A8N-SLIDeluxe and ASUS Bios V1016

[1landshark]

After updating Bios to V1016, I am no longer able to enter the Bios Boot menu to make the necessary changes. Hitting the DEL key on startup only takes me to a black screen with a flashing hyphen that will go nowhere else - just have to do a manual shutdown. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this? I have re-flashed the bios to different versions and still no results.

Thanks for any suggestions

 

[phantom404]

I flashed to the latest bios and it seemed forever to boot up post. I would turn the computer on and a black screen would sit there for about 10 sec or so then post screen would show up. I just went back to my previous bios. 1011 and everything works fine

 

[1landshark]

Did get it to go back to prior version but now getting Driver_IRQL_NOt_less_or_more
Any idea what caused this?
Thanks

 

[mlc]

what method are you using to update your BIOS.. ?

are you saying you can boot up to the OS.. but you just can't get into your bios ? (maybe a weak battery??)

I went to 1015 a while back.. and had long boot up problems.. then went to 1016 and that seemed to help.. but bootup was still somewhat longer than previously.. I then disabled ncq.. and all is fine...

 

[1landshark]

Hi mlc
I use the DOS awdflash.exe. I just went back to v.1013 and all is fine again. I tried v1014,1015 & 1016 all with same result of black screen during bootup that did not allow access to Bios. Battery is fine, I think, as all works well with v1013.
What service is ncq? I would like to try disabling to increase bootup speed.
Thanks

 

[Doctorweir]

Hmmm...no problems here with 1016...di you use the newest flash utilities? Maybe a re-flash helps...
For my part I always use the Windows-tool without problems...
NCQ is native command queueing, a Harddisk access mode newer drives can use to access data more effectively...

 

[1landshark]

Is NCQ in Bios or Services? I cannot find it in services.
As for reflashing the Bios - I have probably done it 10 times, cleared the CMOS and all with the same result. So now that I am working aain will wait for a later Bios before reflashing.
Thanks

 

[mlc]

if you go into your system settings.. within device manager.. and look under the IDE Controllers....then under primary or secondary channel for the drive(s) in question go into the advanced properties tab... ...

if you are using the nvidia ide drivers.. you'll see a box with NCQ checked... I think if you run with the microsoft ide drivers you wont see it as an option...

 

[1landshark]

Thanks again.