Asrock B75M-GL R2.0 boot loop

[Chrismallia]

Hi I have Asrock B75M-GL R2.0 as a os installed windows server 2012 r2 essentials uefi installed. I turned on the server this morning and the board went into bootloop mode, I plugged it into a monitor cos it runs headless and when I turned it on again everything started but a black screen remains, took out my ram and replaced it to see if there is the problem and nothing I then took out the bios battery to reset it and after that everything worked fine . anyone has a idea what could have cozed the behavior ?

[- wardog -]

Re: Asrock B75M-GL R2.0 boot loop

Sorry, I'm not the cmd type with Server. If you've installed the Windows Server Essentials Experience role, did you look in Dashboard for anything that might point to this?

[Chrismallia]

Re: Asrock B75M-GL R2.0 boot loop

Sorry, I'm not the cmd type with Server. If you've installed the Windows Server Essentials Experience role, did you look in Dashboard for anything that might point to this?

Thank you for your reply windows server os does not indicate anything but the problem was from the board not the os cos when I turned on the pc the board bootlooped right away. I notest asrock board bootloop the first time I turn on a new board or reset the bios could this bootloop be comming from asrock boards? I have asus board they never ever bootlooped for any reason

[- wardog -]

Re: Asrock B75M-GL R2.0 boot loop

Could it be the motherboard, sure. But let's be honest and not make the blanket statement that Asus boards never bootloop.

Bootlooping can be triggered by any number of things.

Other than posting rather openendedly here, what have you done there to maybe isolate what may have caused this?

[Chrismallia]

Re: Asrock B75M-GL R2.0 boot loop

Could it be the motherboard, sure. But let's be honest and not make the blanket statement that Asus boards never bootloop.

Bootlooping can be triggered by any number of things.

Other than posting rather openendedly here, what have you done there to maybe isolate what may have caused this?

Hi I did not say that Asus boards do not bootloop I said my Asus boards never bootlooped. All I did to solve the bootloop was remove the bios buttery and plug it back in since then it hasent bootlooped , but what I am confused about is what made the board to bootloop and remain with no video output till i reset the bios. Thanks and sorry if I upset you I am used to using asus boards and where I buy my parts from stop getting asus and only sells asrock now and I am hoping that they are reliable.

[- wardog -]

Re: Asrock B75M-GL R2.0 boot loop

All I did to solve the bootloop was remove the bios buttery and plug it back in since then it hasent bootlooped , but what I am confused about is what made the board to bootloop and remain with no video output till i reset the bios.

Np. Twasn't mad at you specifically, only the Asus comment and its assumed implication.

Okay but you haven't discovered and solved what caused it to bootloop initially. Only that you now know what bandaid to apply next time it happens. So you apparently still have a server there that isn't stable.

As a first approach I'd say some stress testing is in order that may expose the bootloop. Sadly, the causes for bootloops aren't easy to pinpoint and diagnose and may well not be related to any stress testing you might perform.