I once updated my Bios and we had a power failure. $1000 were gone, it hurts till today
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QuaLiTy131
BIOS is the only thing I won’t update unless I absolutely need to
OldCode4354
Oh no indeed
xppoint_jamesp
“Oh no” is a huge understatement 😅
--marcel--
the last time I did the bios update a pretty heavy lightstorm started; the longest 5 minutes of my life.
fiswiz
Well today most of better boards are dumbproof even if you fail update bios or electricity goes out in any phase of bios flashing, you still can complete bios flashing by usb flash.
XoxoForKing
*panic*
Arthur-Wintersight
I’ve got a ten year old AIO that finally went bad, the last time it happened it took the CPU with it, and I no longer have the original mounting frame for my AM3 processor.
With any luck the CPU isn’t dead. Won’t know for another couple months…
spboss91
Pretty difficult to mess up a modern board, the only thing I fear is a powercut.
AMD boards can have significant changes to performance (AGESA updates) and bug fixes such as usb issues on earlier bios.
7orly7
Mobos that have Dual bios and being able to update bios without a cpu are great.
Bustamonkey666
Relatable
m3m31ord
My brother was going to update his BIOS and while in the setup screen he skimmed through something along the lines of “something something incompatible with current something, continue?”, he continued, never booted again.
jaegren
Bro is going to have a heartattack installing new bios on a x670e board that restarts and/or goes black like 3 times during the install.
2029
This is exactly what happened to me on my last PC. Still have not gotten around to fixing it. I miss gaming.
TodaysRedditor
I’ve never had to update BIOS in my decades of using PC’s. What are the possible benefits you might gain on that? I currently run a gaming PC purchased as individual parts about 3-4 years ago:
Amd Ryzen 7 5800x,
Msi RTX 3070 Ti,
32Gb ram,
Asus Rog Strix B550-E,
Samsung Evo 1Tb SSD x2.
arkebuse
This was me yesterday, but it all went a ok. Could scarcely believe it.
ColdDelicious1735
I have an asrock and this is how the vuos updates, I messed myself the first time
TangledCables3
Yeah I ain’t upgrading bios until I get a decent UPS that can last at least 10 minutes or get the solar inverter wired up to the outlet of my PC.
Your_lovely_friend
#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Radiant_Fondant_4097
Not even a click or power failure, when it’s been 10 minutes and nothing is happening makes for a good time.
Giratina_8
i have 2 times bios problems, after the first one wich drove me mad i discovered it was the CMOS battery, the 2 times, its like a car trying to start with out any battery power
owthathurtss
These comments are exactly why I would sooner replace my motherboard than update the bios.
_Username_Optional_
You guys are updating your bios?
Can someone please explain why and what benefits this brings?
seriously, unless you are super poverty spec, a 200 dollar UPS will save your ass more often than not.
Sylvairian
Zero hardware or software knowledge here, can someone explain to me why it’s such a a hig “Oh no!”?
dudeseriouslyno
It’s actually one of the main reasons I went for a laptop.
Bring it.
No_Stretch_3899
that’s why i hook my computer up to the honda gasoline 3000W generator for these
Teunybeer
What is a bios?
I don’t really know that much about pc’s and this post was just on my homepage
Pekins-UOAF
why do I feel like every time you update the bios its a 50/50 gamble to brick your mobo
BryAlrighty
I’ve been meaning to update my BIOS because they added 256gb memory capabilities. Even though I have zero intentions of getting that much memory anytime soon.
Too_Old_For_All_This
Did an unnecessary bios update to an old Dell Laptop, which failed, and rendered it useless. Of course after googling the specific update, loads of info on the fact that it does, indeed screw the bios. I did however find a procedure that allowed me to create a bios recovery usb that only required me to download Python, and try to understand how to use it enough to create a program, and I actually fixed the Laptop!
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I once updated my Bios and we had a power failure. $1000 were gone, it hurts till today
knucklesohno.wav
BIOS is the only thing I won’t update unless I absolutely need to
Oh no indeed
“Oh no” is a huge understatement 😅
the last time I did the bios update a pretty heavy lightstorm started; the longest 5 minutes of my life.
Well today most of better boards are dumbproof even if you fail update bios or electricity goes out in any phase of bios flashing, you still can complete bios flashing by usb flash.
*panic*
I’ve got a ten year old AIO that finally went bad, the last time it happened it took the CPU with it, and I no longer have the original mounting frame for my AM3 processor.
With any luck the CPU isn’t dead. Won’t know for another couple months…
Pretty difficult to mess up a modern board, the only thing I fear is a powercut.
AMD boards can have significant changes to performance (AGESA updates) and bug fixes such as usb issues on earlier bios.
Mobos that have Dual bios and being able to update bios without a cpu are great.
Relatable
My brother was going to update his BIOS and while in the setup screen he skimmed through something along the lines of “something something incompatible with current something, continue?”, he continued, never booted again.
Bro is going to have a heartattack installing new bios on a x670e board that restarts and/or goes black like 3 times during the install.
This is exactly what happened to me on my last PC. Still have not gotten around to fixing it. I miss gaming.
I’ve never had to update BIOS in my decades of using PC’s. What are the possible benefits you might gain on that? I currently run a gaming PC purchased as individual parts about 3-4 years ago:
Amd Ryzen 7 5800x,
Msi RTX 3070 Ti,
32Gb ram,
Asus Rog Strix B550-E,
Samsung Evo 1Tb SSD x2.
This was me yesterday, but it all went a ok. Could scarcely believe it.
I have an asrock and this is how the vuos updates, I messed myself the first time
Yeah I ain’t upgrading bios until I get a decent UPS that can last at least 10 minutes or get the solar inverter wired up to the outlet of my PC.
#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Not even a click or power failure, when it’s been 10 minutes and nothing is happening makes for a good time.
i have 2 times bios problems, after the first one wich drove me mad i discovered it was the CMOS battery, the 2 times, its like a car trying to start with out any battery power
These comments are exactly why I would sooner replace my motherboard than update the bios.
You guys are updating your bios?
Can someone please explain why and what benefits this brings?
Genuine curiosity
just pick one
https://www.apc.com/us/en/product-category/88972-uninterruptible-power-supply-ups/?N=brand%3Dapc%26country-code%3DUS%26language-code%3Den%26subcategory-id%3D88975&selected-node-id=88972
seriously, unless you are super poverty spec, a 200 dollar UPS will save your ass more often than not.
Zero hardware or software knowledge here, can someone explain to me why it’s such a a hig “Oh no!”?
It’s actually one of the main reasons I went for a laptop.
Bring it.
that’s why i hook my computer up to the honda gasoline 3000W generator for these
What is a bios?
I don’t really know that much about pc’s and this post was just on my homepage
why do I feel like every time you update the bios its a 50/50 gamble to brick your mobo
I’ve been meaning to update my BIOS because they added 256gb memory capabilities. Even though I have zero intentions of getting that much memory anytime soon.
Did an unnecessary bios update to an old Dell Laptop, which failed, and rendered it useless. Of course after googling the specific update, loads of info on the fact that it does, indeed screw the bios. I did however find a procedure that allowed me to create a bios recovery usb that only required me to download Python, and try to understand how to use it enough to create a program, and I actually fixed the Laptop!