cant enter bios

trojan216 · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:25

hi , im looking for some help .i have an old OCUk titan galioth build and it seems the overclock isnt running anymore.i know i need to get into the bios and reuse the ocuk profile which should be on there,but i cant seem to enter the bios on start up.

its a gigabyte ex58udr 3 mobo.im trying pressing delete as soon as i start the computer but its not working.Ive already tried a different keybord and that didnt work and also turning off at mains for 15 minutes and that didnt work .

areksnumbr1sxylady · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:28

Give your PC a hug, those are symptoms of love deprevation...

erm, try updating bios? Through @BIOS utility, can get it from giga site, might solve the issues... Also instead of holding down Delete keep pressing it

trojan216 · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:30

thanks , will i lose the ocuk overclocked profile if i update the bios?

areksnumbr1sxylady · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:36

trojan216 said:
thanks , will i lose the ocuk overclocked profile if i update the bios?

Most likely, it is done as a prevention of making a brick out of your mobo. Do aknowledge that your motherboard can become useless if upgrade goes wrong, eg power cut.

Fire_fly · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:43

Is it freezing when you try to enter the BIOS or is it just booting straight to windows?

Does the motherboard have duel BIOS? If so try the other one.

Something else to try would be to remove the SATA cable from the HDD, then try to boot, this should stop it booting to windows and hold it on the BIOS. (I think)

RJC · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:44

Have you tried doing a CMOS reset, this will keep the overclock saved profile and might allow you to get into the BIOS and reload the profile.

Edit- you sig is too big, max 4 lines of standard text

trojan216 · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:53

its going straight to windows.
yes the mobo is duel bios.

how do i use the other bios?

how do i edit signature? i put that on yrs ago.

RJC · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:56

trojan216 said:
its going straight to windows.
yes the mobo is duel bios.

how do i use the other bios?

how do i edit signature? i put that on yrs ago.

Pop into your user CP on the top left of your screen and you can edit your profile

The dual BIOS you can't really swop between the 2 really, I thing this is done in the back ground if the board it will automatically go to the the other BIOS.

But try a CMOS reset.

Fire_fly · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:56

how do i use the other bios?

There should be a switch on the motherboard, If you are not sure where it is look in the manual.

how do i edit signature?

The sig options are in the User CP section. (top left of this page above the post reply button.)

trojan216 · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:59

ok thanks . done the signature .yes will try the cmos reset and the second bios. will the ocuk profile be on the secong bios?

Fire_fly · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:02

I'm not too sure, but I would guess no.

RJC · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:03

trojan216 said:
ok thanks . done the signature .yes will try the cmos reset and the second bios. will the ocuk profile be on the secong bios?

The Profile will be saved to the BIOS memory, the 2nd BIOS I think is done by the board automatically.

trojan216 · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:04

ok then . how about the disconnect the HDD suggestion? also how long should i remove the battery for during cmos reset?

RJC · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:06

trojan216 said:
ok then . how about the disconnect the HDD suggestion? also how long should i remove the battery for during cmos reset?

Easiest is to to link the CLR CMOS jumper, check the manual for location.

It might be worth a try removing the HDD.

Fire_fly · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:13

RJC said:
The Profile will be saved to the BIOS memory, the 2nd BIOS I think is done by the board automatically.

I though that each BIOS was a separate independent unit. On my Z77 board there is a small side switch that has to be manually changed. Also each one is independent of the other, I found on mine that when I update one the other is unaffected, I have one on version F17 and the other on what the Motherboard shipped with, F11 I believe. This may be different on older boards.

RJC · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:23

Fire_fly said:
I though that each BIOS was a separate independent unit. On my Z77 board there is a small side switch that has to be manually changed. Also each one is independent of the other, I found on mine that when I update one the other is unaffected, I have one on version F17 and the other on what the Motherboard shipped with, F11 I believe. This may be different on older boards.

On my UD5 this was done automatically.

DualBIOS™ - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection
DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

Fire_fly · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:34

Ah didn't know it could do that, I'm just going from experience from what I have learnt playing around with my board.

I would still be worth checking if it has a switch and trying it just for the 5 minuets it will take.

RJC · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:47

Just checked the manual, been a while since I had my board (X58 UD5) and there is no switch to change the BIOS over.

Fire_fly · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:52

Ah, must be a feature on the newer boards then.

trojan216 · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:57

cmos reset worked .found the ocuk profile and am running it now. computer is acting a bit strange though now. windows wont update and cant seem to download prima95 to test it.

thanks for help everyone .