Solved GIGABYTE 970A-UD3 wont boot from disc

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I have a Gigabyte 970A-UD3 that refuses to Boot from Disc. Trying to run Memtest (before it was Windows 7 disc, had to install OS from inside OS) and the darn thing wont boot up the disc or give me the option to press any key to boot from disc. Even hit F12 in order to select boot and it goes straight to loading OS even if I select from Disc. I can pop any disc into the DVD drive, no issue. I have the BIOS set to boot from disc first, SSD second. Kind of at a loss, trying to solve some other computer issues, but am blocked by this.
 

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WIN 7 x64
CPU
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3
Memory
4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6870 in now
Sound Card
VIA Technologies, Inc. ( board generic)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 25" something or other
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
KINGSTON SH103S3240G ATA Device 240GB
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 ATA Device 1TB
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Corsair 750W Gold
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No Idea
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4 Ninja fans, 2 top, 1 front, 1 rear, Hyper 212 + for CPU
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Microsoft wave
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M510
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Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
I see Tom couldn't help. Have you tried the disc on another computer?
 

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Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pr...Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
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Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
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EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
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1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
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INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
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EVGA Platium 1200W
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Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
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XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
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Das 4 Professional
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Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
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100 mbits
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Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
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I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
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LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
If this is an EFI BIOS there are special steps to create and boot the installer: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums

If other disks boot then you've probably got a bad burn or ISO, unless it does indeed boot on another PC and cue up install or repair. Download another and burn to disk using ImgBurn at 4x speed.

Try resetting BIOS to defaults: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS.

Set HD first to boot then trigger disk to boot using one time BIOS Boot Menu key given on first screen.

If this fails write the installer ISO to flash stick using UltraISO Software To Create Bootable USB Flash Drive, or to boot memtest from flash use Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive (Pen Drive) » www.hiren.info

To force install Win7, wipe the HD with the HD maker's HD diagnostics on Hirens boot stick or disk which should boot itself, which should force installer to boot itself to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
 
Havent tested disc out on any other computer yet. Will try it on the wife's laptop, see if the memtest boots up. Just strange, GIGABYTE is new to me, I've always gone ASUS before
 

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WIN 7 x64AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhzRadeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6...
OS
WIN 7 x64
CPU
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3
Memory
4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6870 in now
Sound Card
VIA Technologies, Inc. ( board generic)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 25" something or other
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
KINGSTON SH103S3240G ATA Device 240GB
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 ATA Device 1TB
PSU
Corsair 750W Gold
Case
No Idea
Cooling
4 Ninja fans, 2 top, 1 front, 1 rear, Hyper 212 + for CPU
Keyboard
Microsoft wave
Mouse
M510
Internet Speed
30/5
Other Info
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Okay so it boots on the wife's laptop no issues
 

My Computer My Computer

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WIN 7 x64AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhzRadeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6...
OS
WIN 7 x64
CPU
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3
Memory
4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6870 in now
Sound Card
VIA Technologies, Inc. ( board generic)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 25" something or other
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
KINGSTON SH103S3240G ATA Device 240GB
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 ATA Device 1TB
PSU
Corsair 750W Gold
Case
No Idea
Cooling
4 Ninja fans, 2 top, 1 front, 1 rear, Hyper 212 + for CPU
Keyboard
Microsoft wave
Mouse
M510
Internet Speed
30/5
Other Info
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
I have a lot of Gigabyte MB's. I have always had excellent luck & use with them. What is the Make & Model of the DVD drive you have connected ? Is it IDE or SATA ? What port is it connected to of the MB ?
 

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Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
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Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
DVD is LG BH10Ls30 SATA, plugged into the number 3 spot on the MOBO. Cleared CMOS, still no dice. GOing to swap out a DVD drive and see if that has an effect.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

WIN 7 x64AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhzRadeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6...
OS
WIN 7 x64
CPU
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3
Memory
4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6870 in now
Sound Card
VIA Technologies, Inc. ( board generic)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 25" something or other
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
KINGSTON SH103S3240G ATA Device 240GB
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 ATA Device 1TB
PSU
Corsair 750W Gold
Case
No Idea
Cooling
4 Ninja fans, 2 top, 1 front, 1 rear, Hyper 212 + for CPU
Keyboard
Microsoft wave
Mouse
M510
Internet Speed
30/5
Other Info
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
I have had good luck with LG DVD drives, also. But aleast if you swap it out, you are slowly narrowing down the problem. Also try a different SATA Data cable also ;)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
Swapped out didn't do anything. Swapped sata cable to no. 5 slot on mobo and switched 4/5 from sata to IDE mode, boots now. Running memtest now
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

WIN 7 x64AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhzRadeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6...
OS
WIN 7 x64
CPU
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3
Memory
4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6870 in now
Sound Card
VIA Technologies, Inc. ( board generic)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 25" something or other
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
KINGSTON SH103S3240G ATA Device 240GB
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 ATA Device 1TB
PSU
Corsair 750W Gold
Case
No Idea
Cooling
4 Ninja fans, 2 top, 1 front, 1 rear, Hyper 212 + for CPU
Keyboard
Microsoft wave
Mouse
M510
Internet Speed
30/5
Other Info
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Ran through a few passes. Nada. No errors
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

WIN 7 x64AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhzRadeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6...
OS
WIN 7 x64
CPU
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3
Memory
4X4 DDR3 XMS3 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition 2GB - Have older 6870 in now
Sound Card
VIA Technologies, Inc. ( board generic)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 25" something or other
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
KINGSTON SH103S3240G ATA Device 240GB
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 ATA Device 1TB
PSU
Corsair 750W Gold
Case
No Idea
Cooling
4 Ninja fans, 2 top, 1 front, 1 rear, Hyper 212 + for CPU
Keyboard
Microsoft wave
Mouse
M510
Internet Speed
30/5
Other Info
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
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