Nexxen wrote on 2023-02-11, 16:10:

Do you have a programmer to test different bios versions?
Could be a wrong version or maybe a worn bios rom chip.

No I don't unfortunately. Would a worn bios ROM chip slow down the system?

In my experience it either hangs at Checking NVRAM, or it doesn't.

Get yourself a programmer if you can spare the money, it's a good investment when you often tinker with old stuff. And you can rule out a potentially faulty BIOS chip.

PD2JK wrote on 2023-02-11, 18:23:

In my experience it either hangs at Checking NVRAM, or it doesn't.

Get yourself a programmer if you can spare the money, it's a good investment when you often tinker with old stuff. And you can rule out a potentially faulty BIOS chip.

Looks a bit like https://twitter.com/nanochess/status/16201538 … BDhQXuiMjC1BFWg
Link was posted by another member and it is useful to know 😀

Yeah just like my problem with the 7IXE. No updates on that so far.

Update: Pulling the BIOS chip and reflashing it fixed the problem. Somewhere along the line the firmware must have got corrupted.

Thanks for your help guys.