I want to give a final update just in case anyone else is checking out this thread. I ended up fixing my BIOS and now it is up and running just like normal. I reset the BIOS with the jumpers and by removing the CMOS battery. It no longer turned on and off in an endless loop. However, I did not receive any visual feedback at all. My PC was just on and my keyboard and tower were lit up. I then flashed my BIOS and my PC was up and running again but it could not recognize any boot drive. I changed to UEFI mode and it gave 10 beeps again then turned off and on in that endless loop, so I just replaced the CMOS battery, reset the jumpers on pins 1 and 2 then back to 2 and 3. I then saw the error screen stating "CMOS battery Fail!!" I pressed F1 and it automatically booted from my SSD as normal. It didn't even kick me to the BIOS.
Hi, I have a software called Driver Booster 9 by IObit and I have been using it for about a year now with no issues. However, yesterday I saw there was an update for system firmware that was very out of date. Unfortunately, I installed it and cleaned up my PC afterward with Dell Support Assist. After the cleaning was finished, I restarted my computer. As it was rebooting my PC gave about 10 weird beeps and then restarted, then shut down, and it continued this in an endless loop. Every time I attempt to turn on my PC, it does that endless on and off loop. I cannot even get into the BIOS nor do I see any video feedback and my keyboard doesn't light up. I did some research and found out that I may have bricked my motherboard. I don't want to post links here because I don't want to be spammy but the one tutorial on my same PC has the Dell-Area-51-R2-Stock.bin BIOS image. I have no idea how he got that file nor do I know how to create it myself, which I would feel much more comfortable about doing. So I have done the following: All I need now is the motherboard chip name, which I am going to have to use a magnifying glass app to see it. I just need to do some research on that chip. I assume it holds 16MB, which is the file size of the BIN file. I am just trying to make sure that I am on the right track to flashing my BIOS and getting my PC back. I want to be as thorough as possible because this is a scary process as I am completely new to this side of technology. Also, the Intel X99 motherboard is not a cheap motherboard so I would prefer to avoid having to purchase it. Thank you for any help I receive or for just taking the time to read it. I appreciate having this opportunity to get help! I hope I didn't leave anything out.
Area-51 R2, BIOS corrupted?