Corrupted BIOS

Kain · Dec 22, 2021, 05:42 AM

I was playing Apex Legends yesterday night. I quit the game and shut down my PC. After about 5-10 minutes, I turned it on again. It powered on but turned off after about 2-3 seconds. I pressed the power switch many times again and nothing happened. I switched off the power supply, left it off about 5-10 minutes, switched it back on, and tried powering up the PC. It switched on but I got a message saying that the BIOS is corrupted and that it is copying the back up BIOS. Once the copy was complete, everything was fine again. Since the back up BIOS was an older version, I reflashed the latest one.

Any idea what caused this? I haven't flashed my BIOS for several years now since I am on X79 and there are no new BIOS releases anymore.

Nunz · Dec 22, 2021, 06:04 AM

Sounds like the BIOS chip itself is likely beginning to die. I would expect this to happen more frequently as time goes on.

Falck · Dec 22, 2021, 06:45 AM

Or maybe the little battery is having problems (leakage?)

Hapatingjaky · Dec 22, 2021, 08:37 AM

Definately replace the battery.

Also that 3930 is looking a little long in the tooth. Time for an upgrade.

Kain · Dec 27, 2021, 07:38 AM

Could this have caused it? When this happened, I was depressing the power button on my case repeatedly as the PC was powering on (because I was cleaning the button).

pax · Dec 27, 2021, 10:44 AM

Cant have helped. I clean the PC when its off man... and things like the PB with a cuetip.

KAC · Dec 27, 2021, 11:46 AM

Replace CMOS battery.

Dec 22, 2021, 05:42 AM	#1	Advertisement (Guests Only) Login or Register to remove this ad
Kain Radeon Caribbean Islands Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 4,765	Corrupted BIOS I was playing Apex Legends yesterday night. I quit the game and shut down my PC. After about 5-10 minutes, I turned it on again. It powered on but turned off after about 2-3 seconds. I pressed the power switch many times again and nothing happened. I switched off the power supply, left it off about 5-10 minutes, switched it back on, and tried powering up the PC. It switched on but I got a message saying that the BIOS is corrupted and that it is copying the back up BIOS. Once the copy was complete, everything was fine again. Since the back up BIOS was an older version, I reflashed the latest one. Any idea what caused this? I haven't flashed my BIOS for several years now since I am on X79 and there are no new BIOS releases anymore. __________________ Intel Core i7-3930K \| Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO \| GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 \| 16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 2133 MHz \| EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING \| Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 \| Crucial m4 256 GB \| Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB \| Pioneer BDR-206DBK \| EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 \| Corsair Obsidian Series 650D \| ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q \| 2 x JBL LSR305 + 1 x JBL LSR310S \| Microsoft SideWinder X4 \| Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum \| SteelSeries QcK mini \| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Kain's System Specs
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3
CPU	Intel Core i7-3930K
Graphics	EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING
Memory	16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 2133 MHz
Cooling Solution	Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO
Display	ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q
Soundcard & Speakers	Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 & 2 x JBL LSR305 + 1 x JBL LSR310S
Hard-Drives	Crucial m4 256 GB + Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB
Optical Drives	Pioneer BDR-206DBK
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2
Case	Corsair Obsidian Series 650D
Input Devices	Microsoft SideWinder X4 + Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Falck's System Specs
Motherboard	Asus VIII Impact
CPU	Ryzen 7 5800X
Graphics	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory	G.Skill F4-3600C14D-32GVKA
Cooling Solution	NZXT Kraken Z63 \| Kingpin KPx
Display	Gigabyte G34WQC UWQHD
Soundcard & Speakers	B&W P9 \| FiiO K5Pro \| FiiO Q5
Hard-Drives	2 x 2TB HP EX950 M.2 NVMe RAID0
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 SFX
Case	ssupd Meshlicious PCIE gen 4.
Input Devices	SteelSeries Apex M750 \| Steelseries Aerox 3 Wireless \| Steelseries Qck Prism
Operating System	Windows 11 Pro

Dec 22, 2021, 08:37 AM	#4
Hapatingjaky Maximum Disappointment Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Ukraine Posts: 10,429	Definately replace the battery. Also that 3930 is looking a little long in the tooth. Time for an upgrade. __________________ Intel Core i9 10900K @ 5.2GHz, Asus Maximus XII Apex, GSkill Trident-Z Royal DDR4 3200MHz 32GB CAS11, Asus Strix 3080Ti OC, Creative Labs SXFI Theater, Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB, Corsair AXI 1500i PSU, ThermalTake View 71, Corsair K95 Platinum RGB, Corsair Dark Core RGB SE, Acer Predator X34, Windows 10 Professional X64

Hapatingjaky's System Specs
Motherboard	Asus Maximus XII Apex
CPU	Intel Core i9 10900K @ 5.3GHz
Graphics	Asus Srix 3080Ti OC
Memory	GSkill Trident-Z Royal 32GB 3200MHz CAS11
Cooling Solution	Thermaltake 360 Ring LCS
Display	Acer Predator X34
Soundcard & Speakers	Creative Labs SXFI Theater
Hard-Drives	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB
Power Supply	Corsair AXi 1500i
Case	ThermalTake View 71
Input Devices	Corsair K95 Platinum RGB - Corsair Dark Core SE
Operating System	Windows 10 Professional X64

Dec 22, 2021, 06:45 AM	#3
Falck Radeon R520 Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 464	Or maybe the little battery is having problems (leakage?)

Dec 27, 2021, 07:38 AM	#5
Kain Radeon Caribbean Islands Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 4,765	Could this have caused it? When this happened, I was depressing the power button on my case repeatedly as the PC was powering on (because I was cleaning the button). __________________ Intel Core i7-3930K \| Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO \| GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 \| 16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 2133 MHz \| EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING \| Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 \| Crucial m4 256 GB \| Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB \| Pioneer BDR-206DBK \| EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 \| Corsair Obsidian Series 650D \| ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q \| 2 x JBL LSR305 + 1 x JBL LSR310S \| Microsoft SideWinder X4 \| Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum \| SteelSeries QcK mini \| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Dec 27, 2021, 10:44 AM	#6
pax Rage3D Spammer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 30,127	Cant have helped. I clean the PC when its off man... and things like the PB with a cuetip. __________________

pax's System Specs
Motherboard	GB x370 K7
CPU	AMD 1700x
Graphics	AMD Radeon Vega 64
Memory	16 (2x8) @ 3200
Cooling Solution	CM ML 240
Display	32" Dell S3220DGF 1440p Freesync Premium Pro
Soundcard & Speakers	SB AE5
Hard-Drives	Kingston A2000 1TB NVME
Optical Drives	-
Power Supply	TT Toughpower 750w
Case	TT Versa C22 Snow
Input Devices	Bloody LK 810
Operating System	Win 10 pro
Extra Info	-

Dec 27, 2021, 11:46 AM	#7
KAC All ur gays r belong 2 me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 66,632	Replace CMOS battery.

KAC's System Specs
Motherboard	MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ 5.15 Gs
Graphics	EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra @ 2.1 Gs
Memory	32 GB G Skill Trident Z NEO RGB @ 3733 C14
Cooling Solution	Corsair H150i Pro @ Quiet
Display	LG 55” CX OLED \| Samsung Odyssey G7 32”
Soundcard & Speakers	Logitech G332
Hard-Drives	MP600 XT 1TB, 660P 1TB, MX500 1TB, 850 EVO 1TB, 840 EVO 512, 830 256 GB
Optical Drives	Dafuq dat optical drive?
Power Supply	EVGA G2 1300 W
Case	Lian Li 011D EVO
Input Devices	Logitech G502 \| Corsair K70 MK 2 RGB
Operating System	Windows 11 Pro
Extra Info	Still pounding your mums

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