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| Processor | Intel Core i5-12400F - Core i5 12th Gen Alder Lake 6-Core 2.5 GHz LGA 1700 65W |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE B760M--DS3H LGA 1700 DDR4 |
| Cooling | CPU - Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE / Case - cooler master 120mm rear case fan (Air cooling) |
| Memory | CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) |
| Video Card(s) | GTX1060 6GB |
| Storage | Samsung 1 TB 870 EVO SSD Main Drive / Samsung 500 GB 870 EVO SSD Backup Drive |
| Display(s) | ASUS 23" LED Monitor |
| Case | COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 (silver & black) |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR RM-750X 750W Modular ATX |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro 64bit Edition |
board: SOYO P4I865PE Dragon 2
condition: board is 4 years old with no problems until now
problem: cannot save changes in cmos
bios chip: Winbond W49VQQ2FAP
i upgraded my system to a 3.4ghz p4 from my old 2.8ghz p4 and did a clean install of xp. the board was rated for 3.4 ghz so im ok there.
i cleared cmos to default settings and then set it up for my new CPU.
i went to exit and save settings but when i clicked "y" to "yes save settings" it froze.
i could hear the "dong" in speakers when i hit the enter key so it is sending the keystroke but it doesn't seem to accept it.
i turned off power to restart. after restart i find the settings were not saved.
i realized i should shut down with CTRL+ALT+DEL so i tried that after it froze again.
CTRL+ALT+DEL rebooted the computer and also saved the new cmos settings so i'm ok there, but why can't i save bios setting normaly? what is going on to cause this?
i swapped out to the original cpu and it still would freeze when saving bios settings.
i reflashed with the latest bios and it still would freeze when saving bios settings.
i replaced the bios battery and it still would freeze when saving bios settings.
i was wondering if it was a board issue or a bad bios chip issue?
the computer works fine and it boots and runs normal with no problems.
i replaced the MB fearing it was going out but i want to fix it so i can reuse this board.
am i correct in assuming it is a bad bios chip and not a board issue?
if soyo wants too much $ for it, how do i go about getting a replacement bios chip?
are bios chips generic parts like ram memory sticks?
i don't know anyone with spare boards to get a chip from to try it.
condition: board is 4 years old with no problems until now
problem: cannot save changes in cmos
bios chip: Winbond W49VQQ2FAP
i upgraded my system to a 3.4ghz p4 from my old 2.8ghz p4 and did a clean install of xp. the board was rated for 3.4 ghz so im ok there.
i cleared cmos to default settings and then set it up for my new CPU.
i went to exit and save settings but when i clicked "y" to "yes save settings" it froze.
i could hear the "dong" in speakers when i hit the enter key so it is sending the keystroke but it doesn't seem to accept it.
i turned off power to restart. after restart i find the settings were not saved.
i realized i should shut down with CTRL+ALT+DEL so i tried that after it froze again.
CTRL+ALT+DEL rebooted the computer and also saved the new cmos settings so i'm ok there, but why can't i save bios setting normaly? what is going on to cause this?
i swapped out to the original cpu and it still would freeze when saving bios settings.
i reflashed with the latest bios and it still would freeze when saving bios settings.
i replaced the bios battery and it still would freeze when saving bios settings.
i was wondering if it was a board issue or a bad bios chip issue?
the computer works fine and it boots and runs normal with no problems.
i replaced the MB fearing it was going out but i want to fix it so i can reuse this board.
am i correct in assuming it is a bad bios chip and not a board issue?
if soyo wants too much $ for it, how do i go about getting a replacement bios chip?
are bios chips generic parts like ram memory sticks?
i don't know anyone with spare boards to get a chip from to try it.
