Questionbios refuses any modifications
Questionbios refuses any modifications
my bios won't allow modifications to my boot setup. 1] it doesn't detect a dvd at this stage 2] whenever I alter my boot configuration, the bios prompts "save changes and reset". after saving and exiting, it restores everything to the default setting, which is ms boot manager. what should i do? gigabyte isn't helping. i'm forced to install a fresh copy because i keep seeing a blue screen with the "software updating" message. updates are disabled, and w11 is fully up to date. since i was compromised and my pc advisor assured me all issues were fixed, i think a complete reinstall should resolve this problem. but it won't work until bios can be updated.
Gigabyte B760M DS32H DDR4 BIOS details
What version of BIOS is active on your motherboard?
Your current BIOS won’t allow modifications to the boot setup.
Are you relocating the main boot device away from Windows Boot Manager? You can choose a bootable drive in BIOS or via the troubleshooting menu by holding the Shift key during a reboot from Start.
Alternatively, you might recreate your bootable installer using Windows Creation Tools to avoid needing OS updates post-install.
Also, consider installing the operating system in offline mode.
Hey there,
You will most likely have to clear CMOS on your bios. This will default everything back to the default settings.
https://mcgrp.ru/files/viewer/918712/32
You may want to check if the button battery supporting the CMOS BIOS has reached its age and it's time to swap it out. They generally last more than five years. The issue of losing CMOS BIOS when power is still on differs from a situation where the system powers off without retaining memory, because in the latter case the BIOS loses power too. If the battery is faulty, the BIOS won't have energy when needed.
I cleared the CMOS, the battery is brand new. I haven't experienced the strange blue screen again since, but sometimes it happens, so I'll have to wait and see. The BIOS doesn't recognize any DVD/USB drive yet, which leaves me confused. Of course, if the blue screen disappears, it doesn't matter. I'll keep waiting. The CMOS suggestion was helpful—it gave me something to try. I'm going to close this thread until I get another blue screen. Thanks.
well that wasn't long. as soon as I closed out of TH I got the blue screen. several options, I guess. I think I should format the drive if I can. Wipe the drive with dban. Install a new C: drive. Do a fresh install of Windows. But since I can't get BIOS to recognize a bootable DVD drive, I'm not sure what to do. How do I close this thread? I thought I knew but don't.
Windows can be installed through USB:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software.../windows11
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