computer failing to boot after bios upgrade
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Can you get into settings? Pressing Del on startup.
If so, try resetting back to default settings.
You can also try using your clear CMOS button on the back of your board.
If so, try resetting back to default settings.
You can also try using your clear CMOS button on the back of your board.
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Have you set sata to ahci option in the bios ?
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Is the ssd recognised in the bios And set as boot ?
Why did you update the bios ?
Why did you update the bios ?
Do you know if it was a uefi or legacy install?
Can you put the disk in another machine? I had something similar on my install where a bios update bricked the UEFI boot partition.
Got windows 10 boot media? If so boot to advanced recovery. From here you have the console so can jump into diskpart and have a look at the disk layout. You can also attempt the fix boot. Really you need to know what kind of install it is before you can properly troubleshoot.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10
I see this on laptops all the time where they have a legacy install and refuse to boot into it. For example the hp745 g3, supports both legacy and uefi but you will never get it to boot a legacy install made on another machine, at least not with 10 or so machines I have tried. I spent days trying and gave up, put the disk in a clevo machine and it booted straight away in legacy mode.
First port of call though. Put it back on the same bios it had and see if you can boot it on that?
Edit: Removed the question about flashback as realised you must have the board booting.
doh.
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i will try the repair first as you suggest but was on legacy...
but if i have to go ahead and do another install is there any best setting i should use in the bios..does it matter where the hard drives are connected. mine was on sata 3.0 my ssd.. i,m lucky i backed most of it up but will try to do a recover from the usb media
but if i have to go ahead and do another install is there any best setting i should use in the bios..does it matter where the hard drives are connected. mine was on sata 3.0 my ssd.. i,m lucky i backed most of it up but will try to do a recover from the usb media
Normally that would depend on the hardware. Some software such as ryzen master uses UEFI commands to interface with the bios. Personally id just work out what install you have, make sure the bios is set up properly and then go from there. I hate reinstalling so will go to sometimes extraordinary lengths to save an install.
thanks for all your help.. me too will have to reinstall everything so will be a massive pain but better than losing the use of everything.. teach me to be more careful.. but first time ive lost things after a successful bios update so to speak..live and learn. cant even get into the advance repair section currently
Meh it happens. Normally though it's just because all your bios settings get reset so you can just work it all out again and away you go. On the very rare occasion have I seen boot partitions lost.