BIOS problem...

Zen · 15 Jun 2007 at 21:30

Hey,

I want to know if BIOS problem will affect my PC to startup? It had a couple of startup problem, as in, PC refuses to turn on, starts up for 5s and turns off. And when it loads the BIOS screen, it freezes...

My question is can it be fixed w/o sending it back?

vapor matt · 15 Jun 2007 at 21:32

try flashing to the latest bios, see if that fix's the problem!

Zen · 15 Jun 2007 at 21:40

its the newest BIOS already unfortunately :/

vapor matt · 15 Jun 2007 at 22:04

then re flash it, wont do any harm and might put right whats gone wrong!

ron3003 · 15 Jun 2007 at 22:11

I seriously wouldn't attempt to flash a bios on a pc that's likely to switch itself off halfway through the process.

Cob · 15 Jun 2007 at 22:20

Have you cleared the CMOS?

The Halk · 15 Jun 2007 at 22:53

Issues with the PC booting can sometimes be caused by a poor PSU. When you turn it on there's a lot of power drawn from the PSU, and if it's not up to scratch it can crap out.

Might be a good idea to find out what PSU you have, so that can be eliminated from the probably causes.

Zen · 16 Jun 2007 at 11:38

I have cleared and flash CMOS 3 times over, still the same, the PSU is a brand new Hiper 580W.

The Halk · 16 Jun 2007 at 14:33

Well, the Hiper certainly has the wattage to power it. Perhaps email the support of the motherboard? It may be a known issue.

Cob · 16 Jun 2007 at 15:05

Does it freeze on the Memory test bit of the POST screen by any chance?

Zen · 16 Jun 2007 at 15:53

Cob said:
Does it freeze on the Memory test bit of the POST screen by any chance?

Well it doesnt freeze that often tho, its more like a random kinda thing.

If I shutdown my PC, try to turn it back on, it powers up for 3-4s and then it off itself again.

Then when I managed to get it to boot up, it freezes at BIOS.

Cob · 16 Jun 2007 at 16:14

Remove one stick of Ram and see if it boots. Then try it with the other stick.