Windows 10 restore resulted in being stuck on the BIOS screen.

Valior

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Alright, so I installed Windows 10 this morning, and when I was choosing what to keep from my old W7 OS, the only option open to me was "nothing", so I had to go ahead. I backed up everything using Paragon Restore, then upgraded. When I got into Windows 10, I wanted my USER folder back, so I tried to restore *just* that folder along with a couple other smaller ones onto my current system. Paragon tried to do that, telling me I needed to restart the computer. I did so, and here I am.

The computer boots up, but remains on the enter BIOS screen that gives the message "Please press DEL or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS setting." I've done so, on two keyboards, but neither works. There's a BIOS button on the back of my motherboard (Asus Z77 SABRETOOTH), but that doesn't work either. If I try to shut the computer down, it does so instantly and without pause (which makes me think it's not frozen). I'm not sure if it's the motherboard or the SSD (Samsung 840, 128 GB), but I've never had any problems with either of them until right now. I don't know whether to call Asus, Samsung or Microsoft, either.

Please help!

 

Valior

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Update: No, I've tried every port on the rig and still nothing.

What I did find was that my board support USB BIOS Flashback, which allows you to reset the BIOS with just a USB key. I went through the steps for that and the BIOS notably changed; the font is a lot smaller now when I boot the computer (as in, it supports my monitor's native 1080p resolution). So it worked, but I still can't get into the BIOS proper.
 

Valior

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I just went through al seven (4 x 2.0, 3 x 3.0) ports again. Still nothing.

I keep wondering if it's the SSD being corrupted that's the problem, but even if that was the case, shouldn't the motherboard still let me into the BIOS?
 

DeBaas

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Disconnect the PC from power.
Remove the CR2032 BIOS battery.
Push the power button. (without the power cord connected)
Mount the battery again.
Connect to power.
test...........
If you made some changes in BIOS you've got to do it again and set time and date.