How can I clear the chassis-intrusion password on an Intel DX79TO?
I bought a batch of fifteen used computers for spare parts and found one with an Intel DX79TO motherboard, an i7-3820, eight RAM slots, and 64GB of DDR3.…
BIOS recovery
Windows Won’t Boot After Updating the BIOS Through MSI Center
I installed a BIOS update through MSI Center and left the computer alone while it completed. The PC shut down and restarted, but now it always goes to…
Lenovo P340 Tiny Shows a Black Screen After BIOS Update
I have a Lenovo P340 Tiny running Windows 11 that has been in use for about four years. Earlier this week, I used Lenovo Vantage to install several…
Can Intel AMT Recover a Computer with a Corrupt BIOS?
Intel Active Management Technology can provide remote power control, keyboard/video/mouse access, and features such as network booting. Could AMT be used to recover or reflash a corrupted BIOS,…
Can Intel AMT Recover a Computer with a Corrupted BIOS?
Intel Active Management Technology can provide remote power control, keyboard/video/mouse access, and network booting through the management engine. Could those capabilities be used to bypass or restore a…
Can an ASUS TUF B460M-PLUS Be Recovered After a Power-Loss BIOS Failure?
A power outage interrupted a BIOS update on an ASUS TUF GAMING B460M-PLUS motherboard with an Intel Core i5-10400F, 16GB of DDR4 memory, and a GTX 1660. The…
Black Screen After Enabling A-XMP on an A320M-A PRO MAX
I enabled A-XMP Profile 1 to raise my 16GB of G.Skill RAM from 2133MHz to 2933MHz with timings of 16-18-18-38. After saving the BIOS settings, the computer powers…
Precision 5560 Became Completely Unresponsive After Cleaning and Reassembly
I disassembled my Dell Precision 5560 with an 11th-generation Core i9 and 32 GB of RAM for a thorough cleaning. It booted normally after the first reassembly and…
Can I Recover My MSI X570 Motherboard After an Interrupted BIOS Update?
I tried updating the BIOS on my MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WiFi so my Ryzen 9 5900XT would meet the requirements for a new game. I…
Windows Boot Device Missing After BIOS Update on Lenovo IdeaPad S145
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad S145-14. While trying to troubleshoot some other issues, I installed the BIOS update from Lenovo's support site, changing the version from AWCN27WW to…
ASUS Zenbook S 14 Won’t Boot After BIOS 310 Update
I have an ASUS Zenbook S 14 UX5406SA that stopped booting normally after I installed BIOS version 310 on 2026/08/12 through MyASUS and Windows Update. Pressing the power…
My Lenovo LOQ Has the Wrong BIOS Version and Shows an ACPI_BIOS_ERROR
My Lenovo LOQ 15APH8 stopped starting properly. When I press the power button, the indicator lights up briefly and then the laptop shuts off. A repair shop had…
Wrong BIOS Firmware Flashed on Lenovo LOQ 15APH8—Can I Recover It?
My Lenovo LOQ 15APH8 suddenly stopped starting, so I took it to a repair shop. After keeping it for about a week, they returned it and said the…
How can I restore unique server identities after a manual HPE BIOS recovery?
I have two standalone HPE servers running Windows Server 2022. A power outage interrupted a planned BIOS update on one of them, leaving it unable to boot. I…
How can I restore unique hardware IDs after a failed HPE BIOS recovery?
I have two standalone HPE servers running Windows Server 2022. A power outage interrupted a planned BIOS update on one server, leaving it unable to boot. I used…
CPU Light Stays Red and PC Won’t Boot After BIOS Update
I recently assembled a used PC with a Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming motherboard, an NVIDIA RTX 3070, and a Ryzen 5 1600X. Everything worked normally, including Windows…
How Can I Fix My HP OMEN After Seeing a UEFI Error?
I woke up to a troubling message on my HP OMEN: 'Disable MS UEFI CA. Code signed with MS UEFI CA key is not allowed to execute during…
HP EliteBook 840 G5 Won't Turn On – Any Fixes?
I have an HP EliteBook 840 G5, and it suddenly wouldn't power on while I was at school. Initially, the charging light was blinking white/light blue along with…