I was at my friend's place helping them get their system up and running after it's been sitting in the closet collecting dust for the better part of 4 years. It's the very system that I outlined in ...

Is your PC not booting after updating BIOS? Some users have reported that they can’t boot their computers right after installing a BIOS update. While the issue is likely to occur due to a failed BIOS ...

"One must always update the BIOS." You might not be jumping at every new BIOS version your motherboard vendor releases, but I can safely assume that you update your ...

Updating your BIOS can bring all sorts of benefits, from improving stability, adding compatibility for new processors and memory types, and even improving performance. Motherboard manufacturers often ...

As the proxy between your operating system and the hardware components that give a computer its utility and enable your productivity, your system BIOS is perhaps the most important piece of software ...

Sister-in-law has a Dell Inspiron 5680 that seems to have bricked after a bad BIOS update. The system is an i7-8700 with 1x8GB DDR4 RAM (SK Hynix 2400 MHz), 128GB M.2 SSD (SATA, SK Hynix), 1TB HDD, ...

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As someone who tinkers with PC hardware for a living, I’m generally the first stop for friends and family members who are having issues with their PC. There are a lot of simple fixes — it’s still easy ...

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A BIOS update makes your system more stable and expands compatibility for new hardware. However, in some cases, a BIOS update causes issues. Some users have reported that the audio stopped working ...

Asus has begun pushing out BIOS updates that remove PCI Express 4.0 support on certain X470 motherboards. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...