Z97 gd65 gaming is now an ORPHAN?

I have the z97 gd65 gaming that isn't listed as one of the bios, beta or otherwise in the "look here first".
Even when I use the MSI support to get the bios, the product drop down display don't have the z97 gd65 gaming listed; must enter the entire name then click on the search icon. The z97 gd65 gaming is a quickly discontinued model?!
Anyway, I was trying to see what is listed for beta bios for the z97 gd65 gaming & find that the board isn't even listed!  Why not?

I got the z97 gd65 gaming since it was available at Fry's & looked to my as an appropriate replacement for the z77 gd65 without the "gaming".
Will "re-register" the motherboard & just hope a serial number is required since I have no desire to open the computer to look for it.
The reason for my checking for beta is that I have 260 loaded as it was downloaded from MSI's support area on 12/06/2014; the 260 is no longer listed & so wondered if it was a beta.  Since it isn't, then I just will reload 250 & hope that the implied malware 260 version haven't done too much on my system as yet.

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  • MSI Z97 GD65 GAMING bios A dead

    I had been using live update for a couple of years now (I had previous MSI boards), but it crashed a couple of days ago whilst upgrading to 2.7. I have switched to bios b which is running 2.0 (I never touched it before so I would have a default back-up available). Anyway, MFLASH doesn't work, if I use the stated method on these forums it just resets after 5 seconds to bios a and then comes up with the usual 3b leading to F2 reboot loop. I tried the forum updater tool, but that doesn't work with my board anyway as there is no bios available on these boards for the Z97 GD65 Gaming. I tried Win98 DOS with FPT, but I get an error come up saying that FPT.exe is not compatible. Is there any other way to restore bios A? I noticed the FPT link on these board has been removed.
    Also, Live update tells me that 2.7 is available, and that's what it tried to update to, but when I check the MSI website, it says that 2.5 is the latest version (which is what I already had installed, so basically live update bricked bios A for no reason whatsoever). Yeah, not happy at the moment.
    Any help is much appreciated.
    EDIT: Pulled the error log from FPT:
    Error 201: [FPT.exe] cannot be run on the current platform.
    Please contact your vendor.
    MSI Z97 GD65 Gaming
    i5 4690K
    MSI GTX 970 4G OC Edition
    Samsung 840 Evo 1tb SSD
    Windows 7 64bit

         A.) Download >>this<< bios archive and place it on your desktop. Do not decompress.
         B.) Download and install the >>MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< .
         C.) Insert your FAT32 formatted usb stick.
         D.) Make sure that all win 8 options are disabled. (Fast Boot etc) Also make sure the legacy USB is enabled.
         E.) Start the forum flash tool and select option 1. Then point the tool at the compressed archive we downloaded earlier. Then to your USB Flash Drive.
         F.) Boot to the USB from working bios B.
         G.) Once it booted successfully switch to bios A without powering down or rebooting
         H.) Now follow the directions and let the tool flash bios A with desired version

  • Problem in Sleep Mode - Board Z97-Gd65 Gaming

    Hello
    I have a strange problem with the latest BIOS updates
    Motherboard: Z97-Gd65 Gaming
    BIOS version: MS-7845 2.50
    VGA: MSI 780 Gaming 3G
    Bios ver: 80.80.21.00.77
    Windows 8.1 64 Bit-UEFI Mode
    ==================================
    The problem appears for system wake-up from sleep mode and has been running the program: Aida64 or program: CPU-Z to read the information board and processor, the device freezes and the blue screen appears
    In normal operating mode of the system or reboot everything works okay. The problem appears only when you wake up from sleep mode.
    Is there a solution to the problem. Or maybe need to update to a new BIOS chip?

    Quote from: hpipiw on 24-October-14, 10:17:59
    Could you post your other configuration following the >>Posting Guide<<
    You can try to use the onboard VGA, to see if it is the VGA card problem.
    Board: MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming
    Bios: Version 2.5
    VGA: MSI 780GTX Gaming 3GB
    PSU: Corsair AX760i
    CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K NO Overclock
    MEM: Corsair Venegance Pro 1886 2x8gb 16GB
    HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB + WD Blue 1TB +WD Black 1TB
    COOLER: Cooler Master V8 GTS
    OC: NO
    OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit
    =============================
    I will later test the internal graphics card to make sure the problem
    But I do not think so because, despite freezing device happens to open tab CPU information for the program Aida64 Or Cpu-z
    I wish to access a radical solution
    Thanks for replay

  • Z97-GD65 GAMING with intermittent BUG in Killer e2200

    Basic PC info
    Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)
    BIOS updated (MSI AMD 2.70)
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
    2 kit Corsair DDR3 16GB - CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 (ALL: 32GB)
    AMD Radeon R9 200 Series 4GB
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit  Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
    Basic ISP info
    Global Village Telecom (Brazil)
    15MB connection
    Basic Router
    Router Technicolor TD5130v2 (Renamed Thompsom Speedstream?)
    Firmware GVT_Fw_V17
    Patch cord cat5e 1M yellow to my PC
    Path cord cat5e to another PCs
    Conventional blue cat5e to another 2 PCs
    Static IPs for all
    Events
    When the ISP connection goes down and return, sometimes, the network card is bugged.
    Sometimes, using the Windows troubleshoting solves the problem.
    Symptoms of BUG
    The router not respond the network card Killer e2200, and does not respond to any package.
    If any audio is played during the bug, it is accompanied by the noise "pop-pop-pop-pop" that keeps repeating, at a rate of 2 Hz.
    Example(Wireshark images)
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    workaround
    Reboot PC.
    Before display the logo of Win7, the router recognizes the network Killer e2200.
    Solution attempts
    1) Update Bios
    2) Uninstall and reinstall Killer e2200 drivers
    3) Already changed the place of computers in the router output, and only MSI motherboard show this problem.
    Conclusion
    The Z97-GD65 GAMING, for every connection fall of ISP,  the user needs to restart for the internet back up and running.
    I was forced to restart 3 or 4 times per day, while the entire network operates normally.
    The problem is occurring from the first day that I am using the Motherboard, and  delay this time to do all the tests to determine exactly what was happening.

    1) BIOS are flashed using MSI Live update 6.0.0.0
    After the update, MSI Live Update presented some problems with Windows 7 64Bits, and I uninstalled it.
    2) My MAC Address is Here  (Power Shell)
    Availability                : 3
    Name                        : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30)
    Status                      :
    StatusInfo                  :
    DeviceID                    : 7
    AdapterType                 : Ethernet 802.3
    AdapterTypeId               : 0
    AutoSense                   :
    Caption                     : [00000007] Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30)
    ConfigManagerErrorCode      : 0
    ConfigManagerUserConfig     : False
    CreationClassName           : Win32_NetworkAdapter
    Description                 : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30)
    ErrorCleared                :
    ErrorDescription            :
    GUID                        : {70CE5FA0-D2A6-47BF-B488-4DFC5C70BB53}
    Index                       : 7
    InstallDate                 :
    Installed                   : True
    InterfaceIndex              : 16
    LastErrorCode               :
    MACAddress                  : 44:8A:5B:9B:B1:04
    Manufacturer                : Qualcomm Atheros
    MaxNumberControlled         : 0
    MaxSpeed                    :
    NetConnectionID             : Conexão local
    NetConnectionStatus         : 2
    NetEnabled                  : True
    NetworkAddresses            :
    PermanentAddress            :
    PhysicalAdapter             : True
    PNPDeviceID                 : PCI\VEN_1969&DEV_E091&SUBSYS_78451462&REV_13\4&46DB999&0&00E3
    PowerManagementCapabilities :
    PowerManagementSupported    : False
    ProductName                 : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30)
    ServiceName                 : Ke2200
    Speed                       : 100000000
    SystemCreationClassName     : Win32_ComputerSystem
    SystemName                  : USER-PC
    TimeOfLastReset             : 20150303112442.610798-180
    Scope                       : System.Management.ManagementScope
    Path                        : \\USER-PC\root\cimv2:Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID="7"
    Options                     : System.Management.ObjectGetOptions
    ClassPath                   : \\USER-PC\root\cimv2:Win32_NetworkAdapter
    Properties                  : {AdapterType, AdapterTypeId, AutoSense, Availability...}
    SystemProperties            : {__GENUS, __CLASS, __SUPERCLASS, __DYNASTY...}
    Qualifiers                  : {dynamic, Locale, provider, UUID}
    Site                        :
    Container                   :
    3) I uninstall Killer Manager, and install Killer Driver only.
    Functioned normally, but do not know if the problem is resolved.
    EPISODE 2
    I downloaded the MSI LIVE new version 6.0.0.13, and test the updates.
    The update "Killer Network Drivers (driver Only) 1.1.49.1048" create conflict in the Killer e2200 in Z97-GD65 GAMING.
    I install again "Killer Driver only" by Pandaz (Killer_network_inf.zip version 8.1.0.23 03/27/2014), and it worked.
    I will monitor 72 hours to see if the problem recurs.

  • Z97-GD65 Gaming compatibility

    Hi there!
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    Also on CPU I have Intel i5 2500k (Sandybridge) @3.30Ghz socket 1155 LGA which I do not see listed (didn't know there were so many different i5's) even though mine is Haswell and this mobo uses Ivybridge which is compatible with Sandybridge?!
    If anyone knows about this I'd be very grateful for the answer.  Thanks!

    yes, no way to use this old CPU in newest platform
    for detailed CPU support about Z97-GD65 Gaming see here:
    http://us.msi.com/support/mb/Z97GD65_GAMING.html#support_support

  • GTX 770 SLI on Z97-GD65 GAMING motherboard

    Hi,
    I'm planning to buy a Z97-GD65 GAMING motherboard, I'm thinking of getting 2 GTX 770 and SLI bridge them. I see in the motherboard specs that it supports SLI however the compatibility for VGA ( h -t -t- p://www.msi.com/support/mb/Z97GD65_GAMING.html#support-cpu ) under numbers shows 1 for GTX 770 . Does this mean i can only use one card, will i not be able to SLI bridge it ? If this board does not support 2 770s then can you suggest one that will ?
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    Yuva

    Guess i will research more on 780ti, thanks a lot this was helpful  . Would there be any difference in performance if i use a ZOTAC GPU instead of a MSI on a MSI motherboard   

  • Problems: Z97-GD65 Gaming M/Board & i7 4790k

    I have a new Z97-GD65 Gaming MB and an Intel i7 4790k CPU but the system will not boot (power lights for a second then nothing), as soons as I remove the CPU the lights stay on with no problem. Any help would be most welcome, thanks.

    Sorry, only just read the posting guide:
    I have removed the board from the case and just have the CPU plugged in on the desk
    Main Board: MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming
    Bios Version: Unable to boot so not sure (Multi-BIOS)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GTX970
    PSU: EVGA Supernova NEX750G
    12v rail Rating of listed PSU: ??
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    Memory: Corsair 16Gb 1866Mhz x2
    SSD/ HDD: Samsung 840EVO & 3TB Seagate
    CPU COOLER: Arctic Freezer Pro r2
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  • Z97 GD65 Gaming - SLI with GTX 970 works?

    Hey whatsup guys, I was looking in the support about SLI compatibility in the Z97-GD65.
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    Font 1000W Corsair
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    2T HDD
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    Haf 942 X case
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    - I ask because I don't see in the support list for SLI GTX 970 of this motherboard z97 GD65.
    - If its works anyone here already did a real test?

    Quote from: geysonhelysson on 13-June-15, 02:10:48
    Thanks Remus, you make idea how many percent the performance will be improved with another gtx 970?
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  • MOVED: MSI Z97 GD65 GAMING bios A dead

    This topic has been moved to GAMING Motherboards.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=252618.0

         A.) Download >>this<< bios archive and place it on your desktop. Do not decompress.
         B.) Download and install the >>MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< .
         C.) Insert your FAT32 formatted usb stick.
         D.) Make sure that all win 8 options are disabled. (Fast Boot etc) Also make sure the legacy USB is enabled.
         E.) Start the forum flash tool and select option 1. Then point the tool at the compressed archive we downloaded earlier. Then to your USB Flash Drive.
         F.) Boot to the USB from working bios B.
         G.) Once it booted successfully switch to bios A without powering down or rebooting
         H.) Now follow the directions and let the tool flash bios A with desired version

  • Z97-GD65 mobo and Killer E2200 Ethernet controller issue

    Hi there.
    I recently bought a new board, a MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming and i'm happy with it, but I have a little problem I can't solve: My internet download rate is exactly 10MB/s when my connection can reach 20MB/s.
    Following instructions of this forum I removed the Killer Ethernet Manager using the "Killer_clear(64bits)" and installed the stand-alone drivers for the Killer E2200 PCI-E Controller, but still suffering the same cut of download rate.
    The only thing I could now is try to "transform" that controller into a "Qualcomm Atheros AR813X/AR815X/816X Series PCI-E Ethernet Controller", but I don't know if it would be the solution.
    Anyone here has the same issue?
    (BTW I use Windows 7 64bits FYI)
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    Quote from: moist on 05-June-15, 03:21:27
    Well, I bought a cheap PCI-e ethernet card, installed it, disabled the onboard E2200 killer, started Windows and I got 1,0Gbps in seven seconds without any other software installation need.
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    Honestly, I'm right there with you. I absolutely hate the Killer cards.....
    Unfortunately, it's becoming harder and harder to get a motherboard without them, since all the OEM's seem to think that gamers want those cards on their computers. Personally, I hate them with a passion. The software is badly coded, and rarely works as expected.
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  • Z97 GD65 board frequently powers off and reboots.

    I bought the Z97-GD65 Gaming motherboard approximately 2 months ago and since then had an issue with my PC running for awhile and then just completely shutting off and rebooting. I reseated my memory cards, checked voltage coming and going and all is fine there. Ive even flashed the bios to the current bios being used on these boards. Still doing it. Its beginning to get more frequent in doing this and its starting to get infuriating. Im about to see about RMA'ing this mobo if something doesn't pan out. Something is causing this mobo to be unstable somewhere. Ive even removed one of my GPUs thinking maybe my PSU is underpowered for a few days and that settled nothing. My set up consists of the following:
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     Seems like it could be memory issue also. Download memtest86 and test the RAM. 1st all 4 sticks and then if any problem crops up each sick individually. You also might want to remove CPU and check the socket for bent/damaged pins if memtest checks out OK.
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  • VRM on MSIZ97-GD65 GAMING

    I have a question. Does anyone know is MSIZ97-GD65 GAMING has a superior digital controller IR3563B the same as on older Z87-GD65 or it has inferior analog/hybrid ISL6388 controller which is on MSI Z97 Gaming 5, 7 and MPower? Thanks for your help

    I wrote to MSI Technical Support Team with question about MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming VRM section. They wrote me back:
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    At first I wanted to buy Z97 MPower. But after some reviews I saw that MPower, MPower Max have analog/hybrid ISL 6388. I was really disappointed because on MSI Z97Mpower site there is information that Mpower and MAX version motherboards use DigitALL PWM controller, which unfortunately is a lie :(. That is why I do not believe only in words and that is why I am so sceptic about MSI Z97-GD65 information. I really really really want this board to have digital controller.

  • Audio glitches after BIOS update on GD65 Gaming

    I updated from the beta 1.94 BIOS to 1.A0 and since then have experienced audio glitches. Streaming videos the audio will fast stutter periodically. My DJ controller also glitches which is a different soundcard entirely. Using DPC Latency tool I see large random spikes every so often which coincides with the audio glitches. I tried LatencyMon and it shows HDAudBus.sys as causing high interrupt to process latency. But if I disable that it then gives the same fo ACPI.sys. If I kill some services and background tasks it would sometimes show the same but for hal.dll or wfd0100.sys (part of Logitech Setpoint I think). I can never seem to nail it down. So I booted into diagnostic startup using msconfig and the spikes more or less went away. So I ended up booting with just the essential network and audio drivers running using msconfig and it seemed to fix it but I cannot be doing that each time I want to use my DJ controller or play a Youtube video.
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    Quote from: Sea Dog on 03-July-14, 01:25:23
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    I can only surmise a MS service (tried just disabling non-MS services with no effect) or combination of MS services is causing this issue.
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  • MSI's Latest Dragoon Equipment Z77A-GD65 Gaming!!!

    As PC Gaming is becoming more and more popular, MSI formed a gaming community named “Dragoon Army”. This division is composed of international gaming teams sponsored by MSI and is equipped with G-Series notebooks and as well as Gaming desktop hardware.   
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    •Gaming Device Port – Optimized for high polling rate (500 to 1000 Hz) which lower’s your mouse’s response time from 8 milliseconds to 1 millisecond. Additional gold plating on the ports enhances the durability drastically and ensures your PS/2 and USB ports are always working when you ship out to a LAN party.
    •Sound Blaster Cinema – Get amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones.  The most important gaming sound effects are reproduced crystal clear allowing to focus on your game even during extremely long gaming sessions.
    •Military Class III Components – High quality components ensuring your PC’s stability and efficiency under extreme gaming conditions.
    •Optimized for Multi-Graphic Cards – Provides enough space for optimal airflow when using multi-graphic configuration (SLI, Tri-SLI & Crossfire). No worries about PC overheating.
    •OC Genie II – Automatically overclocks your CPU and Memory for a faster and smoother gaming experience.
    •Supports DDR3 3000 Memory for faster response
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    •Quick Installation Guide
    •Reviewer’s Guide - Gives a good understanding how you can fully maximize the Killer E2200 Game Network and the Sound Blaster Cinema Audio Features.
    • DVD Software Utility Disc
    • 2x SATA 6GB/s Cables
    • M-Connectors
    • V-Check Points
    • I/O Back plate
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    12 CPU Power Phase design.  Super Ferrite Choke and Hi-C Caps of Military Class III components around the CPU socket providing the best electric current capacity and at the same time power efficiency. Heatpipe design in VRM heatsinks for faster heat dissipation.
    At the upper right area of the board are the Easy buttons which consists of OC Genie, Power and Reset. Then just below it is the V-Check points which provides exact and actual voltage readings of your Processor, Memory and Chipset and usually being use during overclocking.
    8-Pin processor power connector which helps to gain higher overclocks instead of the usual 4pin. 4x DIMM slots with a max of 32GB and when paired up with a 22nm CPU it can handle speeds up to 3000MHz.
    Clean layout for the bottom part of the board. 3x Gen3 PCIE VC Slots capable of running video cards at bandwidth speed of 16x/8x/4x.
    Carved Dragon!!! Such masterpiece  . Below is the Debug LED indicator which helps isolating problems during system boot up and also serves as temperature indicator of the processor during system operation.
    Left to Right: 2x SATA 6GB/s  Asmedia Controller, 4x SATA 3GB/s Intel, 2x SATA 6GB/s Intel and Intel USB 3.0 header.
    Just want to take photo of the labels hehehe 
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    • 1 x Clear CMOS button
    • 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out port
    • x Optical S/PDIF-out port
    • 4 x USB 2.0 ports
    • 2 x USB 3.0 ports
    • 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
    • 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
    • 1 x HDMI®
    • 1 x DVI-D
    • 1 x VGA
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    Another set of UEFI screenshots.
    That’s it for now and will be updating this with benchmarks stay tuned….

    Now available in the U.S.A. market;
      >> Z77A-GD65 Gaming <<

  • MSI Z97-G45 Gaming can not POST or enter BIOS but has display

    Hi
    First post here and sadly a technical one. I just bought the following hardware:
    - MSI Z97-G45 GAMING MoBo (no idea on BIOS since I cannot enter it at all)
    - Intel Core i5 4690K s1150
    - 16GB (2x8GB) Patriot Viper 3 Black Mamba 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Dual/Quad Channel Kit [PV316G160C9K]
    - Corsair CX750M PSU
    and installed the hardware with the following old hardware that I am carrying over:
    - 2 X Hitachi 1TB Sata HDD
    - 2 X GTX 275 SLI
    To begin with, my existing drives were setup as RAID 0 and has a installed Windows 7 64-bit on there already. I unregistered the Product key before taking it all apart with the idea of registering it again once the new hardware was all together.
    So basically, when I received all the new parts yesterday and put them all in. Upon powering on, I see the MSI Dragon logo fullscreen with the option to press DEL or F11. I let it continue without pressing any key to see how it goes. After the dergaon logo, all I get is "Missing Operating System" at the top which did not really worry me and I assumed it would be realted to the Raid not setup (right?)
    So I rebooted the PC and decided to press DEL to enter BIOS. However, every time I want to enter the BIOS the screen turns black! The display is still functional though from what I can tell (the display does not lose signal).
    Following that, I reset the CMOS from behind by pressing the button with a pen tip. Starting the PC again now gives me a display of all my hardware that it detected (correct CPU, Correct amount of ram, correct HDD etc...). It also gives me two options... F1 to Enter setup or F2 to Continue. Pressing F1 displays the text "Entering Setup..." at the bottom but again it fails to enter the BIOS (it freezes on the above screen - does not turn black this time) and choosing F2 to Continue freezes as well.
    I have tried to boot up with the following changes:
    - No GPU and use on board VGA only
    - One stick of ram in multiple slots
    - No HDDs connected at all
    - I've checked the CPU to make sure no bent pins
    - Reconnected the PSU cables into the motherboard
    I should also mention that when I test it on the bare minimum (CPU, PSU, 1 stick of ram) I get A9 in the lower corner before the dragon logo appears.
    Right now I am out of ideas and any suggestions would be helpful or at least some insight in what problems I described may indicate. Thanks!

    Quote from: Bernhard on 08-July-14, 19:43:46
    Can you post your board's serial number. This contains the manufacture date. From that one could deduce the BIOS version on that board.
    As for the windows installation from your previous system, you would be very lucky if you were able to boot with that. Perhaps force safe mode if and when you are able to boot, and then try installing the new drivers. The problem is that with the old drivers still in the boot menu, you are probably heading down a slippery slope trying to re-use it. A clean installation would be advised.
    Whatever is on the HDD now should however not prevent you from getting into the BIOS.
    The fact that your CPU is recognised by its make doesn't mean that its supported. The CPU ID is probably read by the BIOS, but the microcode of the CPU may be missing in the BIOS support. I am trying to think of possible reasons here, and these are just some of my current ideas as to why you may not be able to get into the BIOS.
    Have you tried your MB outside the case yet, i.e. on a non conductive surface, i.e. wood or cardboard to eliminate any chances of a potential short?
    Also, you may want to check your CPU seating again and carefully inspect the CPU socket pins to ensure that none were bent or are not making proper contact
    Yep here is the serial number: 601-7821-050B1405415963
    Yeah I didn't really expect to have too much luck with the original windows 7 installation but I had no choice since my last computer failed to power on (faulty PSU I suspected).
    However, as you also mentioned, I do not think it would prevent me from reaching the BIOS setup.
    Hopefully the above serial can make some sense for you but I do recall some sort of date after a CMOS reset at the top... I think it was 21 April or May 2014 or so. This was next to the following: E7821IMS v2.0.
    Once I get home, I will try a few things like you suggested but trying to get as much info as I can before I get home so I have a few things to try.
    Thanks again!
    EDIT - as a side note, I also contacted the Online Retailer I got it from and the first response from them was that the DEBUG "A9" code meant it was the RAM not fully inserted. That is another thing I have to be 100% sure of but I am fairly sure it was fully clicked in on both sides... but you never know!

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