bios

  1. Windows 10 HELP! Is it possible to reset BIOS from *within* Windows???

    I was a very bad boy and did something terribly wrong. I accidentally disabled the USB ports from BIOS on my Win10 tablet. :eek: This disabled the detachable keyboard (and Bluetooth), and while I CAN get back into BIOS, I can't change anything once I'm there (AMI bios. Touchscreen not...
  2. Windows 7 BSOD - AMD 1950x Threadripper - Win7

    I'm stuck and need help. Hardware: asrock pro gaming x399 (latest bios) 1950x (custom liquid cooler with phantom block + 420gtx nemesis rad) msi gtx 970 gaming 4g (latest firmware, stock dual fan cooler) crucial ballistic elite 2x 8gb sticks at 3466mhz corsair commander pro for the fans...
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    Windows 7 Getting red strip on top of screen while trying to install windows 7

    Hi guys, if anyone can help it would be appreciated as I’ve done everything I can think of but I can’t seem to install windows 7 after having windows 10, my computer originally came with windows 8 preinstalled when I got it and I’ve been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work lol, any...
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    Driver verification signature issue on Win10 64-bit

    Hi, I try to install an unsigned driver "third-party INF doesn’t contain digital signature information" on Win 10 64-bit (UEFI BIOS Safety boot) PC. But the installation fails on Win 10. How to use veri-sign to make a signed driver , not use windows command "bcdedit" Does the third party...
  5. Windows 10 I just Updated My BIOS In My PC, But in Windows 10 it's not working

    I Just Update my BIOS on my Dell Pc but I got a message on my pc: please repair your windows 10 some file is missing.
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    Windows 10 WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR help please

    Hi all, I've just built a new computer and I've been getting BSOD's few times a day consistently every day. Things I've done to try and fix it: - Reinstalled windows - Tested RAM using MemTest86 8 passes (4 passes when overclocked to 3200mhz and 4 passes when not overclocked at 2133) with 0...
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    8700K crazy temps on asus real bench or prime95.

    HI. I have 8700K on stock with mobo Asus Z370 Pro Gaming + case Fractal Design R5. Cpu temps on games are fine 70C+. 3dmark physic test looped 70-80C. Unigine Heave 50-65C max on some spots. When i run Asus Real Bench it skyrockets in stress test to 95C, and i am stopping test. In Prime95 its...
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    Windows 7 Wirless keyboard and mouse wont work during installation

    I have a G19 and a mouse. And both of these wont work when i try to do a installation of Windows 7. It will get up to the first dialog screen but i cant go any further due to the devices not working. In the bios the USB legacy is enabled. and the mouse also works in the bios. This the MB i have...
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    Windows 7 Find motherboard serial number via software. CMD/Bios/whatever.

    P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT | Motherboards | ASUS USA I threw the motherboard box away and forgot to write serial number. Looking at the front of MB i cannot find the serial starting by the characters and length it's supposed to be. Is it possible to find motherboard serial number via software...
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    Windows 7 2nd partition not showing in BIOS boot selection.

    Hi, Have an Asus P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT. I created another ntfs partition on my ssd C: drive. It is is to install Linux Lubuntu. My idea for a 2nd OS is purely for rescue purposes so i can access internet from lubuntu and try to fix windows or reinstall it without having a dedicated usb with...
  11. Windows 10 Can't recognize HDD as HDD

    Not sure whats going on but for some dumb reason windows 10 is not recognizing my 3TB Hitachi UltraStar 7K3000 as a HDD it insists its a SSD. My 850 evo has to go back to samsung so they told me to clone the c: onto D: then change boot order. Perfect sense, same as always so I do so and now not...
  12. Windows Vista restore dell studio one all-in-one desktop - new hard drive

    Hi, My friend has an 8-year old Dell Studio One all-in-one desktop computer that appears to have a bad hard drive. My friend doesn't have a recovery USB nor DVD. Question is, if we get a new hard drive, is there a way we can install and activate Windows Vista legally, without buying Windows...
  13. Windows 8 Using Usb to change from linux to windows

    I have a laptop that originally had windows 8.1. I installed Kubuntu since I am a Unix and Linux user, But I discovered I also need Windows. My optical drive doesn't work and bios doesn't givr the option to boot from a usb optical drive. I tried it any any way but it didnl work. Booting...
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    Windows 10 secondary hard drive

    hey guys just purchased a Acer all in one running Windows 10. it's got a 120gb ssd and 1tb hard drive. now here's the problem I can't see the 1tb in my computer but I can see it in bios and device manager. how do I fix this so I can use the 1tb as storage? Thanks Sent from my SM-G930F...
  15. Windows 10 How to troubleshoot laptop crashing

    My guess is hardware, but what I notice is that the machine will stutter -> hang -> then totally crash. The system is still "on" but I must do a hard-power-off in order to turn it on again. Sometimes after crashing it will hang and crash during the whole POST/BIOS startup section as well...
  16. NEWS Major flaw found in Intel CPUs and HT, needs BIOS fix

    If Intel wasn't already in enough trouble with AMD's constant onslaught of products with Ryzen and now Ryzen ThreadRipper, the company is now going to have a huge storm surrounding it over a newly-discovered flaw in Intel's Skylake and Kaby Lake architectures with Hyper-Threading. Read more...
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    Windows 10 PC Boots Into Bios First Time

    Hey, guys. I am currently dealing with the annoyance of my PC booting into bios whenever I try to start it up. After I exit the bios, it then boots into windows but this is causing my PC to slow down tremendously because I have an SSD cache. The cache gets wiped every single time this happens...
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    Windows 7 I'm in Hel... strange partition errors keeping me from installing W7 64-bit

    Hey, all. I need some help. I just got a new hard drive for my laptop to replace an old one that went bad. Unfortunately, Windows will not install to the laptop (or work, on the one occasion I've succeeded). Every time I've tried to install Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), it tells me that it...
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    Windows 7 More than Just Simple Not Genuine OS Issues?

    Pardon the length; I'll try hard to keep it short as possible. I know there is a lot on the internet concerning genuine Windows 7 64 OS suddenly being flagged as not valid. I tried a number of ideas postulated on the web but I still can't get it to work. Now to be honest this issue has been...
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    Windows 8 Cannot install win 8 iso

    I downloaded win 8 iso and burnt it to a dvd, went into bios and selected boot from cd/dvd. It starts (loading files......) loads twice, then screen goes blank. Left it for 3+ hours screen still blank. Re-started pc, (I have Vista Home Premium) inserted iso disc, run setup.exe, hit install now...