Author: Jessie
Subject: Z87E-ITX boot screen frozen after Msa partitioning
Posted: 22 Oct 2016 at 8:37pm
[URL=][/URL][URL=][/URL]I have a Z87E-ITX that I am using with a Msata drive (Kingston SMS200S3/30G).
It was working perfectly until today when I tried to change the Msata drive partition.
I haven't changed anything from a hardware perspective (I just boot on a USB stick to partition the Msata drive).
Now I cannot go past the BIOS Splash screen, it is frozen.
I tried CMOS reset, disconnecting everything (even the RAM) and update BIOS to the latest version (2.5). The BIOS Splash screen remains frozen, except when the Msata drive is connected.
The Msata drive was working perfectly before the partition, so I am not sure that it is the culprit.
I don't have a spare motherboard to test this Msata drive, so it seems that the next step can only be to RMA the Msata drive and see what happen.
Has somebody a better idea ?
Edited by Jessie - 2 hours 57 minutes ago at 10:35pm
Subject: Z87E-ITX boot screen frozen after Msa partitioning
Posted: 22 Oct 2016 at 8:37pm
[URL=][/URL][URL=][/URL]I have a Z87E-ITX that I am using with a Msata drive (Kingston SMS200S3/30G).
It was working perfectly until today when I tried to change the Msata drive partition.
I haven't changed anything from a hardware perspective (I just boot on a USB stick to partition the Msata drive).
Now I cannot go past the BIOS Splash screen, it is frozen.
I tried CMOS reset, disconnecting everything (even the RAM) and update BIOS to the latest version (2.5). The BIOS Splash screen remains frozen, except when the Msata drive is connected.
The Msata drive was working perfectly before the partition, so I am not sure that it is the culprit.
I don't have a spare motherboard to test this Msata drive, so it seems that the next step can only be to RMA the Msata drive and see what happen.
Has somebody a better idea ?
Edited by Jessie - 2 hours 57 minutes ago at 10:35pm