Couldn’t find it in control panel, all programs, or accessories.

Is windows memory diagnostic tools count on BIOS (part of BIOS performance)?

most motherboards have dual bios these days but some have single or solo ones so its well worth resetting it all in case this is the problem

in your manual there should be a reference to a CMOS jumper and a little routine you need to perform in order to flash it back to default. Usually it involves a simple 2 pin plug and a little plastic cover which you have to pull off of both pins, then replace covering only one pin and then replace over both pins again
Dont ask me why they made this the way to do it but hey whos to question tech nerds??
when this is done you should find you can boot to the bios screen and then you’ll need to set all the parameters to the right ones again (usually they are all re-recognised and set back to how you had them -minus the possible errors hopefully)

I had to do this with my Asus AN8-SLI a lot while overclocking memory and going too far, usually ending with a computer that wouldnt power up.
Once the bios is reset it goes back to how it was when you bought the motherboard (dont worry if you have updated your bios to a later revision as this will not change)

the other option if this doesnt work is either re-install your windows OS OVER the top of your current one- this will hopefully re-install any damaged or lost files you may have had -which stopped the boot process
OR update the BIOS to the latest revision (this probably wont be possible until you get thew PC to boot at least to the bios splash screen or windows in safe mode but im not sure so check with motherboard manufacturers website)

some use windows apps to flash bios others use dos or floppys on startup etc.

Good luck all
I think ill give this program a miss, sounds like a dangerous tool for vista use anyhow….

B.Jay DONT WORRY ABOUT THE PHOTOS!! if you have a friend with a computer you can just remove your hard drive as it is now and plug it into his computer as a slave drive

this will allow you to copy the lot over to his drive or DVDR’s. It should just act like a second drive as long as its not the master drive or the 1st to boot. (if it does start to boot first then remove it again and his comp will go back to how it was)
Also if it is a small 2.5″ harddrive on a laptop then you might find this more tricky due to a desktop PC having the wrong connection (however new SATA drives should be ok or you could consider buying one of those external drive bays that turn an IDE or SATA hard drive into a USB removable HD. They dont write onto the harddrive initially so as long as you just plug it in and copy the stuff off it it shouldnt affect you when you put the hard drive back into your laptop)

CONTACT ASUSTECH too as they are the best repair service ive ever used. They took my Asus AJ6A laptop with a broken screen and repaired/replaced it in 5 working days! good luck

i have an asus and i recently turned it off and several hours later tried to turn it back on, but it now comes up with a screen saying windows memory diagnostic tool…if i select enter it goes to a screen thats has the safe mode option plus several other options, none of the options work when i select them they just make the screen go black and then return back to the windows memory diagnostic page. i checked for memory problems through the tool but nothing is working does anyone have any suggestions as to what i can do? i’m afraid to loose all my photos on the memory…help please

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