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    Help: bluescreen after bios update

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by kris187, Nov 22, 2013.

  1. kris187

    kris187 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi guys please help.

    bluescreen after bios update by the dell rep. now i cant even use my machine.

    any ideas?? i dont want to reinstall o.s if possible.
     
    kris187, Nov 22, 2013
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    BSODS during boot ? If Yes check SATA operation mode in the BIOS. BIOS updates are restoring BIOS settings to defaults so if You had AHCI previously its probably RAID right now and its causing bsods during BOOT. You have to switch it to AHCI or leave it on RAID but You will have to reinstall whole OS.
     
    utumkodur, Nov 22, 2013
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    kris187 Notebook Enthusiast

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    its on RAID right now.. if i change to AHCI? i have to reinstall?
     
    kris187, Nov 22, 2013
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    Set to AHCI. There is no need to reinstall OS.
     
    utumkodur, Nov 22, 2013
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    dang! i changed it to AHCI. but my windows disc is inside, because im losing hope.. ill update once i get that out..
     
    kris187, Nov 22, 2013
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    holy sh*T you're the man! i wanna hug you.. you saved me.. LOL..! thanks man!
     
    kris187, Nov 22, 2013
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    Glad to hear its fixed. Cheers mate.
     
    utumkodur, Nov 22, 2013
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    +1 rep. thanks mate.
     
    kris187, Nov 22, 2013
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    I've updated the BIOS of the motherboard two times so far, the BIOS of my mSata drive (Crucial M4) once, and each time I got a few BSODs and crashes, before suddenly everything ran smoothly again. Scared the heck out of me.
     
    Advo, Nov 27, 2013
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    How did you manage to fix it?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 27, 2013
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    I just rebooted the computer a couple of times. Four times, if I remember correctly.
    Each time I rebooted it, it would crash at a later stage of the bootup process, until eventually it got to the desktop and worked again smoothly.

    It's kind of weird - I had the exact same sequence of crashes, with the computer hanging at the same successive stages of the bootup process, with the two BIOS and the SSD flashings.
    I don't know what could cause that.

    I guess that's not normal, is it? Should I even dare getting the newest BIOS update? :)
    What advantages does it offer, anyways?
     
    Advo, Nov 28, 2013
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