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  • evilgenius31
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    • Aug 2025
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    Zephyrus G14 GA401QH-211 reaches bios but has no serial number and can't detect NVME drives

    Hi Everyone -

    I'm working on a Zephyrus G14 GA401QH-211. I bought it on ebay, knowing it only boots to the bios. The serial number is missing when I enter the bios. I've also attempted to use multiple NVME SSDs, but the bios can't detect them.

    Does this seem like a software issue, or a hardware issue with the nvme slot / pcie controller?

    Thanks!
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    • SMDFlea
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      • Jan 2018
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      Originally posted by evilgenius31
      Hi Everyone -

      I'm working on a Zephyrus G14 GA401QH-211. I bought it on ebay, knowing it only boots to the bios. The serial number is missing when I enter the bios. I've also attempted to use multiple NVME SSDs, but the bios can't detect them.

      Does this seem like a software issue, or a hardware issue with the nvme slot / pcie controller?

      Thanks!
      I think someone has messed around with the bios before or it`s got corrupted during an update ,that`s why the serial is missing. Post your corrupt backup and laptop serial number in a new topic in the bios requests section and someone will try to help - https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubl...-requests-only
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