My 1st attempt to build with this board, I got the initial bios menu with 3 function key options and the skull. I clicked F2 but nothing would happen.
I attempted resets and power off & on to see if I could get back to the menu and a functioning keyboard. Nothing worked.
I next attempted the same with pressing the Bios button on the back of the board. I attempted the same again (power up/down, resets), on the 3rd attempt I got the following messages:
#1
Bios has detected unsuccessful POST attempt(s).
Possible causes include recent changes to BIOS
Performance Options or recent hardware change.
Press 'Y' to enter Setup or 'N' to cancel and attempt
to boot with previous settings.
I entered a "Y"
New message appears:
#2
Your system has booted into Back-to-BIOS mode 3 consecutive times.
It's possible your Back-to-BIOS switch needs to be turned off (no light).
Your system will now ignore your Back-to-BIOS switch until a boot is
performed with the switch detected as off (no light). Then operation will
return to normal.
Blank screen appears.
My next attempt was to move the Bios configuration jumper from 1,2 to 2,3 to force entry into the bios. No menu, nothing.
One last try. Power off, power on. I got message #1 & #2 again. Before the 2nd message disappeared I pressed F2. The cursor blinked for a while then he screen is blank. The post status code remains
at E9.
The memory is new and Corsair validated it is compatible with this board. 2x8GB sticks 2400 MHz. However, I did notice it needs 1.6v and I do think I need to get into the bios to change this since I read default is 1.5v. I wonder if the board is able to compensate? I will replace the memory but I really don;t think it's an issue. Anyone have an idea?