The BIOS on the Z440 won't start

[Andy_Z440]

Hello everyone,

i have a Z440 and want to replace the HDD with a SSD
After I changed the disks nothing works anymore. The monitor stays black, I can't access the BIOS. A BIOS update as described on the driver page seems to work at first, but only ends when the fans start up.

BBR jumper was set.
There are not the 8 tones.
The USB stick flashes, then stops and shows a continuous signal.
Approx. 2 minutes later the fans are running at max speed.
I have in the root directory the file M60_0254.BIN

Neither from the USB stick nor from the CD a Bios update will succeed.

Sorry for my english, I have translated with Deepl.com

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[Andy_Z440]

Nobody has an idea ?

Or did I describe the problem only badly ?

[DGroves]

flashing a bios because your z440 can't find a bootable disk is pointless!! doing so will not resolve the issue

you need to determine why you have a black display, trying to update the bios may also have created more issues (such as a corrupted bios)

at this point i STRONGLY recommend you take the system to a qualified person and have them determine what's going on

changing a SATA mech drive (or SSD) for another SATA mech or ssd drive will not cause a boot issue UNLESS the replacement drive is defective/formatted/not set as primary boot disk, or data/power not connected

last, i'm not going to tell you why your attempt at a bios update fails (other than to say bad folder path) because you appear not to know what your doing and flashing a bios at this stage will most likely cause you more problems.......again take the system to a qualified computer repair shop and have them determine ihe issue(s)

does the new or old drive show in the bios?

[Andy_Z440]

After i removed the battery i finally got back into the BIOS.

Over this I have then imported the update.
Update of the BIOS was also successful.
System now runs again.

Greetings Andy_Z440
And stay healthy