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    Bad Prema BIOS installation - What to do now?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by eriannmx, Apr 23, 2017.

  1. eriannmx

    eriannmx Notebook Consultant

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    So, while trying to install my new GTX 1060 card in my P170EM it seems I ****ed up big time and now I'm under terrible psychological suffering...

    I had previously installed @Prema BIOS back in 2015 successfully. As I was having trouble installing my video card and some user pointed that it may be the BIOS, I decided to install it again, in case there were changes between then and now.

    Installation went normal, except that when I tried to start the system I'm stuck in the splash screen... Fans work, keyboard works (can select the option to go into the BIOS page or boot order), LEDs work (from what I understand, this means that the EC is still ok). But it won't move from the Splash screen.

    I tried resetting CMOS by disconnecting the CMOS battery (breaking the connector on the way, the cables came out of the connector despite me pulling carefully, the connector won't bulge, no matter how much I - gently - push it with a screwdriver) the whole night.

    I'm afraid of doing a BIOS recovery because I can't remember the EC of my computer (did the successful Prema Bios installation updated it to last version or not?) and basically on the edge of tears out of desperation. u_u

    Of course, I don't know how to get hold of Prema, beyond posting on his blog.

    Can anyone offer a piece of advice?
     
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    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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    @Prema I summon the BIOS guy! *fanfare*

    Sent from my OnePlus 1 using a coconut
     
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    eriannmx Notebook Consultant

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    So removign the GPU for one restart cycle fixed everything. Worst 20 hours of my life....
     
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    If anything goes wrong with BIOS flashing it's always unpleasant. It must have been something EC related and reseating the GPU forced it to set something, very odd.
     
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    Yep, now back to finding a way to instal lthe GPU drivers XD
     
    eriannmx, Apr 23, 2017
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