Need Help, Bloodrage Bios update causing boot loop, and crashing

[To(V)bo Co(V)bo]

I just updated my bios on my bloodrage to p11 from p09. After I did this windows crashes during start up every time. Some reason safemode is working fine. I am trying to install windows 7 and it crashes every time after the animation. I am getting so pist off right now. I wish I never updated this bios, I updated it for my new vertex4 ssd. I have tried ide mode ahci mode, sata dvd, ide dvd, and now im runnin out of ideas. Its like the bios bricked my computer.

I tried using my second bios and it wont even function now. It is P06 it keeps throwing a checksum error and wont boot.

This is bull, please help guys.

[CobraXP]

did u clear the saved oc setting from before? i cant remember which one but the way the voltage increased changed in one of them. Never use the saved cmos settings for the overclocking.

[To(V)bo Co(V)bo]

i cleared my bios and ran defaults to update my bios. I didnt even try to overclock or load profile yet. After some more tweaking i am able to boot and install now using 1 stick of ram. 3 sticks work fine in safe mode though. I am thinking p11 must of overhauled the ram module when they added support for 4 gb dimms. Maybe very ram sensitive, I will try a different pair of sticks out, I am still tinkering,more to come tomorrow.

[To(V)bo Co(V)bo]

After tons of tweaking I think I nailed down the problem. I suspect I had a bad stick of ram, computer wouldn't boot with one of the sticks. Its very strange that this didn't become a problem till after I had updated my bios. Luckily I have a spare set of sticks to use while I RMA the dominators. It is a real pain when you get 2 problems happen at one time. At least I got my puter back running.

[CobraXP]

good to hear that man.... bad mem can be a pain. i have had the least amount of issues with corsair over the years but it can happen.

[To(V)bo Co(V)bo]

Maybe you can help me out with another problem? After updating to P11 I cant use my second bios anymore. I kept it stock P06 so I always could go back if I needed. After the problems I was having I tried using it, it will boot after a cmos clear then stop with a cheksum error. It then only lets me go to my bios settings, if I change anything it hangs and needs another cmos clear to start again.

Any Ideas? Maybe a hot swap bios flash?

[therager]

Nowadays P06 is too old version. There are some major changes in BR bios after G40/41/42 betas and P10 official. So I suggest you to flash P10 version on the second chip and check if everything is okey .

[CobraXP]

therager is right... i think my second bios is either G42 or P09. I had issues with the P06 out of the starting gate with my 920. Just flash it to the P09 that you had before the P11.

[To(V)bo Co(V)bo]

I would try that, but it always hangs and errors with a checksum error. After the error it says defaults loaded, hit delete to enter setup. I hope I dont need a ps2 keyboard? Who has those anymore? It wont even make it to boot a device, so its basically unflashable. I was using p09 for a long time, which was the main reason for keeping P06 on my second chip. I think I might have to hot flash, but after the crap with my P11 flash my jedi force is weak.

[therager]

It wont even make it to boot a device, so its basically unflashable.

Use main bios (p11) to boot into Win and then flash the second bios thru Foxconn LiveUpdate.

[To(V)bo Co(V)bo]

Ok, now Im getting totally confused.

So I decided to do more troubleshooting. I re-tried my back up bios with my new sticks of ram and it all works fine now.

My backup P06 bios boots again, but I did notice something funny. I set my jumper to bios 2 (bios select) and my post says it's running P11, but when I enter setup it says P06, and Windows reports P06 also.

If I force bios 2 it correctly says P06 in the Post and windows. Isn't that odd?

I am scared to flash a bios to my backup if it could cause some kind of bootblock error on the board. What do you think?

ThanXS Rager, that foxlive idea was a golden solution! I forgot all about that. You can always count on fellow XS pals to save the day.