Today my wife told me after my kids were using my computer everything was messed up!
Windows 7 wouldn't start and was trying to do startup repair . . . so she left it on for me.
I rebooted, went to BIOS and NONE of my settings were saved -- I had to reset my processor settings (I do overclock, gently) set the hard drives to AHCI (for my SSD) and reset all my boot priorities (my computer was trying to boot windows from my DVD drive . . . so yeah).
I got it all set back up and couldn't find even ONE "saved profile" i had done before.
Possible causes? One of these?
-I recently changed my Ram from a 8GB stick to a 2x4GB dual channel kit -- doesn't seem capable of wiping BIOS settings though . . .
-I recently bought a bigger SSD and "cloned" the OS to this one -- a more likely culprit, but how on earth does a Hard drive affect the BIOS?
-We did have some thunder last night and might have lost power -- but the comp was off and I have a surge protector, and the computer was running fine earlier.
Just trying to figure out if my Mobo might have gone bad, or if it's even possible my kids could have deleted all the saved profiles (I don't even know how to do that).
Thanks for reading, and for any ideas you can share : )
Windows 7 wouldn't start and was trying to do startup repair . . . so she left it on for me.
I rebooted, went to BIOS and NONE of my settings were saved -- I had to reset my processor settings (I do overclock, gently) set the hard drives to AHCI (for my SSD) and reset all my boot priorities (my computer was trying to boot windows from my DVD drive . . . so yeah).
I got it all set back up and couldn't find even ONE "saved profile" i had done before.
Possible causes? One of these?
-I recently changed my Ram from a 8GB stick to a 2x4GB dual channel kit -- doesn't seem capable of wiping BIOS settings though . . .
-I recently bought a bigger SSD and "cloned" the OS to this one -- a more likely culprit, but how on earth does a Hard drive affect the BIOS?
-We did have some thunder last night and might have lost power -- but the comp was off and I have a surge protector, and the computer was running fine earlier.
Just trying to figure out if my Mobo might have gone bad, or if it's even possible my kids could have deleted all the saved profiles (I don't even know how to do that).
Thanks for reading, and for any ideas you can share : )