This is adapted from an email I sent off to ASRock a few minutes ago:
CPU: i5 3570K
Mobo: Z77 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 1.25v DDR3 1600
Video card: 2x Radeon HD4870 512MB
OS: Window 7 64bit Home Premium
HDD: 80GB Intel X-25m G2, 1500GB WD Green
My problem: I have been running the 1.40 bios since I got the board, and today I decided to check for an update. I went to this page:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/<wbr>Intel/Z77%20Extreme4/?cat=<wbr>Download&os=BIOS
And downloaded the Windows 2.10 BIOS. I extracted the .zip file and opened the update utility. There was a disclaimer about using the utility with "yes" and "no" options, I clicked "yes" and my screen immediately froze (capslock/numlock keys didnt work either). I shut off my PC after waiting a minute, and when I turned it back on, the diagnostic LED screen gave code "d0". Looking it up in my manual, it says "CPU initialization error".
Google'ing this, people have suggested that "d0" as a code more typically means a corrupted bios, which makes sense in the context what I saw.
Now, I did not hit the "update bios" button because it (I believe) corrupted my bios before I even had a chance to.
What do you guys think? Probably a corrupted bios? Can I fix it locally or do I need to buy a new bios chip from ASRock?
CPU: i5 3570K
Mobo: Z77 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 1.25v DDR3 1600
Video card: 2x Radeon HD4870 512MB
OS: Window 7 64bit Home Premium
HDD: 80GB Intel X-25m G2, 1500GB WD Green
My problem: I have been running the 1.40 bios since I got the board, and today I decided to check for an update. I went to this page:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/<wbr>Intel/Z77%20Extreme4/?cat=<wbr>Download&os=BIOS
And downloaded the Windows 2.10 BIOS. I extracted the .zip file and opened the update utility. There was a disclaimer about using the utility with "yes" and "no" options, I clicked "yes" and my screen immediately froze (capslock/numlock keys didnt work either). I shut off my PC after waiting a minute, and when I turned it back on, the diagnostic LED screen gave code "d0". Looking it up in my manual, it says "CPU initialization error".
Google'ing this, people have suggested that "d0" as a code more typically means a corrupted bios, which makes sense in the context what I saw.
Now, I did not hit the "update bios" button because it (I believe) corrupted my bios before I even had a chance to.
What do you guys think? Probably a corrupted bios? Can I fix it locally or do I need to buy a new bios chip from ASRock?
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