Questions tagged [bios]
The BIOS (basic input/output system) of an IBM-compatible PC is a ROM which performs the POST (power-on self-test), initializes the peripheral devices, and provides a basic firmware interface.
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Bricked 14" HP Pavilion X360m laptop - A cautionary tale of lost passwords
Best I can tell is I just bricked my laptop. A 14" HP Pavilion X360m Convertible (Model: 14m-cd0005dx). Any help at recovery would be GREATLY appreciated.
I lost my passwords several months ago ...
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Why is the UEFI admin password is asking this password at each reboot?
I am currently setting a new home server; a Qotom Mini PC. It is equipped with an AMI BIOS/UEFI v2.19 UEFI 2.6.
I've set a BIOS/UEFI password "administrator" only (no "user" ...
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Stop Hard Drive from waking up after Sleep?
I use my PC mostly for studying. I take frequent breaks during these study sessions and put my PC to sleep to limit dust entering its case and also to save power. I have an SSD (where Windows resides) ...
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How to verify my PC is legacy BIOS with no support of EFI?
I want to verify that my old PC is legacy BIOS/MBR only. (Note this is dual boot).
My motherboard is Gigabyte Technology GA-890-FXA-UD5. Checking msinfo32.exe it reports.
BIOS Version/Date Award ...
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Windows 11 won't start after uninstalling Intel RST driver
While trying to create a dual boot, I uninstalled Intel RST in the Device Manager. Big mistake, now I have a blue screen when booting my Windows 11.
I discovered later that I needed to press Ctrl+S in ...
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New PC Build crashes frequently, sometimes doesn't boot at all
I've build a computer from entirely new parts, with the exception of the power supply unit. The new system should draw around 510 Watts at maximum performance, while the PUS is rated for 550W.
However,...
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ChipsBank Flash Disk - No Media (0 bytes of 0 bytes) after installing Arch Linux on Rufus
It's a portable USB flash drive. I was trying to choose my USB flash drive as a bootable thing in BIOS settings, but did something wrong, and thought would be good idea to click in the BIOS "load ...
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NVMe doesn't boot anymore after swap
I had an NVMe drive from a dead laptop that I needed to recover data from. I don't have any sort of adapter so I removed the NVMe from my working Linux tower and swapped in the target for recovery.
I ...
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Asus H310T R2 BIOS update
I have a second hand micro-ITX ASUS motherboard PRIME H310T R2 exactly like this one: https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-h310t-r2-0/ It came with BIOS/UEFI version ...
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Dell Latitude 3540 A14 BIOS laptop: No bootable device
Attempting to install/upgrade my HDD in my Latitude 3540 to a Western Digital 1TB with a clean install. Using a 32GB flash drive and Rufus to clean the new HDD.
I am not completely ignorant when it ...
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My UEFI doesn't boot normally after a normal CMOS reset
It started with my computer hanging at the posting screen (the HP logo with a text under it that says: "protected by hp sure start"), it kept hanging for MINUTES before it goes to boot my OS....
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On the screen appears SSD locked and Enter user password: I never entered any password
I have an Acer Veriton desktop PC running Windows 11 Pro.
One day I turn on the PC and suddenly it appears:
"SSD Locked"
And then:
"Enter User Password"
Windows won't start.
I ...
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My computer displays a "No BOOTMGR found" message and only boots on the second startup
I've recently moved my PC to another case, and that's where all of the problems began. It required replugging everything and I was unlucky enough that my system HDD died during the process. It could ...
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Want to update BIOS but have to overwrite a OEM BIOS
So I need to update my BIOS to version F51g at least in order to support my new AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, but there in lies the problem.
I purchased the mainboard in a whole PC from Wortmann in 2018 and as a ...
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BIOS damage/change or virus: BIOS password not appearing and bitlocker suddenly asking for encryption phrase
Approximately 2 years ago I set up my PC (Windows) as follows:
I set up a BIOS password.
I encrypted the whole system with a bitlocker
password, so I need to enter a bitlocker password.
Usually when ...
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Trying to manually reset a Toshiba Satellite C55-A5310 [duplicate]
How do I bypass BIOS password Toshiba Satellite C55-A5310 to factory settings without a disk or removing any parts?
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Broken Laptop Screen can't see bios or windows installation
I have an dell 3500 g3 and the screen is broken and something else related to the screen doesnt work so fixing it is really expensive, almost same price as the laptop so I won'to do that.It works ...
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Is there a way to disable built-in simulated monitor on motherboard designed for signage?
I haven't been able to find any documentation on it, and have spent hours scouring its BIOS, with no luck. It seems to be sold by multiple companies, with no additional information.
I bought it to be ...
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Lenovo T420 no BIOS/UEFI [duplicate]
I recently found this Lenovo T420 (Core i5-2520M, 8GB, 500GB) in my cupboard. It had Windows 8 Pro. I updated this to Windows 10 a couple of days ago. Now, when I boot the laptop, instead of showing ...
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PC doesnt do anything except spin fans on startup
I have this PC that I use as a server:
Atermiter x99 chinese mobo
Xeon e5 2667 v4 cpu
4x8gb ram (non ecc)
Seasonic 430w psu
Chinese nvme ssd, kingston ssd, 1tb hdd
Hd 4670 gpu
When I press the power ...
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Unable to add UEFI entry on my HP laptop
Ever since I have removed Ubuntu from my HP 15s-eq247ng Laptop and installed Debian on it, I had issues with the boot entries. It had kept the Ubuntu entries in the beginning until one day I must've ...
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How to clear an unknown BIOS password from a non-recognized brand lapto?
I have a cheap child's laptop purchased from Amazon. The brand name is HBESTORE, which does not exist anywhere on the internet. The few search results found pointed back to Amazon, so I contacted ...
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Why does disabling active power management in BIOS double NVMe speed?
I bought a secondhand Dell OptiPlex 5060 Micro.
It seems to be limited in speed to PCIe 2 (2 GB/s) despite clearly being PCIe 3. This is documented to happen on the 3070 OptiPlex micro here: https://...
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Lenovo ThinkPad P51 won't boot into Windows or USB live Linux, but boots into BIOS fine,
My Lenovo ThinkPad P51 won't boot into Windows or USB live Linux this morning, but boots into BIOS fine. It sees the SSD and Live Ubuntu USB on the boot menu. It's in an endless boot loop if trying to ...
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How can I prevent PC from shutting down while charging a phone/tablet?
My windows 11 desktop seems to be shutting down after connected devices reach full charge. Motherboard is Asus Crosshair Hero VIII. I haven’t been able to find a post about this issue specifically.
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HP Pavillon 15 not charging beyond 50% (54%) - HP battery care function issue?
I have the issue that my (well-aged) HP Pavilion 15 laptop does not charge beyond 54%. The issue might be connected to having the "HP Battery care function" activated before updating the ...
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Corrupted BIOS files and lack of OS specific BIOS files on the internet
My HP Pavilion x360 Convertible Laptop PC 14-dh0101tu, a few days back did not boot and instead showed a black screen, the fans were running and the display was on (though it was blank). I tried ...
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BIOS works, but laptop is not booting. Just goes to a Lenovo logo or a blank screen on a Lenovo Ideapad 3 14ALC6 laptop
I have a Lenovo Ideapad 3 14ALC6 laptop that I bought listed with a defective SSD. When I got it, put in a new, working confirmed SSD, it still didn't work. After troubleshooting, here's where I'm at:
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I'm having trouble in resetting my Windows 10
I wanted to reset my Windows with keeping the personal files. But during the half process it shows unable to reset this PC. So I thought of clean installing the Windows 10. What I want to know is that ...
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After changing the motherboard for an identical one, I cannot boot with DisplayPort cable connected in a NVidia GTX960 GPU
I had a 3 years old Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus with a AMD Ryzen 5 and a Nvidia GeForce GTX960 in a dual boot Windows 11 Pro / Ubuntu 22.04 with a dual monitor primary DisplayPort and secondary monitor ...
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BIOS update failed on Asus ROG Strix B 450 F Gaming MB
I updated by BIOS today and it messed up my whole system. The update was not interrupted in any way and it went through ok.
After the restart though, my PC fails to boot.
I tried repairing it from a ...
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How do I restore a Dell Vostro 260 BIOS to default settings, given that I have no operating system?
I have a Dell Vostro 260 computer. Recently, it was behaving strangely. One of the problems was that it was having trouble booting.
I had Windows 10 on the computer, and I finally tried booting the ...
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I am changing from CSM BIOS mode to UEFI BIOS mode. Is it safe?
I have been told by a professional that choosing uefi mode in BIOS from CSM mode in BIOS is safe.
Because in device manager it says that my system is in UEFI mode, I have 2 pictures showing the boot ...
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Where to put payload on UEFI partition for it to be processed during boot (for firmware update)?
I've found out many (most?) firmware require a reboot to be updated and the way it works is new firmware data is put on UEFI partition (I've got an error of ~ "cannot find UEFI partition" ...
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Convert bios exe to bin file?
I have an Alienware M18 R1, unfortunately I destroyed the BIOS, so there is only a black screen and the keyboard backlight is on, that's it. All key combinations don't work, even the USB slot for ...
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Bios boot option what’s this?
I’m trying to boot from usb in my bios. I’ve come across different options one being
[UEFI: KingstonDataT…]
What is it used for? I’m think of deleting it running mint and trying to reinstall using ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad L460, no boot options available
I’ve ran into an issue with my ThinkPad L460. After installing Debian on the machine, the boot menu is completely blank and therefore I’m unable to boot into any OS or installation media. BIOS ...
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About updating the UEFI /BIOS on an ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO
I am having issues with games crashing and my computer randomly blue-screening. The following is the build:
Not listed here is the PSU, which is 950 watts, windows and gfx drivers are up-to-date.
I ...
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Some information about this programmer
I have bought this USB programmer.
I want to flash this chip: GD25Q64
For the motherboard ASUS A88XM-E (flash with coreboot image).
One quick question: I have read somewhere the black programmer uses ...
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Dell keeps booting to old SSD
My Dell G5 5590 has a 250GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. I bought a Samsung Evo 870 1TB SSD, and used Samsung's Data Migration tool to clone from the 250GB to the Evo.
Then, I opened the laptop and installed ...
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HP Z440 regedit does not have msahci but I changed bios to AHCI
I don't know if this is much ado about nothing but I went into bios and changed IDE to AHCI rebooted downloaded the AHCI controller drivers and my registry does not show msahci. Can i manually add ...
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HP ZBOOK 17 G4, MO LA-E171P BIOS locked [closed]
Programmed BIOS chip with a chip purchased from eBay (didn't solder to the board, but using the ch341 programmer) Copied the bios file from the eBay chip to the on board chip, the first respond with a ...
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How to enter into the BIOS setup of a MSI P55-GD65 motherboard
When I'm restarting my PC I have no instructions on how to get to BIOS. I mean no key combination for that or something. At all. I restarted my PC many times and wasn't able to see something about ...
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Using 128 GB of RAM on a Lenovo P50 20EN-0006GE
I have a Lenovo P50. It has 4 memory slots and I bought 4x 32 GB Crucial memory.
It seems like the hardware recognizes 128 GB. At least, Windows 10 says "128 GB, 64 GB reserved for hardware" ...
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Can I use a pair of 2x48GB RAM kits instead of a 4x48GB kit?
I am planning to build a PC for deep learning using 192GB of RAM. The only available 192GB RAM kit option by now is from Corsair that runs at 5200MHz speed. But there are better options in 2x48GB kits ...
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Aftet CMOS reset pc turns on but no display and 20sec later sound a bip then restart
Today I tried to get into the bios on a old desktop computer that I try to repair, but when I tried to enter the bios it doesn't appear any display, then it starts windows automatically so watching ...
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Dell BIOS, different boot entry after Auto-On-Time event
I want to make use of the Auto-On-Time feature in my Dell Latitude E7250. This feature sets the time of day when the system will turn on automatically. Is it possible to mod the BIOS to allow it to ...
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0190 critical low battery error only on boot lenovo x 1 carbon gen 7
I replaced my x1 carbon battery with a new one. The battery itself seems to be okay. However, it isn't a Lenovo original (I can't find any). On boot, if I don't have a charging cable plugged in, it ...
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Update AMI American Megatrends BIOS via EFI/UEFI firmware shell
I have found an used gigabyte brixx nuc style pc and wanted to try to update it's bios for testing, because some other versions has been released. The device hasn't a direct flash utility inside so I ...
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BIOS error temps: Sometimes jumps 30 degrees with no explanation
Firstly I apologize for my English.
I have a rather curious problem, I have a B450m board with a Ryzen 5500, update the BIOS to be able to use the 5000 series processors.
Basically the BIOS sets a
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