Start up isnt booting properly after BIOS update

[sirbiff10]

ok so i went to update my BIOS after one of my games(call of duty: Black ops) was lagging badly and i did everything to reduce lag even though my computer could run it on high settings. BTW the lag was gone after i upgraded BIOS for the game i mentioned above.

So a friend suggested that i update the BIOS. i did and then after restart my computer would freeze but when i unplug a usb device from 2 ports grouped together it booted. Today i got the boot until i remove a USB device but now i get crashes in games. it also decided to install printer drivers...again even though the printer has been working fine since the day i installed windows 7 x64 months ago. My version is not a beta or a RC its a full version fully updated with some minor tweaks like UAC turned off but nothing major that would cause startup to fail.


i know i dont have a virus or a rootkit. Thats the first thing i checked. This didnt happen till after i updated the BIOS.

so here is what i have done so far:
Startup repair twice(i chose the recommended option).....neither time it worked it just reverted it back two days.

did a antivirus,rootkit, spyware,etc... scan found only small stuff that wouldnt cause this much problems. in other words small stuff that i got rid of easily that is fairly common such as data miners and tracking cookies.
also ran combofix....didnt find anything.
next did a scan using Advanced windos Care 2 didnt find anything wrong with the disk or anything else.

also ran chkdsk also didnt find anything.
i know its also not a heating issue because monthly i blow dust out of the case and check for wires around the fans.

any ideas on what to do?

i ran out of options of stuff to do. i dont mind re-installed windows 7 but kind of want to use that as a last resort.

Also any ideas that require command prompt please make is a simpe to understand as possible please. i am not stupid in CMD just get confused easily.

 

[kegobeer]

After you updated your BIOS, did you load defaults, reboot, enter the BIOS again, and configure the BIOS to what it was prior to updating the BIOS?

 

[sirbiff10]

i did go into bios after it rebooted into it to check settings and they were all defaults. i never changed anything in the bios when i installed it initially. and no i didnt try downgrading it. But the upgrade improved EPU performance which for some reason fixed my Black Ops lag problem.

Dont know if that answered your question kegobeer.

 

[kegobeer]

Yep, I wanted to rule out an incorrect BIOS setting. Have you checked for newer motherboard/chipset/video/audio/etc drivers from Asus and nVidia?

 

[sirbiff10]

i am running the latest stuff from them. but running a system file check now but its through a utility called FixWin.

 

[sirbiff10]

Ok so I went into bios and my boot order was removeable, HDD, cd drive.
Also it
Hangs when my printer is plugged in. Could it be a driver issue?

 

[Corazon]

Did you flash your BIOS to the latest official update from your motherboard manufacturer, or did you flash a modded BIOS?

Try changing the boot order to CDROM first, HDD second. Disable any other entries.

 

[gregrocker]

Work through these troubleshooting steps
to check for repeat errors in log or other clues using the System Resources, test hardware, file system, system file integrity, etc.

Work up to a Repair Install which is the final resort before the superior Clean Reinstall.

A clean reinstall is always better than getting a new computer, since today's new computers are larded with bloatware and useless utilities with better versions built into Win7. Get it perfect following these steps, then backup a System Image so you never have to reinstall again: Reinstalling Windows 7

 

[sirbiff10]

Did you flash your BIOS to the latest official update from your motherboard manufacturer, or did you flash a modded BIOS?

Try changing the boot order to CDROM first, HDD second. Disable any other entries.

i flashed with a manufacturer official update.

ok i'm also gunna try re-installing printer drivers just incase.

 

[sirbiff10]

Work through these troubleshooting steps
to check for repeat errors in log or other clues using the System Resources, test hardware, file system, system file integrity, etc.

Work up to a Repair Install which is the final resort before the superior Clean Reinstall.

A clean reinstall is always better than getting a new computer, since today's new computers are larded with bloatware and useless utilities with better versions built into Win7. Get it perfect following these steps, then backup a System Image so you never have to reinstall again: Reinstalling Windows 7

i've already done most of that. SFC /scannow didnt find anything wrong. i know its not a hardware fault because it seems to only not like my printer after i updated my BIOS before it worked fine. Essentially all these problems happened after i updated my BIOS.

 

[sirbiff10]

ok so right now.... My computer works fine with the exception of my computer wont boot up when my printer(which has drivers installed since i first installed Win7) is attached. i know the USB ports work cuz i tested it with other devices like my mouse and the USB Hub and it still boots up. It ONLY hangs with my printer attached,