Unraid boots to black screen

[mortalitas_nex]

Good Afternoon Everybody,

 

For the sake of reading dot points below:

• Using Unraid trial for a few weeks
• spent a few weeks away with work - with server off
• decided that I will purchase full version
• Turn on server last night. validate key.
• Power off server overnight.
• Turn power off today for electrical work - now booting to a black screen (note not flashing cursor, completely black)

 

I have an unusual issue that I cant seem to find occurring anywhere else in the forums (if anyone finds any links please let me know).

I cannot get the server to boot fully. It loads the boot menu (Unraid OS, GUI, Safe mode, Memtest) and when each of them are selected they start the boot sequence, but then go to a black screen.

 

There is no error that is glaringly obvious in that boot start sequence. It all seems standard final line is something like "radeon kernel modesetting enabled" then it goes to a black screen. This is exactly what happens on every selected option above - OS, GUI, or either safe mode.

 

I have tried:

• another USB with another trial license
• toggling UEFI mode from BIOS (on then off)
• BIOS does not have Fast Boot/secure boot etc 
• changing USB ports (initially working with front panel port)
• removing all peripheral and hdds and trying to just boot the USB.

 

Wondering if anyone has had this issue (or similar) before, and not entirely sure what my next steps are. Please let me know if you need any other information.

 

For reference all old parts out of one of my previous gaming PCs:

CPU: i7-3930K (old ivy bridge/sandy bridge)

MBR: Asus Rampage IV Gene 

GPU: GTX 1080

 

Thank you in advance for any advice.

 

 

[Frank1940]

7 hours ago, mortalitas_nex said:

• Turn power off today for electrical work - now booting to a black screen (note not flashing cursor, completely black)

 

 

I would start by looking at the CMOS battery on the MB.   Replace and make sure that you reset the BIOS to its defaults. 

[mortalitas_nex]

Thank you. Turns out CMOS battery was the problem. I am quite disappointed with myself for not figuring out something so simple :(.

But thanks again!