Hello,
So I have been searching this forum since yesterday, and I have found issues and resolutions similar to my issue, but I cannot get the resolutions to work.
I attempted to update the BIOS on my MB using the EZ Update software. It got to 100% and then froze copletly, and then popped up "Program not responding force close, etc".
So I did, and continued about my day, but when I rebooted the system immediately goes to:
"Warning: Bios recovery mode has been detected. Please pu the file "C5FZ.cap" into HDD or a removable USB media device and then reset your computer. You can also insert the ASUS support cd to your cd-rom and reset your computer. If you have done these things, plese wait a moment and downt shutdown system!!!"
I have downloaded the BIOS from the ASUS site (I have tried both the most recent, and the one that I had running), and renamed it as above. I put it on th root of a 4 gig pen drive (FAT32) and stuck it in the PC. Hit the RESET button on the MB and it "reboots" but just sits at a black screen for several minutes, and then shuts off.
I have tried using the ASUS DVD that came with the MB (the one that says support and has all the drivers on it), same result, just a black screen.
I also pulled the CMOS battery and discharged the board, and waited about an hour or two, same result.
Can anyone help here, or is my board dead?