bios

Forum discussion tagged with bios.
  1. S

    Question Which is the best BIOS Version for the Z390 AORUS PRO WiFi ?

    Hello, I've had this PC for a few years and never flashed/updated my BIOS since I never had any issues. Now, I do have issues, A lot of networking problems and some frame timing issues. What is the best possible BIOS version for the Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WiFi ? I've also never flashed a BIOS...
  2. burningbb

    Question Pc won’t boot again

    So I just build my pc and it worked well, I could run windows and other programs fine. Specs: CPU: Ryzen 5 7600 Mobo:Msi b650 Gaming plus wifi RAM:Crucial 32 gb kit DDR5-5600 Ct2k16g56c46u5 So I wanted to turn it on and it didn’t boot, not even to bios. The dram debug led was on and I couldn’t...
  3. S

    Question Change from AMD to NVIDIA GPU - No Display

    I swapped my RX 6600 to my friend's 1070Ti, I forgot that I have enabled REBAR in the Bios beforehand for the SAM in AMD GPUs. Now that I plugged in the 1070Ti, it does not display. The 1070Ti was working fine in my friend's system btw. I tried removing the CMOS battery, but still no display...
  4. BML415

    Build Advice New Build Issue - Please help!

    I just put together a new system and upon power up it boots to the bios every time. I have the ssd with windows selected as priority boot, but I have to click it manually from bios. The system boots into Windows 10 fine after that. That same drive is also listed on the Boot menu so I am confused...
  5. ThePersian

    Question Motherboard VGA LED lit after installing a used GPU ?

    Hi there, just bought a 2nd hand Sapphire RX 580 nitro+ 8GB but: Boot time has been increased. Can't see ASUS TUF logo, which means can't reach BIOS page (mobo: ASUS TUF B560 PLUS-WIFI | cpu: i5 11400). Motherboard LED indicating "vga" stays on "white" consistently. but i eventually get to...
  6. SaumonDoDouce

    Question ASUS B450-F Gaming | Boot/BIOS failure

    Hi, I'm in need of assistance please: SPECS : R7 2700x Ryzen VEGA 56 8gb (HDMI) 2x8gb RAM 3200Mhz Corsair B450 F Gaming MB PSU Cooler Master MWE 230V 700W SSD M.2 Crucial 1To ISSUES: I had build this PC for my gf back in August and she didn't have a single problem with it since until a few...
  7. K

    Question EMMC memory can't save any changes and I can't load new Windows 10 install from new SSD ?

    Hi. Laptop model: Acer TravelMate B1 Internal 64gb memory can't save any changes I make. If I delete files or even if I just change Windows 10 settings, everything goes back as it was, after restart. So I decided to install new SSD and new Windows 10. No problems with Windows 10 installation...
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    Question PC isn't booting into BIOS

    I just built a new PC and when I power it on, it isn't booting into BIOS. I followed the thread here and have verified everything on the checklist. The power cords are all plugged in, all the fans are spinning, the graphics card is lighting up and spinning, everything seems good to go. The only...
  9. N

    Question ASUS Prime Z790-P additional memory POST failure.

    I have two 36g DDR5 sticks, I bought an additional 2 X 36g, exact same sticks as the original. If I POST in safe mode it takes a while but I can get to the BIOS and the BIOS see's the new ram correctly but it not boot in normal mode. There is a closed post with someone having the same issue on...
  10. confusedcomputernewbie222

    Question Mysterious PC boot issues

    One day I woke up and my computer simply wouldn’t boot. I got into BIOS and noticed it wasn’t recognizing my HDD anymore (my only storage device). I assumed it had corrupted/died and upgraded to an internal M.2 SSD and got it successfully installed (and my BIOS recognizes it). I then got a USB...
  11. gmenezes

    Question VGA light on motherboard but everything works

    I just assembled a new computer with the following components: Ryzen 7800X3D ASUS ROG Strix X670E-F Lian Li Galahad Trinity II RTX 4070 SUPER Corsair Vengeance 5600MHz CL36 990 PRO 2TB MSI MAG 850W I'm having a really annoying issue with this computer. It boots up perfectly fine, I can play...
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    Question Do i need a bios update for new h410m h v2 for used i3 10105f?

    I just bought new gigabyte h410m h v2 (rev1.7) and i have used i3 10105f i checked everything all connections ,reseat ram, clear cmos,another ram, another psu, another gpu... all i got is that pc turns on but no beeps, no nothing just running. So i wonder if an bios update will do the trick but...
  13. Hallow69

    Question No display until Windows lockscreen appears ?

    I have this very weird issue on my PC. Whenever I boot it, I get no output on either of my monitors (1 is connected via HDMI, 1 is connected via Display port), until I get to the Windows lock screen. Then it works superb. I run Windows 11 I have a GTX 1060 I have a Gigabyte B550 motherboard...
  14. slowhand394

    Question No display from GPU

    i recently updated my CPU in my old PC. But the GPU is being discovered in windows, when i run geekbench test it is able to detect and run test on it but no display output from the GPU i have to keep the default option to IGFX in BIOS to get a display and load windows. Motherboard : Gigabyte...
  15. Stefano G.

    Question Secure Boot doesn't show up

    One of the games I play crashes after a few minutes of it being open. The error states that the version of the anti-cheat used by the game requires secure boot to work properly, therefore the game closes. I went in my BIOS settings to enable it, and I couldn't find any enable button, I searched...
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    Question Blackscreen and RAM debug light changed to VGA debug light - - - - Is it gone for good ?

    Specs: Mobo: Aorus B450 Pro GPU: Aorus Radeon Rx 580 CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 2x8 Gb G.Skill Aegis DDR4 Hello everyone, I broke the PC of my Girlfriend XD I wanted to update the Bios from f4 to f65. And I did so step by step because a user here had problems with the same mainboard jumping directly to...
  17. vvioxri

    Question I need help with updating the BIOS for this Samsung motherboard ?

    I currently have a Samsung H61S1 MP1.0 motherboard and its current bios is 04js, I was new to computers and bought an intel xeon e3 1220 v2 cpu, because i had an i3-2100, and i thought it would work on my computer because it had the same slot which is LGA 1155. Then when i changed the cpu it...
  18. Hudinted

    Question Toshiba C855-1UR Bios version

    Hi guys, i recently bought an I5 for laptop mentioned above, but stuck on old 6.10 bios with no download link to upgrade to 6.70 or 6.80 and therefore it wont post. can anybody please help? socket and tdp are completely matching with some guys sucsesfully put the same cpu. Current CPU =...
  19. PizzaInGame

    Question I need the original BIOS for the PowerColor Red Devil RX 580 8GB ?

    UPDATE is someone has 015.050.002.001.000000 BIOS Version with Hynix memory type ? i need it Hi Is anyone can help me to get the original bios for this gpu ? It run well before i flash bios, sadly i'm not backup the original one before flash I already try use from techpowerup website but...
  20. J

    Question RYZEN 5 3400G not booting bios

    So i recently downgraded my processor to 3600x to 3400g but the processor is not working. My 3200g on the other hand works but the 3400g is not despite not having any broken pins. I tried updating my bios. Fans, cooler are working, just no bios. Is the cpu dead?
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    Question Foxconn 945G7MD BIOS always forgets its settings

    I have an old Foxconn 945G7MD. When I shut the computer down and wait 5-10 minutes, it will forget it's BIOS settings (Expect for the time and date settings) I replaced the CMOS battery, and nothing really changed. How should I fix this issue?
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    Question Issue Installing mSATA Drive

    Hello technical wizards of Tom's Hardware Forums... Long time, first time, etc. I have a pretty old built PC whose storage I recently tried to increase, and I've been running into some issues. I acquired a Leven JMS600-2TB drive and after doing some internal cleaning sat the drive in the...
  23. Führer02

    Question Is it possible to update the BIOS on the Pegatron Corporation 2AB6 motherboard ?

    How can I find an update for my Pegatron Corporation 2AB6 motherboard? I got a HP Pavilion P7-1080LA, and I have a problem with my RAM slots, I can only use two slots, and I can't use dual channel! I mean, I need to use 2 slots together (a blue and a black), and if I use two blue or two black...
  24. bagatani38

    Question Upgrading from ryzen 5 3600 to ryzen 5 5600x

    Hello, i was about to make some upgrade on my pc until i found on pcpartpicker.com that the new cpu needs some bios update to work. My question is, should i update my bios first or put in the new cpu then update the bios? and should i update my bios to the latest or just use the one that...
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    Question Can no longer control pump fan speed

    So I've been away from my PC for 1 and a half months. It's been sitting there without power. I just came back yesterday, and I noticed I the AIO cooler (xzxt kraken) is always running at full speed, no matter what I set it to in CAM. I went into BIOS and noticed that the fan speed changes have...
  26. W

    Question Booting windows from M.2 NVMe on MSI MB

    Hello everyone, Yesterday I started trying to clone my Windows 11 to a new M.2 NVMe that I bought (you can see the Reddit post here) but was not able to get anywhere with this so I decided to just do a clean install. I have pretty much tried everything I could find here and on other forums but...
  27. ToastedCornbread

    Question Bios starts up with weird colors

    file:///C:/Users/samue/Downloads/IMG_3680-compressed.pdf Hello, so i just built my first PC and everything is going smoothly, however sometimes when i reset or during the boot of my pc my bios flashes and looks completely messed up. Nothing else us wrong that i can tell the other displays are...
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    Question Stuck on bios

    Dear all, I have this 4 years old system: MB: MSI B450 Tomhawk CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX™ 2060 OC 6G (for testing purposes also replaced with ASUS GT720) RAM G.Skill DDR43000 CL16 2*8GB PSU: Corsair CV650 SSD NVME Corsair MP510 Windows 11 64b Everything was working well...
  29. K

    Question Gpu changed my pc is freeze!

    İm changed my PSU and GPU. Technic guy first open my pc and click to windows update. first opening i can see my full desktop and icons but other restart and i type my password just i can see windows bar in under, mouse icon can move but dont click anywhere already no have any icons in desktop...
  30. Z

    [SOLVED] Is my BIOS already updated?

    I want to upgrade my CPU. PCpartpicker.com says I need BIOS ver. 7678v30 for my motherboard to use the new CPU. On my motherboard's website (MSI) I cannot find a BIOS update with those digits. https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/H67MSE43_B3/support#bios My current BIOS is E7678IMS V3.2. Am I...
  31. Callum_b02

    Question Screen will freeze and then restart, doesn't show any drives to boot from ?

    Hello everyone, I have been googling around for a while now and I am struggling to find a fix for my PC. A little while a go my PC would constantly Blue Screen whenever it felt like it. Whether i was in the middle of a game or just sat on the desktop it would randomly blue screen and restart...
  32. gsevertson

    Question Can’t boot to the Windows 11 installer ?

    This may not be a problem when it comes to Windows 11, but the process to get there. I recently built my first PC, I was able to get it booted up correctly and get into the BIOS, but when I try to install Windows from there, I get stuck in a boot loop, where it’ll turn on for a few seconds, and...
  33. S

    Question Weird ASRock BIOS glitches, possibly a virus ?

    I have ASRock Z270 Pro 4 motherboard (Intel). Got a used HDD drive recently, today plugged it in, and tried to enter F11 Boot selection menu. Before, it was all ok, but now, it appears glitched (pic 1), until you click enter on single entry, which is there even if nothing is connected to...
  34. TalonRahl

    Question Issue with voltage settings in BIOS ?

    Hello! I am not sure what is wrong, but when I set voltages in my bios there are some that do not get even close to what I set and others that have no issue. Is this a motherboard issue, psu issue or something else entirely? Picture attached. The cpu core voltage override worked fine on a...
  35. C

    Question Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (Rev 1.1) Orange Light, No Post, sometimes post then restart and no post again. (I9 14900k)

    (Specs at the bottom, pls help me!) I’m not profesional but I know all the basics so im easy to guide. Hello everyone, yesterday I built my new pc, I knew about the need to update the bios to be able to use intel 14th gen so I did it making sure to install the correct BIOS. The PC had problems...
  36. N

    [SOLVED] GPU Issue? Any Help Appreciated

    I put together a new build about a month, no issues. Everything was working amazing. Had a Gigabyte 40800 Super Windforce v2. Was having some temp issues, so returned and got the 4080 super TUF OC. Put into build last night, that's when I noticed the issues starting. Before I explain the...
  37. S

    Question Is my 4090 dying?

    Hi. I have a Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC for less than a year, running with some mild undervolt with MSI AB, that has been stable since day 1. However, 5 days ago, I updated "successfully" the BIOS for the GPU. I updated the BIOS because the previous one had some fan revving issues and the new BIOS...
  38. Frindis

    Question Can I use this USB 2.0 stick to update the BIOS ?

    Update: I think I found a solution to my problem: According to https://us.msi.com/support/technical_details/MB_BIOS_Update, I need to have a USB flash drive capacity of 32GB or below. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Greetings community:) I am trying to update...
  39. sleepcowboy

    Question BIOS Upgrade

    Hello there. I have a Biostar A320MH and until today it had a Ryzen 5 1600 installed, but just recently I ordered a Ryzen 5 5600, and I am going to upgrade soon. Should I update my BIOS so that I don't encounter possible errors after installing the new CPU? If yes, when should I do it: before...
  40. R

    Question Memtest86 is not booting ?

    I ran Memtest86 in the past and it worked, but now it's not working anymore. I try booting it up, but it gets ignored and proceeds to Windows. I looked on this forum and didn't find the answer. There was just someone saying he's PC was older and people said that he needed to put his BIOS on UEFI...