BIOS update, now can't boot!

GARoss

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I made the mistake of installing a BIOS update for my Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 motherboard. Their @BIOS utility said version F3 was available so I installed it. Now I can't boot at all. Just an endless goto repair but it can't find the fault. I was able to get to a System Restore area but no matter what I previous boot I tried it still fails. I check BIOS to see if it updated to F3 & it did.

I guess I need to restore F2, maybe? But how? Or is there another option? :cry:
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built 2011
OS
Windows 7 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K 3300 Mhz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3
Memory
16Gb Patriot PC3-12800 1600 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi)
Sound Card
On Motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell U2412M & NEC EA232WMi
Screen Resolution
DELL 1920x1200 - NEC 1920x1080
Hard Drives
Crucial 128 Gb SSD
Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
Hitachi GST Deskstar 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
PSU
Seasonic M1211-620 Bronze
Case
Antec Solo
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Rev 1
Keyboard
Apple
Mouse
Microsoft
Internet Speed
5mbs
Other Info
Sunbeam PL-RS-3 Rheosmart 3 Fan Controller 3.5" Bay 3 Channel 30W Fan Controller Panel
If you can get into the bios try checking that the boot order has not changed and that your boot partition is selected.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + SP1
CPU
E6600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-965P DQ6
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI HD5770
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2233sw
Hard Drives
1 x 120GB SSD
5 x 1TB HD
Yeah, updating the BIOS many times resets the board to it's defaults.
Check your hard drive boot options.
You probably need to change the setting to what they were before the update.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-4790
Motherboard
GA-Z87X-D3H
Memory
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon R7 250
Sound Card
Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung UN32EH5000, Dell 1703FPT
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, 1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
WD5003AZEX
WD10EZEX
Samsung HD103SJ
Samsung 128 GB 840 PRO
PSU
SeaSonic M12II SS-500GM
Case
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9900ALED
Keyboard
Logitech K800
Mouse
Logitech M705
Internet Speed
16 Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Bose Companion 2 Multimedia Speakers
Well I'll be a son-of-a-gun! My C: is an SSD & the new BIOS defaulted Integrated Peripherals/PCH SATA Control Mode to [IDE] instead of AHCI, needed for SSDs. Made the change & it booted fine. :thumbsup:

Thanks guys!
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built 2011
OS
Windows 7 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K 3300 Mhz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3
Memory
16Gb Patriot PC3-12800 1600 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi)
Sound Card
On Motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell U2412M & NEC EA232WMi
Screen Resolution
DELL 1920x1200 - NEC 1920x1080
Hard Drives
Crucial 128 Gb SSD
Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
Hitachi GST Deskstar 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
PSU
Seasonic M1211-620 Bronze
Case
Antec Solo
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Rev 1
Keyboard
Apple
Mouse
Microsoft
Internet Speed
5mbs
Other Info
Sunbeam PL-RS-3 Rheosmart 3 Fan Controller 3.5" Bay 3 Channel 30W Fan Controller Panel
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