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ga x58a ud3r F6 and higher bios problem

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David Carey:
I have a GA x59a ud3r and i would like to flash the bios to F6 or higher , unfortunately windows will not load . F4 , F5 no problem

shadowsports:
Greetings,

I suggest you use QFLASH...  press <End> at POST and flash at the BIOS level.

David Carey:
I have re-flashed using q-flash and @bios (offline) , F6 and the larger F7l and F8a have the same results . F4 and F5 work flawlessly but any other result in Hanging at "starting windows" .

shadowsports:

--- Quote from: David Carey on June 24, 2020, 12:37:32 pm ---I have re-flashed using q-flash and @bios (offline) , F6 and the larger F7l and F8a have the same results . F4 and F5 work flawlessly but any other result in Hanging at "starting windows" .

--- End quote ---

Greetings,
So the flash to F6 or later is successful, and you can enter the BIOS, manipulate and save settings, but your system doesn't boot afterwards?

Are you using Windows 7?

What is the error? or no error, flashing cursor, etc?

Easy to test....

Use a different storage device, install a fresh copy of windows as a test.  Does it boot?

or, create a disk image back up of your existing install and install a fresh copy of windows to your existing disk.  (as a test).

F6 and later contains enhanced RAID driver support, if you are using a legacy OS, its possible the installed storage driver is not compatible.   

or

F7L contains Large disk support 3TB+.  F6 may contain something that changes the way the disk structure is being interpreted or read.  But without an error or something tangible these are only guesses.

David Carey:
The flash is successful , bios is working . The system hangs at the starting windows screen usually before those flying balls join and form the windows logo .
I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed .

I have Clean installed the OS on a new to system HDD ( twice - did not like the first HDD ) - sole HDD in system all others disconnected .
No difference .
 
Another "quirk" is that the system will not boot into safe modes - hangs at classpnp

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