Is This Viewer's Motherboard ACTUALLY Broken?!

[@ryanmartie1244]

Props for showing the oopsie grabbing the wrong bios and trying to flash it. Been there myself a few times. Luckily most boards should catch it, but just a good idea to double check what you're doing.

[@DragonProtector]

agreed!

[@wallychambe1587]

Some board makers make several boards with almost the same model number, very irritating!! 😝😝

[@helljester8097]

I once was trying to flash a board for a friend for like an hour. Thought it was the usb drive’s format or that I renamed the file wrong. I started panicking. All of a sudden I saw the wifi antenna ports on the IO….realised I was trying to flash the non-wifi BIOS.🤦‍♂️ 10 minutes later were in windows, latest bios and a ryzen 5000 up and running.

[@markboz3366]

To add to this sometimes I bios needs to be updated in increments. I had one last week that couldn't find a valid file even though the latest was on the memory stick.

[@johnsteburg5880]

Updating a bios scares me to fire everytime I do it. Mainly worried about a power surge or outage. I have never bricked a board yet doing it. On my last couple of builds they have the bios flash back feature which makes things a whole lot easier. Great call Greg and what an upstanding person for admitting a simple oversight.

[@baxtercdead]

idk if greg is gonna even read this but just gonna say that greg has helped me figure out and fix so many problems with my pc

[@GregSalazar]

Glad I could help! :-D

[@aschoolpencil6413]

Cool man!

[@qiqishyshy]

agreed, learnt so much just from this playlist

[@spankbuda7466]

Shouldn't we be questioning why your PC experiencing "so many problems"?

[@Silverhazey_]

@@spankbuda7466 …what does that even mean bruh? PC’s last for a very long time in general, and you will come across a lot of issues in those years if you use your PC regularly whether it’s software, or hardware changes / upgrades, incompatibilities cropping up from drivers or updates to BIOS. Could be anything. Glad you never experience issues with your computer but that’s far, far from the norm.

[@ibapreppie]

Congrats on 810k! Hope you hit a million. Your channel is so underrated. These videos have helped me out immensely. I appreciate you. And keep these coming.

[@GregSalazar]

Much appreciated, Daniel!

[@brando3342]

Another great video Greg. I just want to say, I really like how you narrate these videos, you speak as though your audience is part of the team, like we are really there with you going through the process. It’s different than other channels that sometimes feel like they are speaking AT the audience, rather than taking us along for the ride. Just wanted to say, I appreciate that way of doing things, and I’ve been really enjoying your channel. Keep it up! 👌

[@normanpaolo6438]

Its proof that he loves what he's doing. Not just the tech part but also sharing his knowledge and journey with us. Really hard not to love the dude!

[@Loraedien]

thanks to your videos I was able to help my friend with his problem, 10/10 content completely underrated, ppl should realise how valuable this content is, big thanks

[@GregSalazar]

Very much appreciated! 🙏

[@DasLooney]

Love the fact that you're thoroughness brought you back to this board to figure out if a bios update could help it, Greg. Now this technique is in your tech toolbox forever right alongside with clearing the BIOS, update the BIOS. Don't worry about not catching it previously, you can try to be a perfect troubleshooter but that's too much pressure and unrealistic my dude! Don't sweat not thinking of it previously. We're all learning no matter how much knowledge we already have that's the nature of the tech beast. You rock Greg! And thanks for yet another good video to spread the word on another good technique to add to our tech toolbox!

[@Tink-GB]

Thoroughness...I don't think so...it was viewers like me that called this out from day 1...

[@DasLooney]

@@Tink-GB No tech sees it all. No tech makes all the right calls. No tech is perfect. Cool that others saw, thoroughness is going back based on viewer feedback and checking out if that fixed the problem.

[@gekyume9701]

This channel has helped me learn more about pc troubleshooting than most big tech channels, Greg is an og.

[@johno9163]

I can so relate to this video. Many times as a tech (retired now) I found that I was so locked into the possible source of the problem that I refused to consider other possibilities. I had my manager tell me when I was first starting out, never overlook the obvious. Or to quote my favourite consulting detective, "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has the data".

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

what if not even the keyboard turns on and no screen, i tried to flash the bios with usb

[@Craig_N]

I had a similar issue with the exact same board when I updated the bios to the latest one 2 months or so ago. I was getting ready to upgrade from a 3000 series to a 5000 series. What I did was re-flash the board with 4204 and everything worked like it should.

[@qT_p13]

Sad that many of these early x570 boards didn't have flashback. Many a board have been dumped as a result. This feature needs to be on boards no matter how "cheap."

[@spankbuda7466]

It's not a upgraded feature for the PC novice. Manufacturers/retailers do not want to be dealing with bricked board returns and high tech support call volumes. This feature is useless for the vast majority of PC users because they do not mess around with the bios for the most part and most are illiterate when it comes down to this.

[@James-jh6wq]

@@spankbuda7466 I mean most users won't be overclocking their RAM/CPU, setting PCIe bifrucation, or so on besides enabling XMP, but when say someone wants to upgrade their CPU and need a BIOS update, this feature would be extremely helpful. On top of the fact that not even bios flashback, just a second chip, likely doesn't cost more than 50 cents in bulk considering how small they are.

[@qT_p13]

@@spankbuda7466 You say its for the pc novice, then say the average consumer won't update the bios and are illiterate anyway...so it isnt for the novice? You then say they don't want to deal with rma, but some boards don't work out of the box with certain cpus... which could result in an rma? I dont understand what are you trying to say?

[@spankbuda7466]

My mistake, I was typing and accidentally cleared out "not". But also, when you state that some boards doesn't work with certain CPU's that falls on the end user for not reading the packaging or contacting the manufacturer tech support because of their ignorance. This is when prebuilds are important. Some people shouldn't be building anything without researching and studying first.

[@qT_p13]

@@spankbuda7466 clears that up lol. But in this case it really doesn't always fall on the end user, because lots of b50/x570 boards didn't work with ryzen 5000 out of the gate, so how can a user possibly know that when amd advertise new cpus without explaining any of this? Also even some intel b660 boards have this issue with 12th gen and this is the first gen on that socket!

[@raahlunleashed7108]

Hey Greg, I really like how you work on computers. 10 years ago I made the same mistake when I got into computers. You listened to your community and I think this wideo speaks for itself. Awesome job!

[@VinhNguyen-df4rv]

The videos absolutely help a lot. Your MSI AIO videos raised a red flag when my computer randomly shut down. It turns out that the AIO pump is dead or the liquid inside is contaminated just like what you demonstrated in the videos

[@TheAcogshot]

I think sometimes you learn more from getting it wrong than getting it right first time. Showing us your slip-ups really does help us 'learn with you'. Also, don't worry about people calling you out. The DIY PC scene has quite a few cantankerous know-it-all's amongst the mostly pleasant community, as I'm sure you know. Although I'm sure it was your pride more than anything that fueled you to revisit the issue, I'd have done the same thing.

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Kudos for sticking at it and finding the solution. But also bear in mind that many pc users would be scared of updating the bios.

[@SeezSantos]

having a dual bios saved my board! It’s to bad it’s hard to find newer boards with them. Also recommend getting a UPS in case you ever do have some sort of power outage during update.

[@TheSlickmicks]

What kind of board?

[@BattleOverride856]

Doubt they even make boards with a legacy bios and UEFI bios anymore

[@SeezSantos]

@@TheSlickmicks This was an old X99A SLI Plus!

[@leguama]

for most new boards you wont need this because even if your bios becomes corrupt you can (atleast in theory) still reflash it with the USB autoflash features. You wont even need CPU/RAM to update/reflash.

[@brunofilardi]

Thanks for the videos, they are always very well explained, you are always very careful with the details, from the execution of the work to the way of recording the videos. Thank you Greg! A hug from Brazil!

[@dancristian7272]

even though this was the kinda problem i would've thought about first on a no post amd chip, i still appreciate every single video Greg posts about troubleshooting. i've learned so much about pcs and how much of a pain in the ass they can be just by watching you, its amazing. thanks again for being such a good tech youtuber, such a 'master'! keep it up, im always going to be one of the first viewers on every fix or flop video you post!

[@dashkataey1740]

Bios updating may be one of the first things you should do in the future. It doesn't take long to do and it seems to fix a lot of problems.

[@d00s0n]

Its a good thing to only update bios if needed.

[@tubesami]

Last bios update for my motherboard almost broke the whole computer. So bios update doesn't always fix problems but it can also bring problems

[@d00s0n]

@@tubesami i bricked a mobo in a new rig back in 2005. Tryed to update bios just cause i wanted it up to date. Never updated a bios since lol

[@hanilecter]

Actually, you do not need to rename if you do not use Bios flashback. The renamer is just in case you do not get into bios/EZflash (new cpu with old bios for example) and use one of the usb slots on the back - even without ram or cpu installed.

[@AdamEverythingRC]

Great Job with this. I do agree with you, with the newer memory and cpu's the bios seems to be more of a factor then it use to be these days. I think we all learned something today.

[@MrKeech666]

Oh man, I was SCREAMING 'BIOS' at the TV for the original FoF! 😜

[@ericcardinal4788]

Props to you for taking your viewers suggestions and trying them as a fix. Glad you fixed the board. I was completely convinced that it was the sockets or the power delivery to the dimm sockets

[@irellin7319]

I really do appreciate this series cause I have the same mobo and was having the same issue and didn't have the time to swap the mobo out. But then I seen all the comments about this mobo and did the bios update when this original video came out and it fixed the problem. This series are truly amazing

[@the_dark_defender]

That is the exact board I use, I enjoyed the video as always and it reminded me to check for updates to my board (there were 4 updates). Thanks for the work you put into your videos.

[@Herrikias]

I'm glad you were willing to try out suggestions others had thought of. Even if it failed, it's great to see the process and how to do it. No individual can think of everything all the time, and you did the best of your abilities. Kinda makes an argument for live streaming fix or flops, although the added stress of juggling chat shit posting and nitpicking may overshadow getting real-time advice from the genuinely helpful.

[@RuruFIN]

Having a little marathon here as I wasn't home for few days. But I'm actually surprised that you suspect the bios pretty rarely, but like you said few videos ago, we're all here to learn.

[@ai_square]

Recently I had issue with RAM modules detected in BIOS, but once it booted into Windows, BSOD happened. Sometimes, it would stay in Windows for quite some time without problems. But later checking using Memory Diagnostics proved that the RAM modules (dual-channel) had issues, therefore memory integrity is something you should check too.

[@JTIII]

I picked this motherboard for my first 3950X Build. This board still gives me NIGHTMARES. Can't count how many times I had to pop out the battery. Very picky when it comes to RAM period. Even on the latest bios, enabling XMP will give you a black screen. I passed this X570 TUF Gaming Plus Wi-Fi to my younger brother, told him don't mess with anything in the bios, and got me the ROG X570-E Wifi, that does actually boot into Safe Mode due to overclocking errors. This board is infamous for sure Greg. I'm glad you figured it out in the end Keep up the great content.

[@R-Tech_Gaming]

Dude, never feel bad about overlooking something. It's why, when I'm diagnosing a troubling issue, I have to step back and think about it for a moment. It's always good to just break off for a sec and consider alternatives. You gave that dude a pretty sweet replacement board and a definite upgrade, so you did a solid. Hopefully the viewership continues paying it forward because you are a great example to aspire towards being in the tech youtube space.

[@thegamerdad2870]

I had a similar issue where my new board wouldn't post with DIMMS in a dual channel configuration and it all came down to the mounting pressure of my AIO on the CPU, which is one of the things that I learned watching this series. Thanks Greg for making these videos - we are learning right along with you!

[@tsiturbotsi]

Great that you came back to this issue and made the video on it. I will watch, like and comment on every Fix or Flop video you make.

[@Thiagovnd]

That's a really interesting video. Could never imagined that I would be that hooked for a bios update video. The details like the focus on the debug lights was the cherry on top of the cake. Kudos for you Greg.

[@JMark4]

804k subs?! Damn Greg I feel like it was just yesterday when you were under 500k. KEEP IT UP MAN! These videos are gold.

[@tHe0nLyNeXuS]

Man, BIG KUDOS for being human and admitting to it! Very hard thing to do.

[@Chilledoutredhead]

Bios flash is scary biscuits.. but never be afraid to just go for it. Can fix so much. Lol. Excellent video and excellent series

[@thisisdaud]

Holy, huge growth Greg! I still remembered the science studio vids, and to be honest, I still misses some of those early ones lol. Here's to a quick mil milestone!

[@rickmens6110]

i'm really learning a lot from this series. Keep it going Greg, it's always beautiful to learn!

[@speedybean807]

After staying up to date on fox or flop I’ve been able to diagnose my pc so quickly even if it wasn’t like completely spot on but figuring out the component that’s causing issues has been super easy thank you Greg! However I still have been unable to figure out the issue of a graphics card I have but thank you for helping me learn so much!

[@benjaminnaidoo9776]

It might be worth adding a BIOS update section to every fix or flop from now on, just to be on the safe side 🤷🏾‍♂️ at least it gives the hardware the best chance going forward, whether it's updating to fix issues like memory compatibility or just updating for the sake of being up to date with it

[@PuR3OwNaGe45]

Agreed, just gotta be careful with these things, don’t want to use a version that doesn’t support the CPU

[@MrCliverlong]

Your thoroughness and honesty is commendable and a great example .

[@JayFinallyFamousOE]

I had a BIOs issue a few months back. I swapped my 3700x to a 5950x and for some reason the new CPU did not work with the latest BIOs update. I would try to load into any games and it was just restart my PC. Tried everything I learned from this series to try to figure out what was wrong with the new CPU. After weeks to testing and trying things out, my PC stopped restating and all I had to do is roll back to an old BIOs. So from everyone that watches your series and your content I wanna thank you for all you do to help us out. 🙌🙌🙌

[@fotisbekris3826]

Nice video! Have the exact same motherboard and last summer while checking for bios updates I noticed that Asus released 3 versions within a week. I am pretty sure that the2 of them were bugged and the board you have had one of them. Always wait for a couple of weeks before flashing new bios just after release

[@polizi212]

That incorrect date and time is killing my OCD! Great Job and excellent video!!!

[@londonguy2050]

Hey Greg, do not be hard on yourself. Some people can have many years of experience in computer repair and still miss stuff. It's the nature of computers, sometimes they can sometimes throw up weird and non-predictive stuff. The best thing you can do is what you are doing, persevere and persistence is key.

[@cbriggsentertainment2856]

Awesome video as always. I love these because how much I learn. Just yesterday I was able to fix my ps4. I don’t wanna say it’s because of other tutorials but because how confident you are at opening things up. I figured. What’s the worst that can happen lol. I even posted it. Was super stoked. Thank you for your help and knowledge. Have a great day Greg.

[@johnbowser2612]

Always enjoy watching your videos. Brings back memories, when I first started getting into computers, and trying to fix others. Nite a decade later, in getting back into them without the gear.

[@Tellinq]

Glad to see the motherboard is working fine now! I’m actually considering updating my TUF x570 Plus WI-FI board again due to some random stutters I get on Windows 11. Apparently that BIOS version you tried is now out of beta and it also fixes some “random stuttering due to fTPM”. Still considering if it’s worth a try. Even though my area is not necessarily known to have random outages, I still get nervous that something will go terribly wrong during a BIOS update.

[@nightstah]

That was my first X570 board. Still have it, powers my Plex server. All my other systems I switched to the X570 TUF Pro (Wi-Fi). Memory seems more robust on the Pro. Glad you got it sorted :)

[@luigiymario2xd]

Nice job! Yeah we figured it was an easy and painless fix, we don't blame you it's really easy to overlook!

[@badejong]

Great video. When I watched this video I was thinking bios issue but I thought you had already checked that.. But you apperently did not. This you will never forget again.. Best lesson ever! 👍👍👍

[@grantg98]

It's amazing how something so simple can fix such a random malfunction. Very interesting video. And I have that exact same memory.

[@hikaru-live]

You may want to buy some specific accessories here: 1) a PC debug card and 2) a universal EEPROM programmer with programming clips. The first is really just a Dr. Debug LED set on a card, which can give you POST codes on literally any motherboard as long as i have the correct PCI, PCIe, LPC or Debug UART connector. And the latter allows you to rescue any screwed up BIOS flashes and force flashing any BIOS bypassing all security checks.

[@nomisukeindustries]

I own a TUF GAMING X570 PLUS (WI-FI). I had a plethora of booting issues for the first few months of ownership. Every time a new BIOS would come out I would update it and everything would work fine for a few months. Then, boot loops. My issue seemed to be a combination of a 5600X and 3600 MHz CL18 Vengeance low-profile RAM. That orange light would come on CONSTANTLY. I appreciate you taking the time to revisit this because it made me less apprehensive about installing 4403 (which is out of beta phase now).

[@robertaguirre8973]

solid work Greg! Can't think of everything all the time. love your videos

[@xalen8856]

My friend had this exact same motherboard for his build and had the exact same issue. After nearly doing everything I could, switching his GPU to the second PCIE slot managed to make it POST. Immediately ran a BIOS update and he's been running smooth ever since. Goes to show how important it is to always update your BIOS to remedy these annoying issues. Seems like this board in particular had this problem a lot more than others, thank you ASUS quality control.

[@lastinline1958]

The very thought of having to flash my bios makes my bowels empty, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do... Great conclusion to that conundrum, though. I can't leave problems like this alone either.

[@leguama]

Great video! I just wanna mention that most new boards have recovery flash features often called flashback so even if you manage to corrupt your bios you should be able to reflash easily just with a USB stick and some patience!

[@gamehawk55]

Couple things: First, I would never go straight for a "Beta" version of ANYTHING when attempting to troubleshoot something with an updated version of something. Start with the latest STABLE version and THEN and only then, test the beta version. Especially with a BIOS, once you update to that beta version, you may no longer be able to downgrade the BIOS back to the latest stable version if you run into bugs that are being caused by the beta build. Second, the BIOSrenamer tool has nothing to do with whether or not the BIOS can be read by the board and flashed via normal means (through the BIOS flash utility within the BIOS). The BIOSrenamer tool is specifically for renaming the BIOS file for BIOS *Flashback* functionality (if the board has it).

[@draco4799]

Not sure if Greg will see this but between this series and PCDC I was able to start my own electronic cleaning and repair service while working on the Tex/Mex border

[@kingmatqc]

The bios renamer tool is only for the motherboard to flashback the bios when no post. If you leave the default filename the utility in bios will be able to use it no matter the name is.

[@randy206]

I had one of those motherboards. It crashed/died within 3 weeks of purchase. I couldn't get it to post no matter what configuration of memory I tried, no matter whether I reset the cmos or removed the batter, took it out of the case and tried building it minimalist style with only ram and CPU and graphics. I was able to return it to the retailer and get a new one. I have had that new one for almost 2 years now and it works just fine.

[@rvh4034]

Well Greg don't be too hard on yourself. Just remember that you are running solo on all these things.. Most people like Linus or Jayz2cents have a team and sometimes small suggestions can make a huge difference and save a lot of time. Your hardware skills is amazing and I believe that your software skills is also super, you just didn't think of it and there was no one giving that "Maybe BIOS" suggestion. Sometimes you just can't think of it all at once. Kudos for making another video about it and sorting it out. My dream is to just build and fix PC's like you. I just absolutely love PC's and everything about it. Proud of you man, you have come such a long way! Reinhardt from South Africa

[@RodneyEdits]

I have this exact board and every now and then the Dram LED stays on, but now I know how to update the firmware, I will do that. Thank you so much!

[@TheSlickmicks]

Good on you for being an honest human. Really dug the vid.

[@SeabooUsMultimedia]

One thing I always do is make sure that the computer I'm updating the bios on has a ups connected to it just in case if a brownout or power outage happens while updating the bios.

[@kevnor7909]

I always learn something new on your channel! Really looking forward to your new fix or flop video. Keep up the great content!

[@justwantedtoreply]

I've been in computers for 27 years give or take. Working in a computer shop when i was 15. Once I got higher up I got people under me and made a simple sort of guide for troubleshooting.. like disconnect everything not essential, reset bios, etc etc. You start with the simplest of things and work from there.. nothing much has changed in those aspects from the earliest computers till now really, some things got easier some got more annoying (RGB and tons of fans) etc. This could've been easily avoided following some easy steps if you want to be consistent.

[@ImEverlove]

Brooo you got a signed STARSET VESSELS vinyl? Thats some great taste my friend. Amazing band and album.

[@aliensounddigital8729]

This is why always getting a board with the flashback feature is a must. In some cases I'm sure not even that will help. Just knowing that you don't have to boot the bios to update them is a good piece of mind. I don't mind paying for the flashback button and clear cmos button on the motherboard. Usually update the bios before the cpu and memory even arrive. So yes I recommend people to not overlook the bios & clear cmos buttons on mobo's. These buttons can really help you out.

[@DjRavix]

Nice one … yeah compatibility can be a Pita … and some times it’s the simple solutions that you might forget about or overlook that solve the problem This is one of those things that should be in the same category as clearing the cmos

[@bradmorri]

There is a clear cmos jumper that you could have tried first Sometimes connectors can get a bit of corrosion buildup that blocks electrical connections. Reseating the component a few times can sometimes clean off the connection and the component starts working again. The user may also have been playing around with memory overclocking or bios mods and bricked the board and done something like change timings on one stick that didnt work

[@stuartlunsford7556]

Man, that is one of the best upper midrange boards. Attempting recovery is pretty much required in this case.

[@TommyGunz_]

I have a suggestion. Make a check list. Start with all the common problems at the top and work your way down to the bottom. Put things like check bios. Clear CMOS at the top. And then things like Cpu Pins etc etc down the line. Might help you stay more organized while trouble shooting. You do great but this might help you stay in line more.

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Greg, Great video showing the BIOS Update, too many people in comments make out it is So Scarrrrry & not something you can do but really it is as easy as installing any program. My Grandfather taught me that no matter how old you are or how much you think you know there is always something new to learn because "Nobody Knows Everything" Plus never be too proud to admit if you missed something or made a mistake because we all do as "Nobody is Prefekt"

[@jawnTem]

No need to beat yourself up over this we all make mistakes, besides, I really enjoy these flash-back/follow-up videos. What an opportunity to learn even more.

[@willnalita]

now THIS is some serius troubleshooting. i fixed a "dead" mobo thanks to you mate!

[@TheMhannah100]

Good job! I'm kinda surprised it worked, but glad it did.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Hello. Nice video. It's OK simple things get overlooked. I myself have a written checklist for when I do repair - so I don't overlook or skip the simple steps that might result in the fix / repair. Thanks for doing these very good and helpful videos.

[@bionjohan]

I just had this exact same issue when upgradeing my ram from 16 GB to 32 GB and i was really confused but I later realised that it was a pretty good time since i last updated the bios.

[@robert1975031]

Proof in the saying "you never stop learning". I've been working on computers since the 1990s, and trust me, there is always something that will come in that is something you have never seen before...

[@Skrivy]

I’ve been having the same issue with the same board, I’m so glad I came across this vid and learning something else to try for a fix before just buying a new mb

[@elephystry]

Omg I’ve just noticed, you have a signed vinyl of /Vessels/ by Starset?? That’s so cool! Respect!

[@ambientnaturally]

Greg, you're OK for showing us the complexities instead of just editing the mistakes out. We all learn much from mistakes, and it's better to have someone admit to mistakes so you can yourself avoid them! I enjoy your program and thank you for honesty. BTW, your gross dirty computers videos are how I found you a couple of years ago. I've become a dust-freak and built a 'near-HEPA' filter to blow onto my computer to make it nearly dust free. And I have four air purifiers in the house.

[@MotorcitycrownsPod]

I love the vinyl on the wall! Idk if it's new but it definitely caught my eye in this video....Greg you definitely have a great taste.

[@hasnopants]

Greg, everyone makes mistakes. Don't beat yourself up over it. Really appreciate your videos, its really nice to see someone so humble and knowledgeable at the same time in the tech space.

[@martindelgallego5809]

I do not have a UPS in case of Power Failure so i have only updated BIOS just about 3x before while holding my breath🎉😢. Great video!

[@robbieg3055]

for future refence use biosrenamer for flashback tool! this is a feature that allows you to flash the bios without cpu and memory, all you need is power to the board and that is it. plug usb in the back of board usually named bios, press the bios button and keep it held there for 5 second give or take then release button and wait till it's done which you will know by no more flashing. other than that you can use the normal (not renamed) bios to flash in the normal bios.

[@SidDTheSimschannel]

That is why I like to see how hardware software react when something just ain't quite right, knowing what is software problems causing hardware conflicts and what is hardware causing software conflicts is my thing when it comes to computers. My teacher in high school broke a school computer, and we as a class seperated in like 5 groups had to tell him what was wrong with it each group had time to mess with the computer in question, this was back in IDE days, and manually turning on a computer. The software problem gave a weird issue, unable to read boot disk inconsitantly and also gave unable to write to boot disk inconsitantly, most of the people thought it was a bad hard drive but I and my group decided it wasn't a bad hard drive because though mechanical drives make weird noises when they die and there was non of them. So I know what it was and my group agreed, the problem that was causing that problem was a bad IDE cable, my teacher took a knife to the cable and cut two of the wires and that is why we were getting though software errors, but that was a long time ago.

[@matasa7463]

Yay! It's fixed! Nice work, Greg. We all make dumb mistakes, the key is learning and keep trying.

[@amarsrayer8141]

Thank you for the video, it's very cool to share your knowledge on this because it is very difficult to get help. When it come to computers we remplace the faulty part and voilà but it's not always possible or even interesting to invest again and again on older gens. I'm in that case. I have a motherboard that refuses to turn on when I shortcut the power button. The red light stays on and that's it. The board was functioning I installed win11 by bypassing all the prep requisites (it's a z97 board) I used the pc for a couple of days turning it on and off, then I let it on. When I came back it was apparently on sleep but it refused to wake up when hitting the keyboard or wathever. I turned it off with the shortcut but since then it refuses to turn on again. Actually it did turn on a few times but there was always a issue like vram. The last time it turned on correctly but I had incorrectly plugged the graphic card (arggh) . There was a message on the screen saying power wasn't correctly supplied to the gpu. I turned everything off and correctly plugged the 6 pin vga power. The problem is the motherboard refuses to turn on since then. Everytime I was able to turn it back again I had it unplugged for hours before retrying but this time nothing seems to work. Do you have idea? Any help would be appreciated :)

[@frankshaw2057]

I know this is a dated video but I wanted to add that a lot of motherboards warn you to disable the TPM before flashing. It's real easy to miss completely disabling the TPM as it can be partially on the motherboard but also on the CPU. A bios update without disabling the TPM can act just fine but later on, there can be funny little glitches that pop up randomly and it's all because the bios is corrupted.

[@CNC295]

This board has a history of having problems like this. That's why you see so many of them on the secondary market and also you see them as a return refurbished sale at New egg and Amazon

[@Pentecostxx]

This needs to be shared. I've been praying to god that my motherboard isn't broken for almost a year now since it had the same problem and what I always do is just reseat the RAM to different slots and the damn DRAM led light is on so I ended up just putting my pc to sleep and not shut it down for months now since I was so scared that it won't post if I shut it down.

[@josegarita2718]

For those boards, everytime the BIOS is reset , it will go to a memory training cycle and adjust the timings correctly, could be just that

[@azntactical4884]

I think that is for most boards. With the motherboards I have, the BIOS gives an option to turn the learning off or on. When it relearns, it will cycle a few times before the actual boot.

[@WolvenSpectre]

This is why when I was in my IT course I became a fan of making a checklist and modifying it over time so I don't have a brainfart and forget a step because I am human. Got the idea as one of my instructors used a PDA that he put a database of problems and solutions that he could search when he got stumped.

[@OutlawNix]

I remember many decades ago some motherboards had small fans on the chipset. When those fans on the chipset went bad for one reason or another finding a replacement fan was hard. At which point seeing fans on motherboard chipset faded away for some time. Until someone decided it was good idea to bring back the fan on the motherboard chipset. Who ever thought of it I want to slap them side of the head. I learned my leason many decades ago. If you are building yourself a gaming rig do your best to avoid motherboard which chipset fans. Cause at some point those fans will fail or sound like complete crap and finding a replacement tends to be hard.

[@Bearded-Logic]

What was your logic for choosing the beta bios (4403) over the most recent update (4204)? Just wondering.

[@hazzmati]

Yeah I too was puzzled by his choice since I assume he wants a stable performance for the board. In that case you would not go with the beta bios right? Still worked out fine but still

[@Bearded-Logic]

@@hazzmati I tend to agree. I would have picked the more stable update, but he may have known something we didn't.

[@BattleOverride856]

Very rare to see tech KZbinrs post their own L's as a learning experience and a precautionary tale. Looks like we all learned something here. Good stuff. Always good to learn from our own mistakes and mistakes of others so we all don't repeat them.

[@jeremybadlon]

You've been a big help to me Greg on my PC life. Just ignore the negativity of other people and let's continue to learn. Also, maybe you can give that mobo to me. Hehehe

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

that is odd I never had a newer motherboard do that to me. It's called Bios Bit rot. But I only came across that on very old motherboards. That one is way too new. Very odd. Cause Bit Rot happens many years later.