Windows fails to start after resetting the BIOS to ideal configurations to undo the overclock adjustment.
Windows fails to start after resetting the BIOS to ideal configurations to undo the overclock adjustment.
I bought a used gaming PC with an overclocked P8Z77V 16GB Hyper X, an A Core i7 3770, and a GTX 1060. I reset the BIOS to optimal settings to get it back to stock clock, but Windows won’t boot now. After installing a fresh Windows copy, it boots to USB and freezes at a blue screen. The HDD is set to AHCI, but changing modes didn’t help either. It’s frustrating. Have you tried reinstalling the SATA drivers?
You need to get a new hard disk, that hard disk have issues... if there are boot sector error on that drive then what you are facing is normal. You shouldnt keep any data on the drive... the HDD is going to be dead very soon. Get yourself a new drive. You can go with WD Blue 1 TB those are not that costly.
In the bios, make sure secure boot is enabled. Also, attempt to reset the CMOS by removing the motherboard battery for 30 seconds, then reinsert it and restart the computer. Before resetting the BIOS, check if there was any RAID configuration. I'm not certain about a RAID setup, but I'll try resetting the CMOS and see if it resolves the issue.
In the bios, make sure secure boot is enabled. Also, try resetting the CMOS by removing the motherboard battery, waiting 30 seconds, putting it back in, and then turning on the computer. Before resetting the BIOS, was there any RAID configuration? The previous setup had a 1 TB drive as the primary and a 5400 RPM 2 TB drive, which I asked him to remove. I came home and reinstalled Windows, and everything worked until yesterday when I reset the BIOS to optimal settings from the menu. After rebooting it, it got stuck at preparing the auto repair screen, so I reset the system again, but it still doesn’t go to a black screen with the cursor.
khayyam.zd198 :
reset the bios to optimal settings to return it to stock clock, but windows won't boot now. It would be useful if you specified the error message you're seeing. Usually, the settings needing restoration are: sata controller mode (ahci, raid, ide) and boot mode (UEFI, legacy/csm). Black screen with blinking cursor indicates an incorrect boot mode.
Sohom :
ok, so one thing just to be sure... are you getting BSOD?
when i boot through usb to install a fresh copy of windows after the asus logo there's a blank blue screen. one other thing i disconnected the sata cable and booted to install windows from the usb and the setup started fine after which i reconnected the sata cable hoping itll run fine now but this time however it didnt recognize the hdd and said the drivers weren't found(pic for reference) and that i had to install them.I plugged back the sata and reset and booted again from the usb but then the same old blue screen after the asus logo.
khayyam.zd198 :
i disconnected the satacable and booted to install windows from the usb. setup worked properly after that. i reconnected the satacable, hoping it would function now. for this to work, the hot plug option for the satacab port must be enabled.
SkyNetRising shared their experience about resetting the BIOS to optimal settings, which restored the clock but prevented Windows from booting. They noted that certain settings need to be reverted, such as SATA controller mode (AHCI, RAID, IDE) and boot mode (UEFI, legacy/CSM). The issue involved a black screen with a blinking cursor, indicating an incorrect boot mode. They also asked how to change the boot mode back to legacy, which is currently set to UEFI.