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How To Flash BIOS Without Crashing Your System

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According to Wikipedia, BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System.It is non-volatile firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup), and to provide run time services for operating systems and programs. It is the first piece of software that your computer runs during the boot-up process and it initializes all the other components like CPU,GPU etc.



The BIOS is basically chipset which is present on your computer. Most modern motherboard manufacturer's provide updates for their BIOS firmware whenever a new bug is found. So in this post we are gonna walk you through how to properly flash your system without crashing it.

Note : If the BIOS flashing becomes unsuccessful (highly unlikely if you followed the steps), you may sometimes brick your system . If you don't know what you are doing, please don't proceed.

HERE ARE THE STEPS TO FLASH YOUR BIOS PROPERLY : 


1. Find your BIOS version number and motherboard model.


You can find the motherboard model and BIOS version number when your PC boots up.You can also find the version number details by pressing CTRL+R and typing "msinfo32" in run dialog. This will open the System Information utility present in Windows and it gives all the details of your PC.



2. Downloading the Flash File from Official Website

Go to the official motherboard website and search for your motherboards model. Go to the Downloads section and search for the BIOS flash file for your Motherboard. Check the version no. If  both the no.s are same, your BIOS is up-to-date.

If not then, download the file from the website and open it. Follow the onscreen instructions to update your BIOS.

4. Disable your Antivirus & Background Apps

Make sure you disable your Antivirus before your update your BIOS, as the Antivirus tends to hinder with the update process.Also as a precaution, disable all other memory hogging apps running in the background.

5. Do not Turn OFF your Computer

Your PC may restart occasionally during update process, please do not try to turn it OFF during the update process. This may lead to system instability.

6. Check for any Beeps

After the bios update your PC may restart and beep to show the status of the update. Most newer motherboards show the status on screen. Check with the Motherboards Documentation to find out.

WHAT TO DO IF THE UPDATE fails?


 Now,  it is highly unlikely for the update to fail if you follow the onscreen instructions properly. Nevertheless, if the update fails and if your PC is not showing any signs of life, follow the steps:

  • Clear the BIOS by removing the battery.
  • Find the Motherboard jumper and set it recovery mode, check your Motherboards documentation to know how to configure jumper pins.
  • Connect  a USB drive to another computer and download the flash file on it .Make sure that the drive is formatted before downloading.
  • Connect the flash drive to the main computer, and try to boot your system.
  • If you are lucky, you will find the BIOS update process appearing on the screen. Try to update your BIOS again.

After successful BIOS update, restart your PC,and check whether the new version no. is shown onscreen.


Conclusion,

So those where the steps on how to update your BIOS. Do mention in the comment's if you have any doubts. Always remember that Flashing or updating the BIOS is a bit-risky process. Please don't try to do this if you don't know what you are doing. Updating your BIOS fixes most of the bugs (hardware-related) on your system.

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