UEFI BIOS

Forum discussion tagged with UEFI BIOS.
  1. bluerex178

    Question Quadro m2000 won't boot into uefi

    So my Quadro m2000 works with legacy bios but not with UEFI even though the firmware supports it i can boot into windowd using the igpu in uefi and the card shows up normally but i can't change to display on it i did the firmware update for DP this problem is driving me insane
  2. civl23s

    Question Could updating my ASUS BIOS potentially brick my PC?

    Hello, I'm new here! I'm trying to fix an issue with my storage units by upgrading my BIOS version for my ASUS Z690-A Motherboard. However I've heard people say that upgrading from a version that's got a big leap between updates could potentially brick my PC For example I am on ver 0403...
  3. stunnathestunner

    Question Black screen after UEFI file boot ?

    Hey everyone, Im trying to boot a UEFI file through a usb on my PC which was going fine until I stumbled upon a weird problem. Now Ive got everything setup correctly in the USB but for some reason the prompt just turns into a black screen instead of asking me to unplug the USB and then booting...
  4. U

    Question RX 580 causes PC to skip past the BIOS boot screen on startup ?

    This really isn't a life-threatening issue or anything, but my PC skips past the post splash screen and straight into Windows. Forcing it to enter BIOS/boot into UEFI mode just shows a blank screen. Similarly, resetting the CMOS also displays nothing. I recently upgraded from a GTX1050 to an...
  5. deynoy

    Question Pc repeatedly turns on and off after changing BIOS settings

    I was changing settings in my BIOS (I believe it was changing something from Legacy to UEFI, trying to change it to Secure Boot and enabling some Intel Platform something stuff), restarted my computer, and now I have no display and my PC is turning on and off repeatedly. I unplugged the...
  6. N

    Question Unable to boot with UEFI Bios with M.2 SSD

    So, spent all night and this entire morning trying to get the desktop I built yesterday to boot with UEFI Bios. I have a SSD from my old desktop with Windows 10 Pro installed and when plugging it into the new desktop, it works fine and boots as normal. My new SSD is also discovered in bios and...
  7. E

    Question in my bios default setting, boot option is set to UEFI and legacy, can this cause any issue, should i set it to UEFI only?

    Hi, my cpu i5-4670k,cpu cooler-Hyper 212X , gpu - Asrock rx 7800xt challenger oc, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, bios version F10b, corsair ram 4x4gb @1600 mhz dual channel, Crucia MX 500 500gb ssd,windows10, Hi, in my bios default setting, boot option is set to UEFI and legacy, can this cause any...
  8. R

    Question problems booting into windows 10 after converting mbr to gpt

    Hey can someone help me out with this, i have a aorus z390 motherboard with the aorus gigabyte bios, i have 2 disks, disk 0 and disk 1, when i installed windows, it installed the mbr on disk 0 and windows on disk 1, i then used a software (i think it was bcd) to move the bootable system files...
  9. U

    Question My system doesn't run UEFI, can't update to Windows 11 ?

    Recently my computer which I assembled with a friend about a year ago started giving weird errors with a specific game, it already did it before with youtube but it was very rare, around once every two months so I never paid it too much mind , it will simply freeze the computer completely...
  10. F

    Question Problem with uefi drivers ?

    Hello now was working on win 11 with no any problem and last night I turned off my pc and today when try to open it i got this Problem And when try to install new windows 11 by usb when enter to flash drive i got same thing and now i tried to install windows 10 and the system lunch with no...
  11. V

    Question Help with UEFI Bios Settings for new Gaming PC

    I bought a brand new Win 11 Home Gaming PC from a store for around $1000, the specs are: - MSi A520M-A PRO Motherboard - AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Processor - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Graphics - 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 3200MHz - 1TB M2 NVME SSD In Windows 11 under Device Security settings...
  12. Harper0

    Question black screen pc

    I set uefi to the Partition that says N/A (Partition don't know) to boot last. When I press save, the screen is completely black, can't access uefi, keyboard, mouse and lan cable don't work, bios reset doesn't work, motherboard asus P8H61-M LX PLUS #uefi #pc
  13. J

    Question My SSD only works on legacy (CSM) and does not show as a boot option on UEFI

    OS - WINDOWS 10 CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 56OOX MB - MSI B550-A PRO AM4 (LATEST BIOS AND CHIPSET) RAM - HYPERX FURY DDR4 )2x8GB) DUAL CHANNEL @ 1199HMZ (17-17-17-39) // I bought the 3200mhz cl16 but when I enable xmp -> i get blue screen. I dont really mind cuz as long as it works/ havent gotten...
  14. T

    Question Did Windows kill my motherboard?

    Mobo is the Asus Z170 Sabertooth Mark 1 This all started after a blessed Windows update: 2022-08 Security Update for Windows 10 KB5012170: What it is: Security Update for Secure Boot DBX "Windows devices that has Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) based firmware can run with Secure...
  15. Drknss

    Question ASROCK H510M-HDV R2.0 and graphics card that does not support UEFI ?

    Hello. I plan to buy an ASRock H510M-HDV R2.0 motherboard, but my video card does not support UEFI. The motherboard will start up immediately (it will switch to CSM mode automatically) or I will need to look for another video card with UEFI support and install it in the computer to change the...
  16. V

    Question How does the bios/uefi update work?

    if I perform a bios/uefi update, will the update go to perform a clean flash (remove old version - install new version), or will it only update the affected part? if i end up with the bios/uefi infected with malware, will the reflash/update go to remove it?
  17. E

    Question Stuck at BIOS after trying to use CMD to retrieve my missing profile

    I don't know where to properly post this Yesterday: I was previously signed onto my account and was about to log into a game with my friends for a session, but it suddenly froze. I waited for almost 20 minutes before I pushed the power button and forced it to restart. However, when it went...
  18. Antoin Marc

    Question My new SSD can't boot after windows installation with UEFI mode

    Hello everyone! I have a Laptop Dell Precision M4800 with i7-4810MQ CPU, with the latest BIOS update (the version of latest update was released in 2019) I installed windows 10 on the HDD with UEFI Windows 10 which works properly. I bought a new SSD Crucial MX500 250GB, and I wanted to replace...
  19. B

    Question UEFI update caused Bitlocker Recovery

    Lenovo Yoga 920-13ikb bios 5NCN41WW currently with Win11, likely upgraded from Win10 in the past From approximately 2017-2018 TPM 2.0, Intel PTT Bitlocker Recovery: “You need to enter your recovery key because Secure Boot policy has unexpectedly changed.” I was helping someone with their...
  20. O

    Question Trying to enable resizable Bar and get a message

    The message is "Due to Microsoft boot regulations, ensure that the Microsoft signed UEFI driver is contained in the plugged PCI-E based storage including m.2 SSD before set the launch CSM to [DISABLED]. Otherwise, the PCI-E based storages will be only available for the data drive usage. Contact...
  21. marcuuze

    Question Windows 10 - i copied the user\app data\ and user information from old drive to new OS drive and now system is stuck on Asus logo at boot - help!

    Oh help - i really screwed up Asus Z97M-Plus motherboard, Windows 10 fresh install So i had a failed SSD with my original boot drive, i swapped it out and reinstalled windows - everything was perfect ... Then i found a copy of my original user folder from the old installation - so i copied...
  22. eses125

    Question Error when Change Booting System to Uefi

    I have a laptop without a screen, I use it on an external monitor using a vga output, its boot system was csm and I modified the BIOS to use another hard that boots via uefi and when saving the setting, I rebooted and the screen became black and there is no response, I tried several ways such as...
  23. T

    Question Unable to boot UEFI from SATA or USB after connecting Surface Hub SSD ?

    Hi all, I was attempting to use the Surface Hub Recovery Tool to reimage the drive of our office's interactive whiteboard. Long story short: the OS began boot looping following the latest bout of updates. When I connected the drive via a USB dock, the drive showed up in Device Manager as a...
  24. noobandstupid

    [SOLVED] No HDMI signal on boot , uEFI utility and Window recovery mode

    Motherboard: Asrock B560 pro4 GPU: AMD RX 580 CPU: Intel i7 10700F Recently, I entered the uEFI utility settings(F2). Then I turned on the Ultra Fastboot option ,now There is no HDMI signal on boot animation, uEFI utility and windows recovery. Tried to reset the CMOS tho shorted the CLRMOS1 pin...
  25. N

    [SOLVED] Can't install windows 10 from flash drive due to messing with bios settings

    Hello, I have a gigabite AB350-gaming3 motherboard. During boot (in what I believe is bios) I set the "Storage boot option control" to UEFI only (from legacy only). This has caused my PC to be unable to start, stating something about repairing. I have reversed this back to "legacy only" but the...
  26. DestinyEA

    [SOLVED] Accidentally deleted PK key in BIOS

    I did something pretty dang stupid. Googled how to disable secure boot on an ASUS motherboard and skimmed through the steps. I didn’t read that I had to backup keys, so I can enable secure boot again. Now I deleted my PK key, whatever that is, and don‘t have a backup. Can I restore it again...
  27. V01D

    [SOLVED] Tried to enter bios. Switch Boot CSM to auto and then restarted. Buzzer goes on for error code ambut it still boots me to windows in 32 secs( instead

    I tried to switch csm to auto and the buzzer goes ok sign( 1 different beep) then it goes the error. 1 long beep 3 short beeps and after 3-4 secs 1 short beep( not the okay one. Can someone tell me how can I get back in Bios to change it back? My Mobo is Asus Prime A320M-K
  28. Rhoran

    [SOLVED] How to get my MOBO to see my USB-C hub in UEFI?

    Hi everyone. I have a ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming motherboard with BIOS version 1502. I bought a KVM switch in order to swap between my laptop and my desktop whenever I need to. The KVM has USB A HID in ports and USB-C out ports so I plugged it into the USB C port on my desktop. However, The...
  29. O

    [SOLVED] Can't enter UEFI / BIOS Setup on ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING ?

    When i go to: Windows settings > update and security > recovery > advanced startup > restart pc into advanced startup > go to UEFI firmware settings > restart to open UEFI firmware settings, the PC just restarts normally into windows 10, and trying to enter BIOS by using the keyboard keys while...
  30. Z

    Question cannot load into bios in uefi mode but it loads in csm mode

    just installed windows 11 and enabled uefi instead of csm due to enabling tpm 2.0, tried to get into bios but pc just stays turned on but showing a black screen, i can do nothing except hard-restarting the pc and let it boot into the system. the only way for me to access bios now is to reset...
  31. B

    [SOLVED] System will boot with iGPU but not with (working) GPU

    Hi, I have a question regarding an older GPU that was running fine in my older system, but refuses to work in my new system. CPU: i5 11400 Motherboard: B560M Aorus Pro Ram: 16GB Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz (XMP enabled) SSD/HDD: 1TB M.2 NVMe, 2TB 7200rpm HDD GPU: AMD Radeon r9 270x 2gb sapphire...
  32. K

    [SOLVED] My 3000mhz unable to run at more than 2400mhz

    I am sure that this is posted quite often, but I can't seem to find anything that quite fits me. CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X (Auto OC at 3800MHz) GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Nitro+ OC 8 GB RAM: HyperX Predator 3000mhz 2x8GB + 2x4GB CL15 (Same type, just different size) MB: ASUS TUF X470-Plus Gaming...
  33. S

    [SOLVED] Desktop PC doesn't boot exactly 50% of the time

    I get a blank screen 50% of the time I turn on or restart the computer. If turn off and on the computer again, I get an error message for UEFI: "The system failed to boot several times before." Then it gives me the option to press F2 to get into the UEFI boot settings menus or just wait for...
  34. M

    [SOLVED] Motherboard/CPU problem

    Hello everyone, I have Asrock 970Pro3 paired with Phenom II x2 555BE unlocked to Phenom II x4 B55 and 24GB RAM (my Proxmox homelab). I have some weird problem and I can't figure out where is the problem. MB doesn't save the UEFI settings for the CPU like frequency or voltage in stock or in...
  35. szilike22

    [SOLVED] AMD Cool & Quiet not found in ASRock B450M PRO4-F

    So I took a look at my bios settings, because why not, and I couldn't find CnQ. I'm currently on the latest (2.80) version, and the latest chipset drivers are also downloaded. Was it removed?
  36. A

    Question W10 Stuck at Loading screen after connect Secondary HDD?

    Hello everyone, :) I am using following PC config CPU - i3 4th gen Mobo - Asus H81m-cs RAM - AData1333Mhz 4GB x 2 HDD - Crucial crucial BX500 240GB For OS, 1 TB Seagate Baracuda HDD for Storage My pc's previous Hard disk was dead, So i purchased new SSD (240GB) and 1 TB Seagate...
  37. orinorin

    [SOLVED] Do I need to convert my Flash Drive to GPT in order to install Windows 11 in UEFI instead of BIOS?

    I intend to install Windows 11 in UEFI mode and my current Windows 10 is installed in BIOS instead of UEFI in an MBR SSD. I will be converting my SSD to GPT. Do I need to convert the Flash Drive which I will be using install windows 11 to GPT? I'm not very knowledgeable in all the BIOS stuff.
  38. D

    [SOLVED] Can boot to windows but can't access bios

    specs: Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 i7 6700k (2 x 16) HyperX RAM Everything was working fine until I tried 2 Corsair RAM sticks to chek if they were defective and they booted just fine, but when I went back to my old HyperX sticks I noticed there was no spashscreen and when I tried to access...
  39. trekkingtyler

    Question MSI not following UEFI boot priorities

    Hey All! I just installed a new Samsung 980 PRO M.2 SSD (2TB) to replace my old Western Digital SATA III SSD (250 GB). I installed the Samsung Drive, cloned the old drive onto the new drive using Samsung Data Migration and then went into the bios and set the Samsung Drive as the first priority...
  40. Heronization

    Question No Bootable drive found when CSM disabled.. Trying to enable Resizable Bar.

    Built a computer last year for the first time, and thought I'd try this Re-Sizable Bar feature for the RTX 3080. However I ran into a problem, Resizable Bar requires CSM to be disabled, and when I disable CSM my Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2tb M.2 Drive cannot be found in the BIOS at all, with nothing...