Hi there, my Gigabyte MB won't boot and its likely the main BIOS is corrupt so I am trying to get the backup BIOS to kick in by these methods.
Method 1
Only use this if nothing else works.
But after trying methods 1 & 2 still nothing. So i am trying method 3 but i am not hearing a beep (internal speaker is plugged in and working) - how long do i need to hold a paper clip against the pins for?
Thanks
Method 1
- Shut off your computer
- Hold the power button until your computer starts and shuts down again
- Press the power button again, your backup BIOS should kick in now and should re-flash the backup BIOS if there's anything wrong with the new one.
- Shut off your computer
- Hold the power AND the reset button for about 10 sec, than release.
- It should boot into the backup BIOS now.
Only use this if nothing else works.
- Short out pins 1 and 6 on the main BIOS chip by attaching a jumper to both the pins (pin #1 should be marked with a red dot or whatever)
- Tell a friend to press the power on button while you do this because right now you are holding the jumper on the pins
- Remove the jumper you're holding between pins 1 and 6 as soon as you hear a beep.
- Backup BIOS should boot now.
But after trying methods 1 & 2 still nothing. So i am trying method 3 but i am not hearing a beep (internal speaker is plugged in and working) - how long do i need to hold a paper clip against the pins for?
Thanks