Question Changed BIOS settings, now the computer won't boot - PLEASE HELP ME

[Omri250]

Hello,

I use an ASUS K401U laptop computer.

I tried to recover some deleted data by using a software ( i do not know if i am allowed to write the name).

the process requires creating a recovery environment via downloading an ISO file into Live CD/
Live USB Stick
i must point out that i am not familiar with this kind of procedures, so i don't know if i am clear, but i have the links to the guides i followed (if necessary).

Anyway, i chose the USB option, and at first everything went well.

then i noticed my Bad Drive was still set up as the boot drive, so i tried to change it in the BIOS settings, and that is when everything went horribly wrong.

now i can not even run my old deleted - memory computer, it just shows a black screen and a typing mark blinking without the option to type anything.

HERE IS WHAT I REMEMBER THAT I CHANGED:

SECURITY tab - "Secure Boot menu" -> "Secure Boot Control" -> Changed from "Enabled" to "Disabled".

BOOT tab - "Fast Boot" -> changed from "Enabled" to "Disabled".

BOOT tab - "Launch CSM" -> changed from "Disabled" to "Enabled".

Now my Boot tab looks like this:

https://ibb.co/bNsnTN7

When entering "Hard Drive BBS Priorities":

https://ibb.co/tX5KFKv

I Believe "HGST HTS5........ " Is the Original Boot option of the computer.

The ways i tried to solve the problem:
1. Tried to reverse everything i did (just like detailed above) -> in the Boot tab there are NO BOOT OPTION PRIORITIES SHOWN.

2. Tried to use the "Restore Defaults" in the Save & Exit tab -> did not help as well.

3. tried to open my laptop to find the BIOS/CMOS battery to unplug in order to reset the BIOS settings -> could not find it and i was afaid to make even more damage.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LONG STORY, I JUST WANTED IT TO BE AS MUCH DETAILED AND CLEAR AS POSSIBLE, I can provide any screenshot or other information required to solve this problem.

Everything i tried resulted nothing - black screen or the setup utility - NO WINDOWS.

i really hope someone here could help me out.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !

 

[Omri250]

Can someone please help me?🙏

 

[AJNameS]

A laptop with no cmos battery? Interesting.

 

[AJNameS]

Huh, huh. I think you have to try harder. It should be something in a place like this

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJpvYgqbnrw

 

[Omri250]

Yeah i saw this video and it seemed just a little too complicated (for me).

But i can try again, would it solve my problem though?

Thank you very much 🙏

 

[AJNameS]

Man, a bios reset's just a reset. It just gets all things in it to factory settings. So why not just doing it instead of asking me? If you remember every single thing, that u did in bios, u can just undo it, to put it all back as it was, but seems like you don't remember it all, do you?

 

[Omri250]

Yeah, seems so.

Any more suggestions other than disassembling the whole computer to disconnect a battery?

- it sounds like "restore defaults" does the same thing.

 

[AJNameS]

Any more suggestions?
Alright, then why don't you just "restore defaults" and see what happens?