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Problem after BIOS update
Hi,
I did a BIOS update on an ASUS M2V.
I have been having problems with Windows 7. According to the (release note) there were some compatibility fixes added for Vista. (yep, for Vista, but I think they're also neccessarry for Windows 7)
The main problems I had was related to sound. It seems to be a common problem with this MB and Win7. See here as it's discussed on Microsoft's official forums, they're suggesting a BIOS update
I didn't have a floppy drive so I had to find a workaround. I found a bootable CD (link here) that included the latest BIOS version. It's a DOS based CD which starts the update when I type "UPDATE" and press enter. It did the trick. According to the screen messages, it successfully reflashed the BIOS and it asked me to reboot.
Computer was working but Windows started to have problems. I had problems with logging off and switching it off. It would just hang on the shutdown screen.
I could log in but it won't open any of my programs (like Chrome, Word etc...). Not even regedit.
I entered safe mode which was working fine.
I tried reinstalling Windows. From DVD, it hangs on "Extracting Windows files". It did not move from 0% for 20 minutes. I couldn't hear the DVD spinning noise and the LED on the drive wasn't blinking as expected.
From USB, it just stops. I started it and moved to 1% then I left it. When I came back to the computer I could only see the setup background. No cursor on the screen and the keyboard wasn't responding. Nobody was in the room so the installer just crashed I think. It was about 5 minutes so I don't think the installer would have finished.
What should I do?
Last edited by ish4d0w; 30 Jan 2013 at 15:05.