Gigabyte MotherBoard Not Detecting GT730 GPU

09 February 2025

It will be frustrating when one has just built or upgraded the PC with a new motherboard just to find that the motherboard could not detect the dedicated GPU (giving 5 beeps on the speaker) and therefore,  could not boot up or post anything on the screen.  One could spend hours and hours trying to figure out what could go wrong.  This is especially true when one has been using a CPU that did not have integrated graphics and could not boot up using the motherboard onboard Graphics  There is just nothing on the computer screen that could help the troubleshooting.   If you are lucky enough to use the onboard Graphics to boot up the PC,    you might be faced with this warning sign.

Why it is so?

There could be many reasons but if the PC can boot up normally using a more recent GPU such as Geforce GTX950,   it is most likely that the GPU in question does not have UEFI VBIOS in them.  This GPU might not be compatible with the motherboard which was set to run on UEFI mode and would not work with any older peripherals that do not have UEFI in them.

What is the Work Around?

1) Upgrade the GPU's BIOS

The purpose is to upgrade the Bios of the GPU to include the UEFI function.  This is not always recommended.  There are plenty of materials on the Net and there is also one free BIOS Tweaker available to flash the Bios.

2)  Change or Edit the MotherBoard Bios

It is usually recommended.  It should always be the first step to take before trying to find other solutions.   

a)  For those who can boot up using onboard graphics

1)  Power off and remove the dedicated GPU.  

2)  Power on and boot up to the post screen and enter into the bios by hitting F2 or Del as instructed;  the bios screen will show up (using Gigabyte Z590 Pro Ax as an example)

3)  Navigate to the Boot Tab and then click or select the CSM support and enable it

4)  Click the 'Save and Exit' Tab & select Save & Exit Setup to Exit Bios

5)  Restart the PC and check the Boot Tab to see if the CSM.  If CSM is enabled, shut down the PC, and with the power off,  insert the dedicated GPU in the correct PCIe slot.  If there is more than one PCIe slot,  insert the dedicated GPU in the 'black slot'.  Try other slots to see if the PC can detect the GPU card.  When CSM is enabled,  it will usually fix the problem;  if not, try b) below.

b)  For those who can't  boot up using onboard graphics but can boot up the PC using a more recent GPU like GTX950 that has UEFI VBios

1)  Power off;  erase and refresh the CMOS by removing the CMOS battery and short-circuiting the CMOS's 2-pin jumper as instructed in the manual;

2)  Restart the PC and check if the PC can boot up through the dedicated GPU;  if not,  one might have to replace the GPU with a compatible GPU like GTX950 which has UEFI VBios.   Once booted up, quickly enable the CSM by following the steps as described in 2(a).   Once it is confirmed that the CSM can be enabled in the Bios,   shut down the PC and then change back the GP.  Restart the PC to check if the PC can detect and post something on the screen;  if not,  continue to 2 (b) (3);

3)  Reflash the motherboard with the latest bios

Download the latest bios from the manufacturers' webpage.  In the case of Z590 Pro AX,  it is in here and the latest bios is F11.   Google and find from either the manufacturer's website or find YouTube video on how to refresh the motherboard.  Be very careful to follow the exact instructions as a wrong step taken might brick the PC motherboard.   In the case of Gigabyte Boards,  it is recommended to use the 'Q-Flash Plus" as it is easy and safe.

4) Once the Bios is reflashed, put everything back in order, insert the dedicated GPU card, and restart.  Check if the problem has been fixed;   if not,  try 2(b) (2)

c)  In case, the PC cannot even boot up using a more recent GPU like GTX950 that has UEFI VBios and the motherboard Bios have been reflashed

Most likely the motherboard is toasted or there are some problems with peripheral cards or devices or RAM or CPU or there are other incompatible components that prevent PC from booting up.   Troubleshoot,  remove, and replace these components.

 

 

iPhone and iPad: How to Create a Short Cut in Home Screen to Clear Cache & History

23 November 2024

What are Cache and History?

Cache and browser history store information about websites you've visited.  The Cache stores temporary files, like images and web pages, to speed up loading times for websites you've visited.  The Browser history stores all the web pages you've visited using a specific browser. 

Why Clearing and Deleting Them?

Clearing your browser's cache and history can protect your privacy.   If someone has a tracking app on the iPhone,  he can inspect and check the history to find the websites you've previously visited. 

Will Such Action Delete also Passwords?

Clearing and deleting cache and history will also remove things like saved passwords, address bar predictions, and shopping cart contents unless you have set the browsers not to delete them.  But it will not clear the passwords saved in Apple KeyChain. 

How to Create a Shortcut to Automate the Process?

Step by Step

1   Launch the Shortcuts application on your iPhone and iPad
     Find and select this shortcut icon in the Home Screen

      

2.   Tap the + sign in the top navigation bar.

3.  Then tap “add Action” and in the next screen search bar,  enter "URL".  After that,  tap "URL" as shown

4.  In this screen,  Type or copy and paste exactly the following for the URL: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=CLEAR_HISTORY_AND_DATA after pressing a few times on "Apple.com" until the "Paste" button appears

This will be what the screen looks like after pasting the URL

5. Find the "search action" at the lower half of the screen and enter"Open URLs",  then tap the "Open URLs" button




This is what the final screen would look like







6.  Now tap the space next to the icon,  and in the following screen,  give the shortcut a name like "Clear Safari Data".  Click "Done" when completed.





7.  To create a icon in the Home screen,  tap and hold and "..." button on the top "clear Safari Data" shortcut as shown.  In the next popup screen,  tap "Details",  follow by tapping "Add to Home Screen"




8.  Now.  find the "Clear Safari Data" icon in the Home screen of iPhone.

Simple and Easy Way To Backup Photos, Movies and Documents from handphones

 2 December 2023

In the past,  we used iTunes when we wanted to transfer or backup our photos,  movies, and documents from iPhones or Android phones to computers.  This is tedious, especially in iPhones.  Today,  we can use thumb drives quickly and easily. 

How?

We use Y-Disk Apps and a thumb drive

What needed?

a)  A special thumb drive that can use Y-Disk Apps and has the right connectors for your phones and PCs;  for example,  this thumb drive has the connectors for new and old iPhones and also the connectors for PCs

b)  Free Y-Disk Apps that can be downloaded from app stores.

How to Install?  

It is plug-and-play.  No installation is required except for the installation of the Y-Disk apps.

How to use it?

It is simple.  Just plug in the thumb drive and the phones will detect it if one has the Y-Disk apps already installed in the phones.    The app allows one to transfer photos such as jpg and png,  movies, and documents such as Excel files, etc depending on the design of the thumb drives

How Safe to use?

The software Y-Disk was developed by a Chinese company in Shenzhen.  Some users have expressed concerns about the security and privacy of using this app.   The AppleStore's App Privacy claims that the developer does not collect any data from this app.   However, it has been found that this app did store uploaded documents in its cache and the cache can only be erased when one uninstalls the app. 

Windows 10 & 11 : Missing Microsoft Store in Apps and Feature

 4 December 2023

When this will happen?

When one upgrades the Windows, one might find the Microsoft Store missing, or when one resets, deletes, or terminates the Microsoft Store in Apps and Features when one is finding solutions to resolve an app downloading problems

Why?

The Microsoft Store apps might be corrupted.

How to Fix?

One might spend hours or days trying to work on many suggestions on the net about how to go around restoring the missing Microsoft Store but to no avail.     If that is the case,  the following simple solution might just work.

How?

This simple solution makes use of app restoring feature available in Xbox Apps.  The steps to restore the Microsoft Store are listed below:

Step 1:  Do a Windows Update by clicking this website after choosing either Windows 10 or Windows 11 to update

Click here for the Windows update

Step 2:  Do an Xbox installation 

Click here to do an Xbos installation

Step 3: Download and Startup the Installation

Step 4: Click "Sign-in" on the top

A sign-in window will pop up.   Click setting

Step 5: Click Settings

If one has already signed into Microsoft when using Windows,  this screen will appear;  if not,  a sign-in would be required.  

Step 6:  Click General

In the following screen that popped up,  click to install Microsoft Apps

Step 7:  Go and check if the Microsoft Store is installed in Apps and Features.   

Step 8:  If everything is in order,  set a restore point to restore Windows in the future.

Automation Error when running Selenium VBA on Excel

2 December 2023

Chromedriver for SeleniumBasic was running fine before and returned "Automate Error" when Excel was upgraded.  

This error always happened when Excel started to run this macro statement

              driver.start "chrome", ""

Why?

This error will happen when the .NET Framework 3.5 is missing.   One would need to download and install framework 3.5 which is required by Selenium Chrome Driver.    

What could happen when installing .Net Framework 3.5?

 As .Net Framework 3.5 is pretty old software, it might be possible that Windows 10 might refuse to install .Net Framework 3.5.    When this happened,    one could install .Net Framework using the installation scripts that come together with  "SeleniumBasic-2.0.9.0".

After having run and install "SeleniumBasic-2.0.9.0",   go to  "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\SeleniumBasic\Scripts\"  and run " StartChrome.vbs".  The scripts will the automatically download and install .Net Framework 3.5.

What if the above Won't Work?

The .NET Framework is an integral part of many applications running on Windows and provides common functionality for those applications to run. Normally, before running/installing such applications, 

It might be possible that .NET Frame could have already been installed but deactivated. This is especially true when one upgrades or reinstalls Windows 10 while keeping the personal files.   If this is the case,  one needs only to enable .NET Framework from the Control Panel on the compute as follows:

a) Press “Windows Logo” + “R” keys on the keyboard.

b) Type “appwiz.cpl” in the “Run” command box and press “ENTER”.

c) In the “Programs and Features” window, click on the link “Turn Windows features on or off”.

d) Check if the “.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)” option is available in it.

e) If yes, then enable it and then click on “OK”.

f) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation and restart the computer, if prompted.

 

 

Where SembCorp's Price is Heading?

Jump to article

1)   29 August 2023: SembCorp to be listed in the MSCI S'pore

2)   27 August 2023: SembCorp Testing the Support S1

3)   15 August 2023: Is SembCorp Suffering from a Pump and Dump?

4)   04 August 2023: SembCorp Announced Profit Surge of 56% for First-Half 2023

5)   31 July 2023: SembCorp Establishing S$5,000,000,000 EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTE

6)   04 July 2023: SembCorp Technical Analysis from 4 July to 28 July

7 September 2023

SembCorp closed yesterday with a price of S$ 5.08 which is 2.7% down from Tuesday's closing price of S$ 5.22.   SembCorp's price has lost a total of S$1.01 or 17% since 7 August 2023 when the news about SembCorp being listed in MSCI Singapore was first spread in various forums.  

This article will try to find out where SembCorp's price might be heading.

The reason why SembCorp’s Price was Falling

In the last article dated 1 September, we explained that Sembcorp stock demand would increase when it rejoined the MSCI index.  This is due to an effect called  S&P Phenomenon.    Unfortunately,  this S&P Phenomenon did not cause SembCorp’s price to rise but fall because the MSCI Singapore had not been performing to its best lately.    

Will SembCorp’s Price Rise Soon?

Many traders were expecting SembCorp’s to rise sooner because it has fallen quite a lot and SembCorp has reported a sterling result for 1H2023  Some even speculated the price would rise even faster and quicker than before if history can repeat itself.  Let’s examine in this article if this is possible from the angle of Technical Analysis.

Technical Analysis

Unfortunately,   the Technical Analysis from the following chart is telling us a different story.   This is because there are at least 3 weaknesses in SembCorp's technical chart.

First,  we see a dead cross with 20-day MA cutting below 50-day MA;  then,  we see:

•  The price cut below the 100-day MA;  
•  A bear flag formed with a target price below  S$ 5.00

Fortunately,   the 100-day and 200-day are still rising.  This will give hope that SembCorp's price might have a chance to reverse its course if the prevailing condition is favorable.

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Figure 1

What about the Prevailing Conditions?

Unfortunately,  the prevailing conditions are not able to support SembCorp's price at the moment.  Let's examine the various relevant indexes that can support the rise of SembCorp's price.  

a)   The STI & The MSCI Singapore

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Figure 2

Both the STI and MSCI Singapore indexes are littered with a lot of dead crosses.  It is not hopeful that they can lend any support to push SembCorp's price up in the shorter term.

Trading Economics has a forecast that the STI index will fall to 3.124 by the end of 2023

Figure 3

The Global Indexes

The US and Hong Kong markets used to have a lot of influence on Singapore's stock price but lately, the Hong Kong market was in a mess and the US market has begun to soften,  ready to make further corrections.  For example, the Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJI) has made 2 straight falls in the last 2 days.  It is ready to form a bear flag as shown in the following chart.  DOW has also started to make the first dead cross with the 20-day MA already crossing the 50-day MA.  We will expect DOW to make lower lows with the present setup.

Figure 4

Conclusion

Given the above,  we are expecting SembCorp's price to drop further to test not only Support  S3 @ S$ 5.01 but also Support S4 @ S$ 4.86 as shown in Figure 1 above.    If these 2 supports cannot hold the fall,  the price might test the bear flag target price @ S$ 4.58 which happened to be also the Support S5. 

Disclaimer:  This article is for information and educational purposes.   Readers are advised to conduct their own research and study to make their own investment decisions.

Where Hong Kong and Shanghai Bources Heading?

1 September  2023

Using Google to search about the economy of Hong Kong and China,  we got the following picture

Seven out of the eight news have negative reports about Hong Kong and China's economy except one and only from the Hong Kong Government.   

In that report from the Hong Kong Government.  it pointed out that "real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (of Hong Kong) grew by 1.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023 after having increased by 2.9% in the preceding quarter. Nonetheless,  the report concluded by saying "the real GDP growth forecast for 2023 has been revised (upwards) to 4.0%-5.0%, from 3.5%-5.5% in May 2023"  

On the other hand,  the Chinese authorities in China have come up with various measures trying to lift the sentiments in the stock market and the business sectors,  including slashing the stock market trading fees. They are also trying to stimulate spending by cutting the bank deposit rate. 

This article will examine how the stock market has responded to all the measures and the propaganda done so far to uplift the market sentiments.

The  Shanghai Stock Market

The Shanghai market was performing pretty well before May 2023 and after China announced the re-opening of its borders in December 2022.  However,  the market soon started to fall apart in early May when there were reports about China's economy not performing as well as expected.  Also,  the retail sales of consumer goods were missing forecasts.  The Industrial output and foreign investment have slowed down.  

During the period between May and June 2023,  we saw the Shangai stock market lose more than 7%.  from 3,395 to 3,150 or about 250 points.  The market recovered a little when China vowed to come out with further measures to bolster the Chinese economy and lift the stock market performance.  These measures include slashing the stamp duties for IPOs,  reducing the stock trading fees, etc.  However,  these measures and efforts did not help much to lift the stock market because there was a slew of bad news about the economy not performing well and continuing to pump out.   

Technically speaking from the Shanghai Index chart shown below,  the Shanghai Index was littered with dead crosses all over (marked in the red circle).   

The more serious one appears to be the large red circle that shows the 20 MA breaking below 50 MA and the 20 MA and 50 MA breaking the 200 MA together at the same time on the same day.  That was just after 14 August  when Country Garden suspended trading in 11 of its onshore bonds with a forecast of USD7.16 billion in losses in the first half.  

The bad news about the bankruptcy filings of Evergrande in the US courts on 19 August further aggravated the market fall sending the Shanghai Index deeper into the red.  

The index tried to make an attempt to recover from the doom drum on 26 August but failed.

If we draw the Shanghai Index using candlesticks,  we can see that the Index struggled but failed to recover on 28 August 2023. That particular candlestick on 28 August covered up 2 candlestick gaps leaving one @ G1 behind to be covered in the future as shown in the following chart.

Given the above scenarios, we are not optimistic that the Shanghai Index will be able to recover from this recent fall and cause a reversal to happen soon. We are expecting the index to have a hard time climbing back to cover the gap at G1. Meanwhile, if the Shanghai index fails to break the resistance R1 @ 3,150 or goes above 20 MA, we are expecting it to seek lower lows that could go below 3.000.

What about Hong Kong HSI?

Presently, we saw HSI mimicking the pattern of the Shanghai stock market. It will aim to test the support trendline T3 if it fails to conquer and go above the resistance at Trendline T2,

Disclaimer:  This article is for information and educational purposes.   Readers are advised to conduct their own research and study to make their own investment decisions.

SembCorp to be listed in the MSCI Singapore index

Jump to article

1)   29 August 2023: SembCorp to be listed in the MSCI S'pore

2)   27 August 2023: SembCorp Testing the Support S1

3)   15 August 2023: Is SembCorp Suffering from a Pump and Dump?

4)   04 August 2023: SembCorp Announced Profit Surge of 56% for First-Half 2023

5)   31 July 2023: SembCorp Establishing S$5,000,000,000 EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTE

6)   04 July 2023: SembCorp Technical Analysis from 4 July to 28 July

1 September 2023 Update

This was the picture taken down by a forumer in the last few seconds during the 5-minute daily price settlement period on 31 August 2023.

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The picture shows that the trading on SembCorp's share was very active during the last trading minute.  The price at the closing time of 5:00 pm was S$5.44 and there were over 40 million shares placed at the price of S$5.36 just seconds away from the end of the 5-minute settlement time.  This is a drop of S$0.08 which is about 1.5%.  At the end of the settlement time,  the closing price for the day was S$5.35 with a total trading volume of 76,948,000 shares which is a record-breaking trading volume since 29 May 2020.    

According to historical data,  SembCorp had a trading volume of about 90 million on 6 June and 115 million trading volume on 29 May 2020.

Why high trading volume in 2020?

May 29 2020 was the time when SembCorp was delisted from MSCI Singapore Index

June 9 2020 was the time when SemCorp subscribed up to S$1.5bn of rights shares in SembCorp Marine (SMM) without any cash outlay.  It was estimated that SembCorp holders could get substantial benefits from the recapitalization of SMM.

Takeaways

1.  The listing and delisting of any stock in any index would bring about an S&P phenomenon in which there will always be a boost in trading volume; 

2.  The price of the stock may rise or fall depending on the condition of the prevailing market or the index;

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29 August 2023

SembCorp to be listed in the MSCI index

There was an announcement that SembCorp will be listed in the MSCI index on 1 September 2023.  This news had excited many traders.  Some forumers said that the listing would lift the trading sentiments and cause SembCorp's price to go up.  However,  some forumers were not so optimistic.  This article will try to examine how the listing of SembCorp will affect SembCorp’s price before and after it has been listed on 1 September 2023.

What is the MSCI index?

MSCI index, also known as the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index, is a widely recognized market benchmark for global equity markets. It provides investors with a comprehensive snapshot of stock market performance by tracking the performance of a specific set of stocks or sectors in various countries.  It plays an important role in attracting foreign investment.  

How will it affect Newly listed stock?

Those stocks newly listed in the MSCI index will experience an increase in demand and trading volumes and the price of the stock will be affected.  Many global fund managers and International players often use the MSCI index as a guideline for allocating their investment portfolios in different countries.   They might also want to be involved in the trading activities of the MSCI-listed stocks for various reasons, such as window dressings to boost the financial reports. 

Will the price go up after being listed?

The inclusion in any kind of index will invariably lift the trading sentiments and may also provide a temporary boost from retail buying,  especially those from International buyers who are trading the index.  This phenomenon is called the “S&P phenomenon”.  

There is always a tendency for the stock price to temporarily rise following the announcement of its addition to the index. 

Did this S&P phenomenon Happen?

The answer is Yes.   It did happen on 7 August 2023 which is about 1 week before the actual announcement.  Then SembCorp’s price jumped about 9%. 

Although the actual announcement was on 14 August,  there were already some discussions in some forums about the MSCI inclusion way back on 7  August 2023.  Nonetheless,  on the day of the announcement on 14 August,   SembCorp’s price dropped about 2% as shown in the following plot

Will SembCorp’s Price go up after 1 September?

This will be anyone’s guess.    Presently,  the MSCI Singapore’s performance is not as good as the other global MSCI as shown in the following picture

The gross return since 1994 is only about half of the other global index

What about the Future of MSCI Singapore?

The future of MSCI Singapore does not look too bright either from the following chart.

We are seeing many dead crosses littering all over the chart.  In the latest week,  we saw the 20 MA and  100 MA crossing below the 200 MA and also the 20 MA crossing below the 50 MA.  The chart shows us that MSCI Singapore will be under tremendous pressure to recover from the recent fall.

Given the above,  we are not optimistic that SembCorp’s price will leap and bounce after 1 September.   The situation may improve if the global equity market turns for the better in the next quarter.

Disclaimer:  This article is for information and educational purposes.   Readers are advised to conduct their own research and study to make their own investment decisions.

SembCorp Testing the Support S1

27 August 2023

The Pump and Dump sent SembCorp's price down by about 10% from a high of S$6.09 on 7 August to a low of S$5.19 on 23 August.  As expected,  it tested the support S1 @ S$5.24 and rebounded to close @ S$ 5.39 last Friday 25 August.

This article will examine the reason for the pump and dump action.  It will try to find out where SembCorp's price would be heading next.

The 1H2023 Financial Report

SembCorp reported a profit surge of 56.3% in 1H2023.    The profit surged mainly because SembCorp saved about S$1.25B due to the higher electricity tariff in Singapore.    This better income boosted the operating profit but the revenue was not as good as compared to 1H2022 as shown in this chart from Teleview.

The joy for the boost in profits in 1H2923 was shortlived and apparently, has been offset by a reduction in the current and quick ratio.  This "shortfall" in the company's short-term liquidity may be caused by an oversight in the accountant,  resulting in the current asset of the company being lower than the current liability.  

However,  this short-term liquidity problem would not have much financial implication for a big Corporation like SembCorp because most creditors would be willing to extend the debt payment period or change their credit terms if there is a request.

Teleview has also flagged that the Trailing 12-month (TTM) revenue was 3% below the year 2022. Again,  this difference is not going to have too much impact on the stock performance as long as SembCorp can show that it has the capability to meet the long-term goals.

Technically

We found SembCorp's price struggling to recover from the recent pump and dump.  The price hit the support S1 and rebounded strongly on Friday with a price rise of more than 2%.   

By this time,  many would have thought that SembCorp's price would be on its way to recovery but the attached chart is telling us not to be too optimistic.   This is because:-

a)  The price has broken the strong Trendline support T1;   it would have to climb back to cross Trendline T1 as the first step of the recovery process;  then.

b)   The textbook is telling us that the price must recover and go above the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level to ensure that the stock has fully recovered. The 61.8% Fibonacci price is at S$5.78.  This is about +7% of the present price of S$5.39;  also.

c)   There is still no significant sign of any recovery in the global markets.  

Should the price not be able to satisfy the above 2 conditions,  we would expect the price to fall back again to test the support S2 and other supports below S1.  On its way down,  it would test the support at the 100-day moving average.

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Disclaimer:  This article is for information and educational purposes.   Readers are advised to conduct their own research and study to make their own investment decisions.

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