Enabled Secure Boot for Valorant, Bricked PC | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:36 AM

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So I enabled secure boot in my bios because valorant wouldn't launch without it and now my entire my is just bricked. The screen is black, no USB port works, but the PC is on. I have absolutely no idea how to fix this and I'm sort of having a nervous breakdown.

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:38 AM

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hollow bison So I enabled secure boot in my bios because valorant wouldn't launch without it ...

Do your pc boots?

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So

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The pc is on?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:38 AM

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It turns on

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:38 AM

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I suggest resetting your bios

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:38 AM

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I can't

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No usbs work so I can't even get to bios

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:38 AM

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U have a cmos battery on your motherboard?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:39 AM

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Is that the little round battery?

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:39 AM

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Yea

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U can take it out and reseat it in

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Or I just take it and turn on ur pc

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It’ll reset bios settings

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Then turn it back off and reseat battery

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:39 AM

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Okay, I'll send a picture in a moment to confirm what battery ti is

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:39 AM

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Or just take it out while pc off and put it back in

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Ok

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It’s a little round battery

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:40 AM

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Okay there are quite a few little round batteries.

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I'll take pictures and you can see if you see it

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:40 AM

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A few?

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There should only be one

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That’s strange

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The battery should be near ur gpu

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:42 AM

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do you see it in any of these pictures

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:43 AM

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Erm

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Check in between ur cooler

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It might actually be uhh

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What’s ur motherboard model

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:44 AM

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Is it the “BAT”

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:44 AM

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Yea

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That’s it

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:44 AM

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I've gotta take my gpu out to get to it

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So this will take a minute

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:44 AM

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Oh jeez

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:45 AM

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yeah it's right behind my gpu

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:45 AM

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whoa

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:50 AM

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Look like the right battery to you?

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@idle island (sorry to ping, I know I said it might take a second, but I got it out)

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:56 AM

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Yea that is the battery

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 12:58 AM

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Alright it’s out, should I wait a certain amount of time or just reseat it

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 12:58 AM

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Reseat now

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 1:00 AM

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Should I put the graphics card back in or just see if it boots rn

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Well I’d need a display so I should probably put in the graphics card

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 1:01 AM

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Put graphics back in

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 1:03 AM

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idle island Put graphics back in

Boot to bios?

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I turned it on and the USBs still don’t work so my keyboard doesn’t have power.

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Saw this on Reddit, are they onto something?

idle island Jan 12, 2023, 1:24 AM

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Yes

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 1:40 AM

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idle island Yes

I’m waiting the 10 minutes now. What do I do if this doesn’t fix it?

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That didn’t fix it

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I reset the cmos using the clear cmos pins and that also didn’t work. I’m looking online and getting seriously worried because people have this issue but no one has fixed it yet from what I can tell

candid compass Jan 12, 2023, 2:46 AM

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hollow bison I reset the cmos using the clear cmos pins and that also didn’t work. I’m lookin...

Disconnect all mass storage devices from your USB ports.

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That's likely what's locking up your USB.

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 2:48 AM

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What do you mean all mass storage devices? The only thing plugged in is my keyboard, mouse, webcam

candid compass Jan 12, 2023, 2:52 AM

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Well hard drives and USB keys. Unplug your webcam and give it another go.

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 3:24 AM

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I have a nvme and a ssd but everything else plugged into usb was unplugged and it didn't work either

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 3:27 AM

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Are you able to access your BIOS at all?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 3:29 AM

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No

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Not at all

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I've reset cmos twice now and it looks like secure boot has somehow survived both times

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 3:29 AM

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I didn't read all this shit

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But you reset the bios by pulling the battery

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and reinserting it?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 3:30 AM

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And by shorting the pins

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 3:30 AM

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Secure-Boot didn't sruvive

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i promise

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Even if it did, you should have access to the BIOS. Windows just won't start

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 3:30 AM

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That's what I want to think, but everything seems to suggest secure boot is still stopping my system from working

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But I'm open to troubleshooting ideas you have

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 3:33 AM

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Well, jumping the pins

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and pulling the CMOS battery

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reset your RAM

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reseat*

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 3:39 AM

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I will try that in a second

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I just tried to boot the pc without a cmos battery in it to see if anything would happen and I still got nothing

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 3:50 AM

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Yeah it won't boot without the CMOS battery

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lol

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dumb question, are you sure the monitor is plugged in?

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Also do you have any Q-Codes error lights

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or anything like that?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 3:54 AM

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The monitor is plugged in, and where would I check for q-code errors

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 3:55 AM

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Q-Codes are on ASUS motherboards

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Which motherboard do you have?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 3:56 AM

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B550 aorus elite ax v2

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I just reset the pins again and nothing

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My pc turns on, the motherboard lights come on, fans spin, but it won't display any video output and none of my usb devices turn on or light up

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:03 AM

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Hmmm

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I wonder if your mobo is fuckered

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You're 100% sure you set the pins back correctly

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after you reset theM/

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:04 AM

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What do you mean set them back correctly?

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:05 AM

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On the pins

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You move the little jumper box

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over

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start the PC

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then shut it off

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:06 AM

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My pins don't reset like that

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:06 AM

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and then move the little box back

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:06 AM

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I just have two little pins that I short out

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:06 AM

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You don't have a "normal" setting on them?

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Which motherboard is it again?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:07 AM

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B550 aorus elite ax v2

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Here’s a picture of my manual

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It only references clearing cmos by shorting those two pins and/or taking out the battery

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I've done both, multiple times now. And nothing has changed.

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:09 AM

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Oh okay so you don't have 3 pins

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My board has 1-2-3 pin

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and the "jumper" is on pin 1-2 "normal mode"

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and when on 2-3 it's "clear cmos"

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Touching them with a screwdriver also works

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:10 AM

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I did

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twice now

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:10 AM

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But let's think...

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You don't happen to have another computer do you?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:10 AM

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(don't mean that in a snarky way) but I have reset the cmos about 5 times now by both battery and shorting the pins

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I do

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:10 AM

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Does it happen to have a computer speaker in it?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:11 AM

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I'm not sure? How could that help?

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:11 AM

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Since you don't have Q-code error codes

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the speaker is what we need

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it will beep at us

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and then we can figure out what's worng

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:11 AM

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I mean I've got a speaker with me

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:11 AM

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it sends morris code to us and lets us know lmao

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it's a computer speaker though, that attaches to the motherboard

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:11 AM

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Like this pc has a speaker plugged up to it now

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:11 AM

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it's oldschool shit

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i don't think new PC's come with them

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:12 AM

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ohh, what would it look like

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my old pc is a bit older

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it makes noise actually

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once I plugged the wrong ram in

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:12 AM

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https://www.amazon.com/Motherboard-Speaker/s?k=Motherboard+Speaker

Amazon.com: Motherboard Speaker

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:12 AM

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and it beeped

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:12 AM

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This is a motherboard speaker

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Sorry, I kept calling it a computer speaker

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:12 AM

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It might have one, let me check

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:12 AM

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If your OLD PC beeps when you turn it on. It has a motherboard speaker

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:12 AM

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i'll crack it open and check

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:13 AM

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Awesome

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:14 AM

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it's got one

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but it's stuck on the motherboard

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:16 AM

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noooooooooo

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:16 AM

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yeahhh

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so what next?

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:16 AM

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Man idk

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do you have onscreen ?

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on screen graphics

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onboard*

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sorry

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God I can't think correctly

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:17 AM

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Nope, I wish I did

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I've tried a different gpu though and it did nothing

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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pull out all the ram sticks

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but 1

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and try

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I think you killed your motherboard honestly

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:20 AM

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So do I, but how tf does turning on secure boot fry a motherboard

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:20 AM

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fuck if i know

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lmao

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:20 AM

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If a motherboard was fried, would it's lights turn on?

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Like the lights turn on, fans power up, gpu turns on

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:22 AM

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Yes

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:22 AM

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But usb ports don't work and I get no display

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:22 AM

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Yes

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motherboard/cpu/memory

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any of them are bad

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you'll still have lights+fans

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:22 AM

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No, they were all working perfectly fine before I changed the bios

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oh

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nvm I see what you're sayin

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:22 AM

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You're 200%

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fucking sure

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the bitch is plugged in all the way

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mobo 24pin

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CPU pins

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GPU pins

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and you didn't accidentally select the wrong source for your monitor?

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i did that once

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took 3 hours

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:23 AM

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on god it is all plugged in

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:23 AM

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Had it on VGA instead of DVI

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didn't know

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thought it was fucking broke

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:24 AM

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I've tried it with hdmi and DP

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nothing

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:24 AM

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had my PC on a pizzabox trying to figure out if the motherboard was shorting on my case

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:24 AM

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not to mention, my usb ports still do nothing

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no matter what I do

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:24 AM

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Okay take all ram out but 1 stick

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power on

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:24 AM

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already did

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nothing

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:24 AM

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hmmm

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i would say motherboard is bad then

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not from secure boot changing

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from you messing with the battery, maybe (maybe)

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oh btw

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did you put the battery back in correctly?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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is there a special way to do that?

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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it has a + and - sign

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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oh really

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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yes

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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let me take a look at that

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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basically it's either upside down or it isn't

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:29 AM

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I see the + side on the circle

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but there is no indicator anywhere in the hole it goes in

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:29 AM

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the + sign faces up

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i believe

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send a photo of how it's installed now

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i'll be able to tell you

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:31 AM

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I'm holding the battery, but you can see its home to the left

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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oh

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no bro

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it's either upside down or not

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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OH LMAO

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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the "directin" doesnt matter

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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no it's the right way

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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okay

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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i was wondering why there was directionality for a circle

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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do you have a voltage meter?

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you can test the battery and make sure it's good

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:35 AM

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Yes

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it's at 3.10 volts

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what it is supposed to be

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:38 AM

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well then

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I still say mobo died

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:38 AM

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I don't disagree

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I'm calling gigabyte tomorrow

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:38 AM

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But buy a motherboard speaker and confirm before doing anything else

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Maybe a local PC shop will ahve one

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It'll give you beep codes to diagnose the issue

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:42 AM

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I'll look around, but I cannot wait to have one shipped, especially if it'll just tell me I need a new motherboard that I can then wait to have shipped

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I'll call gigabyte tho and see if they can help with anything. Do you think this kind of thing is covered under the basic warranty? I didn't pay for any special kind of warranty

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:45 AM

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Should be

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They'll walk you through everything you've done already

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And then RMA the board

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Does your mobo support bios updates even if it's off?

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I forget what that feature is called

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:46 AM

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No clue, honestly

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Q-flash?

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:46 AM

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I think so

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:46 AM

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I was just reading about that. I think it might

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:46 AM

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If it does, maybe you can flash a bios to it and see if it'll work?

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:46 AM

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yeah

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:47 AM

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Worth a shot right

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This gonna be funny if all this, and it's dead ram or cpu

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something stupid

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like it just happened because you turned off the PC

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lol

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:48 AM

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I would be blown away. This all started immediately after I turned on secure boot

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:48 AM

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Man it happens

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I had my PC booting yesterday

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I go to install windows (it freezes)

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I get Q-Code 55 "Memory Not Detected"

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My PSU was supplying just enough power to make it work half-assed like I had it

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And then I put a load on it, and the PSU said NOPE

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said CYA dudes i'm out

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 4:52 AM

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yes I can flash the bios to it

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so I'm gonna try that

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and yeah computers are wack

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 4:53 AM

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I hope flashing the bios works 🙂

hollow bison Jan 12, 2023, 5:12 AM

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You can’t flash the bios without taking everything off the motherboard

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So if I do that I’ll do it tomorrow with gigabyte as a last attempt before I send in the board

languid fog Jan 12, 2023, 5:19 AM

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Cool cool

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Goodluck man

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