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Can a BIOS permanently go bad? (K8N Diamond Plus related)

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fixmarky

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Did a BIOS webupdate via MSI Live Monitor for my K8N Diamond Plus and got a Bad CMOS error on restart. I didn't think it was a big deal until the next time I restarted- my system hung at a blank screen while my DVD drives began seeking on their own.

Ok, next step was to reset my CMOS with my system unplugged- still the same hang ups, in addition to my PC restarting on its own when I turned it off (all the system restore settings in BIOS were how they should be)

So I take things further and flash an older version of the BIOS in DOS, bootdisks and everything, then top it off with a CMOS reset....and I still get the same hang ups and checksum errors when I start my system.

Random note, probably irrelvant: I lost all my Firefox bookmarks and the search bar is no longer functional. Maybe just an odd coincidence, but maybe not? I dont see how a bad BIOS could corrupt Windows though.

Anyways, does anyone, preferably with a K8N Diamond Plus, have any suggestions as what I could do or what could be wrong? I think I have most of my bases covered but I could easily be overlooking something obvious.

I really don't have the time to call MSI for tech support during the week, so if all else fails I'm hoping I can RMA it.

Thanks for any help.
 
The checksum error after a BIOS update is perfectly normal. Have you been to BIOS setup ever since? As BIOS update instructions tell you, you need to go there, do at least a "load optimal defaults", save, and exit.

Firefox is certainly nothing to do with /that/, and the restarts etc. sound more like a dying power supply.
 
Yeah I figured the checksum error would be normal, but my problem persists after loading optimal defaults etc.

As for the power supply, its a SeaSonic 550 thats less than a year old, and the restarts only happened AFTER the BIOS update.
 
Then it might be that something in the "optimal default" set doesn't play well with your particular hardware. The first and foremost thing to do is run a RAM test - www.memtest.org for a fine, free one.
 
Reformatted and ran Memtest with no errors at all. My PC still hangs for 5 or 6 seconds making clicking noises before booting. What else is interesting is that the board has a button to reset CMOS, but pressing it won't reset the settings. RMA time?
 
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