I think I screwed up my BIOS...

[Onionsoilder]

So recently one of my case fans broke down, so I bought a new one(exact same manufacturer and model). This prompted my BIOS to tell me that I had a different system configuration than previously... yeah, okay, I guess I do. Everything was still working fine, as I could just ignore the message and continue to launch the OS, but I wanted to fix it so the message didn't pop up. So... I downloaded the current BIOS update for my motherboard(ASUS M3A78) and flashed it, then restarted my computer.

It booted up, but it now seems to be in hyper-overdrive mode. It seems to be cycling ridiculously fast, like it is hideously overclocked or something. I've never overclocked in my life, so I don't know what I might of done to cause this or how to fix it. Everything is sped up so fast that I can't even type in my password, as a single keypress will fill in 20 characters, and the computer goes into sleep mode after just a few minutes(instead of the hour it is set for).

 

[MarineCorps]

I don't think there is much you can do as the AKAIK the m3a78 doesn't have a backup of the bios onboard. I would try reseting the CMOS to see if that helps but if it doesn't I would contact ASUS and see if they will replace it.

 

[Onionsoilder]

How do you reset the CMOS?

EDIT: After a little bit of googling it seems that it's actually a physical switch on the motherboard? I found the CMOS battery, but I don't see a switch anywhere near that.

EDIT2: Never mind, I found it. Took me a while since it was labeled CLRTC, but... yeah. And it worked. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 

[Onionsoilder]

Okay, so... I guess that was a little early for a victory. My computer isn't recognizing my graphics card now; dxdiag shows up under N/A for everything, and I can't run any games or even install the drivers, as I get an error saying no compatible hardware was found.

 

[Onionsoilder]

I tried wiggling the video card and rebooting it, but now it's back to doing the really fast processing problem I had earlier. I tried the reset CMOS jumper again(twice) but it didn't help this time.

 

[MarineCorps]

Okay, so... I guess that was a little early for a victory. My computer isn't recognizing my graphics card now; dxdiag shows up under N/A for everything, and I can't run any games or even install the drivers, as I get an error saying no compatible hardware was found.

What video card are you using?

 

[Onionsoilder]

Nvidia 8800 gt

 

[MarineCorps]

Nvidia 8800 gt

Have you tried DL the makers drivers instead of NVIDIAs? Also make sure you have unistalled your current drivers also.

 

[Onionsoilder]

Yeah, it just wasn't being recognized. Anyway, I flashed the CMOS a few more times and it stabilized again, and now everything seems to be working.