Gigabyte BIOS Hell!

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:57 pm **(#1)**

Today 9/14/2017,
I turned on my computer,
(normally as I do after a good/fair nights rest).
To my amazement,
the BIOS of my motherboard had been changed!?

The message on my screen,
stated that I needed to go into the BIOS to make necessary adjustments.

I didn't update it!?
Suffice it to say,
I was running a different BIOS,
which was unstable.

As a side note...
I did update the BIOS a few months ago and experienced major issues.
However,
I was able to revert back to the BIOS which I was originally using.

Now I'm back with the BIOS I was using before this "BIOS update" and everything looks to be as it was.

I can't figure out how this happened?
I've looked into all the event logs and there is no mention of this change/installation.
I have even gone into Command Prompt during boot, to try and see what might be the cause of the.
To no avail...
I have yet to discover the cause.

I have flashed my BIOS back to the original setting and now everything is back as "normal".

It's a mystery to me how this all happened in the first place?

:oops:

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

I swear computers have become living things that like to mess with our heads!

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:01 pm **(#3)**

Pat625 wrote:

I swear computers have become living things that like to mess with our heads!

You're not joking!
This is really a mystery to me,
as to why it happened.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1493

Hi Wallace - I think you have a 'BIOS' problem. One way the bios (basic input-output system) can change is if the lithium battery goes flat. I check it with a multimeter. Should be at least 2.5v or more.
:abduct

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:05 pm **(#5)**

Tas_mania wrote:

Hi Wallace - I think you have a 'BIOS' problem. One way the bios (basic input-output system) can change is if the lithium battery goes flat. I check it with a multimeter. Should be at least 2.5v or more.
:abduct

This happened after the windows creation update was installed.

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

You should change the bios battery anyway just to make sure it doesn't cause future problems. They're cheap enough.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:31 am **(#7)**

racer-x wrote:

You should change the bios battery anyway just to make sure it doesn't cause future problems. They're cheap enough.

The entire computer,
(built form all new parts) isn't even a year old yet.
I also replaced the BIOS battery when I first built the system.
The battery is doing fine.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1493

Quote:

The entire computer, (built form all new parts) isn't even a year old yet.

I think that's the issue. I found that you can only enter UEFI bios from inside Windows 10 once Windows is installed.
There is an explanation on how to enter UEFI bios on this page.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5831-boot-uefi-firmware-settings-inside-windows-10-a.html
I was quite surprised when I found this because hardware was once operating system agnostic and the Windows method involves restarting twice.
I had a computer business for 15 years and still do some voluntary work on windows computers. It's mostly all Linux at home. :pengy

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:56 am **(#9)**

Tas_mania wrote:

Quote:

The entire computer, (built form all new parts) isn't even a year old yet.

I think that's the issue. I found that you can only enter UEFI bios from inside Windows 10 once Windows is installed.
There is an explanation on how to enter UEFI bios on this page.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5831-boot-uefi-firmware-settings-inside-windows-10-a.html
I was quite surprised when I found this because hardware was once operating system agnostic and the Windows method involves restarting twice.
I had a computer business for 15 years and still do some voluntary work on windows computers. It's mostly all Linux at home. :pengy

My machine is working fine now.
The system/motherboard,
(Gigabyte Z170-HD3).
Does give a low battery voltage warning and this hasn't occurred.
I tested the BIOS battery,
it's a new battery with a full charge of 3 volts.
After flashing the BIOS from F20 back to F6,
all is well now.
The gigabyte motherboard I have,
does have dual bios,
but why would it boot to a different BISO,
which wasn't even installed?
This still doesn't make sense,
but it's working fine now.
:oops:

dinasset · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:54 am **(#10)**

What is BISO? same as BIOS?

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:04 am **(#11)**

dinasset wrote:

What is BISO? same as BIOS?

I meant BIOS (Basic Input-Output System).

I misspelled it.
:oops:

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12862

Fringe benifit to be able to edit your original OP without showing the edited last idiocy. lolol

When I first saw your post, I thought you were meaning bistro and you were trying to convey your bad experience at a bbq joint. lolol

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:15 am **(#13)**

lylejk wrote:

Fringe benifit to be able to edit your original OP without showing the edited last idiocy. lolol

When I first saw your post, I thought you were meaning bistro and you were trying to convey your bad experience at a bbq joint. lolol

I can see why you thought that.
:hehe

dinasset · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:30 am **(#14)**

Wallace wrote:

dinasset wrote:

What is BISO? same as BIOS?

I meant BIOS (Basic Input-Output System).
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I misspelled it.
:oops:

OK, thanks.
I was just curious.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:36 am **(#15)**

dinasset wrote:

OK, thanks.
I was just curious.

Yes,
sorry about that and thanks for pointing it out.
I don't think I would've noticed.
I corrected the spelling.