How do you update the BIOS? I've never seen an update. I doubt you need to go into the BIOS to update, but I don't see anything in Windows.
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The below link is how to do my motherboard and is how most modern motherboards do it.
And yes it is via your bios. The UEFI way. But the manufacturers do use their own way.
With mine it's called M-Flash.
https://storage-asset.msi.com/files/...h_the_BIOS.pdf
Oh forgot to mention my motherboard also has a usb slot in the back panel
for putting in the thumb drive with the bios next to a flash button. You press
the flash button and it will proceed with flashing the bios reading off that drive.
That's the method I used to flash the bios when I first got the board because there
was an issue with TPM not being recognized by Windows 11. The updated Bios
at that time fixed the issue.
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The support page for my motherboard, which has all the BIOS updates and chipset drivers, says
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Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction."l i t t l e
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All of them say that. The reason why I asked about security fixes is if the update was just say adding support for a cpu,
I wouldn't bother. Then you have potential bug issue fixes but those are usually rare. But a security issue fix is worth an update.
I wouldn't sweat it though. The only time I really did sweat updating something was the Wifi router. When I was replacing the
firmware. You can brick your device doing that. But it went good. I now have a more robust firmware on the Wifi router.
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Oddly I can see the BIOS I installed when I built this back in 2019, version 11, came with a little Windows BIOS flashing utility. But the version 13 that came out last year, does not. Strange. I wonder how you are supposed to use it. Do they assume you already have the utility?l i t t l es t e p h e r sComment
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If I recall correctly my mobo has a 3-BIOS thing with a switch so you can switch between BIOS's. I think the idea is to be able to set up multiple configurations and switch between them, but I had a BIOS update go bad and computer wouldn't boot, but I just switched to BIOS #2 with that switch and it booted.
I can't remember if that was this mobo or the previous one. But I was definitely on the "second of my three lives" as far as bricking the mobo with BIOS disasters.l i t t l es t e p h e r sComment
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The manual mentions two BIOS utilities, neither of which is the one they provide in their BIOS downloads.
It also mentions the battery - I've never changed a computer battery in my life - but does not specify the type of battery, so how could I shop for a replacement? Annoying manuals.l i t t l es t e p h e r sComment
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Oh a 3 bios motherboard
For those who are unaware:
I come across this for how different motherboard manufactures handles bios flashing. EZ flash was used on my previous motherboard which was ASUS.The term "3 BIOS" on a motherboard typically refers to a feature, often called Dual BIOS or a similar variation, that allows a motherboard to have multiple BIOS versions stored. This feature allows for BIOS restoration if one of the BIOS chips becomes corrupted or fails during an update.
In essence, "3 BIOS" or similar features on a motherboard are a safety measure to ensure the BIOS can be restored or updated successfully, even if problems occur during the update processโ- ASUS allows users to update the BIOS using a USB FlashBackโข port on the motherboard, or through the EZ Flash 3 utility.
- MSI provides the M-FLASH utility for BIOS updating.
- Gigabyte's Dual BIOS often allows for BIOS recovery using a USB drive.
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The little one you can download is called Efiflash.exe. But it was not included with version 13. Are they trying to say you have to do it from the BIOS screen itself? If so they should say it.l i t t l es t e p h e r sComment
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I performed a update flash with an Samsung Android phone once with software downloaded from a very obscure website. It clearly didn't work and the boot process got into a loop. ๐
I know the risks. You need to have BIOS software from the manufacture for that specific model. Otherwise it end up dead. A backup of the old BIOS software is also useful, to restore when the update goes wrong.
That's info for me. Now I'm curious but that's something for tomorrow.Magnรบs: - I have fans of all ages and I don't think it's weird when older people like LazyTown. LazyTown appeals to people for many different reasons: dancing, acrobatics, etc.Comment
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https://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.....html#msg89013
Even there Rufus is referred to: "Check here for help in creating Bootable USB Pendrive: http://rufus.akeo.ie/"
I was just looking up the Efiflash util. Those posts are from 2014 though. Hadn't noticed that right away.Comment
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"Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level"
Now how would I know it's low?
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It can go dead anyway even if the BIOS is from the manufacturer. And you can't always roll it back either. See this thread for example.
https://www.overclock.net/threads/gi...11478/page-580
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If anyone has a brand name computer and are unsure what motherboard you have,
just open System on Windows and you should get this window
On Windows 11 you have to use the search "system" in the search bar and click on that to get this.
Otherwise if you use the standard System and then go to about, you don't get this level of detail.Comment
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