Nothing works. Has anybody ever seen this behavior before?

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 25133	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Sep 2019 at 7:05pm
	Remove the GPU Clear CMOS (see your user manual) Remove the CMOS battery, make sure power is disconnected from your system and leave it out for 10 - 15 mins. Put the battery back in Connect your display to the onboard display output See if that gets you a signal. If that gets you a signal in the BIOS again then save and exit the BIOS and reinstall the GPU.


Skater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2019 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Skater Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Sep 2019 at 7:26pm
	I did that. But still is locked in the reset/reboot loop so I can't even get that far.