Start up isnt booting properly after BIOS update

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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 x64 professional
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    Start up isnt booting properly after BIOS update


    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.
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  2. Posts : 2,913
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    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?
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 x64 professional
    Thread Starter
       #3

    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.
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  4. Posts : 2,913
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    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?
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  5. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 x64 professional
    Thread Starter
       #5

    i am running the latest stuff from them. but running a system file check now but its through a utility called FixWin.
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  6. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 x64 professional
    Thread Starter
       #6

    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?
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  7. Posts : 1,781
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
       #7

    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.
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  8.    #8

    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
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  9. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 x64 professional
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Corazon said:
    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.
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  10. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 x64 professional
    Thread Starter
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    gregrocker said:
    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.
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